This game does exactly what it is supposed to do, and no more; and that is a *good* thing. The character of Riddick already has two movies, and hence the idea of developing the character in a video game is not going to happen. However, the idea of making the game a prequel is a good one, and fills in some of the back-story. You will get to see where the famous eyes come from, you will get to have your very own set of smokes. The advertisements on the smokes are hilarious. And thus, while this game does not exactly move the Riddick character along, it does provide some depth. This is what the game set out to do, and it does it well. I enjoyed playing the game. The only nit that I have is that the character of Riddick in the movies is a human killing machine. But he is definitely "human." In this prequel Riddick is much more of a non-human killing machine. Killing a few security guards does not faze this version of Riddick. But I began to think that that was the point - he was a monster, but was changed into a "human" during his various screen exploits. And that is what I liked - the game made me think a little more about the Riddick character than I would have otherwise. So, in general this game is getting a high rating for me. It stays admirably within the bounds of what it is trying to do. This focus allows the game to be interesting and playable. We get a glimpse of an interesting character before the main events in his "life" take place.
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