• Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Mar 2, 2004
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  • Summary: Put down the controller and speak up! In the first-ever voice activated action-adventure game, players will work together with the main character Rio by verbally guiding her through this heart-pounding adventure. Compatible with any USB headset peripheral, LifeLine's unprecedented technology features voice-recognition of over 5,000 words and 100,000 phrases such as "Shoot!", "Run!" and "Dodge and reload!" Compatible with any USB headset. [Konami] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 31
  2. Negative: 9 out of 31
  1. It isn't always easy and there are moments where players want to throw down their headsets in disgust. But somehow this makes the game all the more charming and all the more interesting to finish. [Apr 2004, p.8]
  2. 74
    While Rio may frustrate you to the point of losing your religion, the character interaction can and does make you forget she’s fake. The times the VR reminds you you’re playing a flawed game, and you remember Rio isn’t real you’ll still wish she was, and the ending is definitely worth it.
  3. Voice recognition will be a lot more fun when it works. Until then, if I really want to be ignored and misunderstood by a girl, I'll go clubbing and hit on the hughty hipster chick in the Pabst Blue Ribbon T-shirt. [Apr 2004, p.118]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. JohnG.
    10
    This is the best game I ever played.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. TulkasA.
    9
    This game is Moses! it isn't quite good enough to rate a Jesus(10) but its still awesome.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. TysonB.
    3
    This is the only game voice activated game, and even though it's a new idea you'll get bored of it after about forty-five minutes.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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