Great Movie - Decent Game
The Good:
- They obviously put a great amount of effort into the game. I was very impressed with many of the aspects of the game.
- The AI is very well done, and the other members of your party play a big role in the completion of the game.
- I remember when I first tried the demo, I thought I was still watching a cutscene, but when I touched the controller I realized it was the actual gameplay. Great graphics!
- I think a lot of it made sense and tied together. Sure it is based upon the movie, but they had to think between the lines.
- You get to play as Kong! (however, see below)
The Bad:
- Repetetive enemies and actions. Grab the spear or bone ... throw the spear or bone ... take that ... uh oh ... another enemy ... grab the spear or bone ... throw the spear or bone ... take that ... uh oh ....
- Low replay value, although the game does include a certain hook involving a points system.
- The mission-based "scenes" involving playing as Kong are repetetive also. Grab the girl ... set her down ... X ... X ... X ... X ... X ... X ... X ... now press X really fast and hard to finish the enemy off ... roar.
- Not-very-exciting ending "scenes". It's like the climax was reached in the middle of the game somewhere and they just said "okay ... you get it now ... we'll let you have a break."
The Downright Ugly:
- I made the mistake of looking at the lips moving while they were talking. They appeared to be saying "wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah." Horrible mouth-to-voice synchronization. On a plus side, I don't know that I can think of much else to add to the "Downright Ugly" category. :)