- Publisher: Sierra Entertainment
- Release Date: Nov 14, 2006
- Also On: DS, PC, PSP, Xbox 360
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80An excellent treat for fans of the books and soon to be fans of the film. The game covers a lot of territory while doing a great job of bringing a decent amount of challenge and thrills to the masses.
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There's nothing particularly special or exciting in this game. [Jan 2007, p.81]
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Unless you're a hardcore fan of the book series and film, I'd take a pass on Eragon.
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Best played with a friend, as it's too repetitive otherwise. Nice dragon, though. [Jan 2007, p.65]
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Quality took a backseat to just getting it done in time for the film's premiere. Our loss.
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60Most of us were better at these kinds of games when we were young. Tweens or teens could play through this game with their thumbs cut off and a frontal lobe tied behind their back.
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55Thankfully, Eragon on the PS2 is an entirely different game than on its portable counterpart--a better game, to be sure, but not enormously so. [Feb. 2007, p.85]
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The graphics and sound are average, and nothing really jumps out and grabs your attention. Gameplay is very linear and built around the same engine that brought you "The Two Towers."
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55All in all I'd have to say avoid. The camera is a real let down.
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Littered with occasionaly glimmers of hope, Vivendi's attempt to create a true killer-app sadly falls flat, with most of the game feeling uninspired and largely by-the-numbers.
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54There are simply too many issues that override the tidbits of "good" sprinkled throughout.
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Eragon isn't an awful game. The problem is that what is there isn't good.
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50Eragon's redundancy and simplicity just offers too few reasons to keep playing.
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A likeable adventure hidden beneath a catalogue of design errors. Still less painful than sitting through the movie. [Christmas 2006, p.72]
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Sometimes it takes a true fan of the subject matter to appreciate a mediocre game. This is not one of those times.
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47Eragon isn't worth the brief amount of time it takes to play through it. The gameplay and presentation aren't up to snuff and the storytelling cutscenes don't do their job at all.
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In the final analysis, however entertaining the movie might be, Eragon is an experience that's better to read than it is to play.
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44Eragon relies entirely on tedious, unenthusiastic gameplay that's way too shallow to sustain interest for more than a few minutes.
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43This formula one just has a few faults and nothing that successfully improves on that formula.
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43After experiencing this dogged title that comes late in the PS2 life cycle it's impossible to recommend it, if you are really fiending for any kind of brawler or beat-em-up then pass on Eragon and just pick up "God of War" or wait for its sequel to come out.
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40It's main problem is definitely its "on the rails" approach towards the gameplay side of things and its combat system is less than perfect.
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40Feels rushed and slapped-together as a low-budget attempt to cash in on the holiday film release and make a quick buck from the fans before word gets out that it's not worth half its retail price.
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Magic may be coursing through Eragon's veins but it's exactly what's lacking from this dreary hack'n'slash affair.
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There's no online play, which is as surprising as discovering that your Ford Fiesta doesn't have anti-lock brakes.
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30An utterly pointless game.
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FarleyS.10Reviewers just don't understand what makes us kids happy. They made all the characters cool in this game. I love it!
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AdamN.10This game is so addictive, I love the drop in drop out 2 player thing, its handy and I have a good larf with my m8's on it.