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Beowulf: The Game
Released On: Nov 13, 2007
51
3.7
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
51
0% Positive
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0 Reviews
70% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
30% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
What it lacks in polish it makes up for in diversity and brutality. This is one bloody game. [Jan 2008, p.58]
The button-pounding boss showdowns are challenging, and cutting a gory swathe through goons with the help of a half-dozen dim Thanes is crude fun, but you're likely to regret the expense than sing Beowulf's praises at the end of its eight hours. [Jan 2008, p.65]
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 19 User Ratings
3.7
11% Positive
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21% Mixed
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68% Negative
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13 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 19 User Ratings
3.7
11% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
21% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
68% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
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In this day and age, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a game based on a movie fares poorly, but for a character who has survived since 700AD, he deserves better treatment than this.
A rehash of other games that did the job of melding great storytelling with original combat elements much better. This was a game which was greeted with high expectations, only to have those dashed.
Even with the support of the upcoming feature film (which supposedly donated art assets), it still manages to oscillate between looking positively stunning to heinously ugly.
The presentation isn't bad and the rhythm mini-games are neat, but overall, Beowulf crumbles under his own dead weight.
The real problem with the game is that it’s too light on everything. Too light on action. Too light on excitement. Too light on story. And too light on gameplay. There’s no need to be subtle in a great hack-n-slash game since you need something to make the game worth playing. But you won’t even find mindless action here, only a brain-dead game.
Summary Gamers live the life of Beowulf, the legendary Norse warrior with the strength of 30 men who is torn between the nobility and brutality within him. Arrogant, self-serving and lustful for gold and glory, Beowulf journeys to Denmark to destroy a bloodthirsty beast wreaking havoc on a frigid land. But evil persists, and Beowulf succumbs to ...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- Xbox 360
- PC
- PlayStation 3
- PSP
Initial Release Date: Nov 13, 2007
Developer:
- Ubisoft Shanghai
Publisher: Ubisoft
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