A dissapointing launch title with no Xboxlive play but makes up for it with amazing sound and voice acting.
King Kong is the official licensed video game of the movie which is true to the storyline of the remake of the film which came out just recently. It plays as an action game where you can play either Man or Kong , for the most part of the game you play as Man which is kind of a downside as its great fun when playing as Kong.
The game is pretty disappointing on the Xbox 360 as it can easily compare to the version of the game for the older consoles graphical wise , so if you are considering getting this as your first game don’t get it. It looks very bad graphically and doesn’t help by making Skull Island a horrible murky jungle that really looks bad. But the game succeeds in creating a realistic environment and making you want to take all the detail in and there is a lot of detail to take in. Most of the game is graphically bad but Kong does look pretty impressive and the camera angles help create a movie like feel.
But the game does have great sound. Of course it can only be enjoyed to the fullest if you have a decent 5.1 surround sound set up to your TV to truly enjoy what the game has to offer. There is impressive voice acting from the cast of the film also which a really cool feature is. From the weather effects to opposing creatures just ahead to the running water of streams and rivers the sound really does help the game come alive to a certain extent and in a way makes up for the disappointing graphics.
For most of the game you play as Man and your time is spent running around like a first person action game where you have the basic weapons such as pistols rifles and a spear. You can also set things on fire such as tall grass which can distract enemies and also set them on fire which is fun and breaks up the repetitive action that can be found a lot of the time as playing man. As Kong you get to run around and basically smash things and kill dinosaurs. You only get a small number of moves which is disappointing but you do get cool Killer moves which can be used to finish off your opponent in numerous different ways like breaking their necks.
The game however is only roughly about 6 or 7 hours long which can actually be slightly disappointing as it makes it easy to complete it in one day. In fact a little too easy. The game gives off a feeling of being too fast paced and action packed, it gets you thinking ‘just slow down’ at time to time. And there are not enough chapters and it gets topped off with a disappointing end level. At first you think cool! I get to go to New York as Kong! But then the Man you have been playing as throughout the game just disappears and you never see him again which stuck me as a bit odd. Also as Kong you get attacked by Police cars which you can bash out of the way and throw against tall buildings. But you start to feel you can’t cause enough carnage and mayhem as you want to in the city. And yes Kong does die at the end which leaves me feeling sorry for him after they took him from his home and captured and killed him.
Anyway the game has a few good bits in it but if you are thinking of getting this one as your first Xbox 360 game, just don’t do it as it will disappoint and is too short as well which makes matters worse. Disappointing graphics , sound and gameplay to match this is one that you should avoid.