It's been so long that you forgot the THINGS THAT DROVE YOU CRAZY about Tomb Raider Games. Impossible Leaps, Endless Searching and some of the worlds WORST CONTROLS. In Galleon, the Story is pretty good, but the CONTROLS will drive you nuts. The on screen instructions will tell you that if you PUSH ???, then ??? will happen. (Boy, I wish that was true all the time) And you're constantly getting STUCK in a shallow pool of water, or underneath a ledge somewhere "trying to get out" while the Bad Guys are attacking you. For Gamespot to even put this in the same league as "Sudeki" (which I really kind of liked) is embarrassing. If you can find a RENTAL of Galleon, Start there, or wait for a USED COPY. For the Purchase Price of $42, you could pick up (2) great Platinum Games, or extra copies of "Halo" for System Link.
One thing I would like to say is that Galleon should have received more credit than it did. I have owned the game since it was released in 2004 in the US. I will keep this review as short as possible: Graphics: This g... Read Full Review
Galleon was in development for a very long time and for just about every platform there was too. It is now finally hear on the Xbox and let me say it is great. You play as a swashbuckling sailor named Rhama, who can do a... Read Full Review