Thursday 28 August 2008

I should never have bought...

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer for the Playstation 2, it’s not exactly the greatest game in the history of video games. I bought this game purely out of the fact that I enjoy playing marvel comic video games, such as Marvel Ultimate Alliance, upon starting the game, I knew that the story would have some differences from the movie, but in the PS2 and Wii, the story was completely rewritten, and is hardly anything like the movie in the slightest.

On top of that, the level design is probably one of the most repetitive in my video game collection, it goes sort of like this: you start the level, fight a group of enemies, go through a door, fight another group of enemies, use one of the characters abilities to open another door, fight ANOTHER group of enemies, use an elevator, finally fight the boss for the first time, boss runs away, fight ANOTHER group of enemies, go through another door, fight the boss a second time, boss runs away again (what a coward), go through ANOTHER door, fight ANOTHER group of enemies, through ANOTHER door, fight the boss a third and final time and end the level.

The graphics are modest, though could’ve been better, enough said there.

So all in all, the makers of this game didn’t a lot of effort into this game, even Sonic the Hedgehog for the Xbox 360 and PS3 was better designed. I hardly even play this game anymore now, so I’m thinking of selling it and buying something better.

7 comments:

Lauren Walls said...

You have made the issues very clear with this game and it is simple to understand what you had problems with. You have also written it in a comical, entertaining style, which is more interesting for the reader.

roxy edwards said...

your article shows exactulay how repetitive the game can be. your use of language gives effect to the article as well.

Fox said...

you have described the game brilliantly. i defietly wont go out and buy it now, its obviously rubbish. you language it very funny and comical inticing the reader to go on

Knightie said...

adam,
well done, this report has identified some of the design faults you encounters.
A great start to the AS course.

Matt Parr said...

Very nice,well described and comical in places!

Cheeseman said...

you go on a bit with describing the game levels but otherwise a good report(Y)

The Prince Of Cats said...

i will not buy this game but then again i dont playcomputer games much due to the the fact that i suck