Beowulf: The Game
there was once a legend of a man who killed monsters. a legend worth to be told to generations and generations. a legend that is unforgetable and worth listening to. a legend known to all as Beowulf.
unfortunately i must say that game never met my expectations. graphically, the game almost looks like the games we played on the PC, 7 years ago. 3/4 view and full of huhum.but the scenematics are eye-catching and clean-cut.
controls bites. you have 2 types of attack buttons. light attack button which gives you a chance to connect combos for one and the other button for a heavy final blow which never gives you the chance to hit an enemy again. you also get the chance to become heroic with the heroic gauge, giving you and your Thanes the edge in combat, and the other is the Carnal gauge which gives you the strength of 10 men but you will also be able to kill your own comrades in the heat of battle, most especially with a lot of button-mashing to do.
sounds have glitches in the game. now you hear them, then you die and must retry the whole episode again.when retry the episode, sometimes the background music you heard before disappeared. constant screaming of the main character and murmurs of your Thanes are annoying as hell. but the sound acting of Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie and the rest of the cast is amazing, only during cut scenes.
all in all i give graphics a 6/10, sound gets 7/10, and gameplay comes with a huhum 5/10.
for fans of the legend,fans of the movie, or even fans of the actors, this is so unlike the movie. a poorly made game based on a good movie and a good legend. this one is not going to be on the history books.
