Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie PlayStation 2
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8.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: Embark on an epic adventure created in collaboration with Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson and based on the Universal Pictures' film. Survive as Jack in a world crawling with predators and live the legend as Kong. Use weapons, traps, and your team wisely to survive in first-person as Jack. Break jaws, slam enemies, and throw massive objects in Kong's colossal third-person battles. [Ubisoft]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    90
    A brilliant action adventure that could well be the world's first classic movie-tie in. Innovative and flawlessly paced. [Nov 2005, p.74]
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  2. BonusStage
    86
    Minus the camera issues with Kong, whose gameplay is more of a “tension-breaker” than a titular role, Peter Jackson’s King Kong on the current-gen consoles is definitely a must play!
  3. Gamers' Temple
    86
    While the controls may be on the simple side in a game like this that isn't a real issue because all you're want is to have fun.
  4. IC-Games
    73
    Sure it looks good and sounds great, but not ‘the next generation of gaming’, in fact given the current availability and quality of FPS games I’m not sure in terms of gameplay it’s even this generation.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. Damon
    10
    I can't believe some people have rated this so badly - Yes, maybe it lacks the depth of some games or the free roamning scope of others. But I play to be entertained - and this is totally captivating and entertaining in the thrill a second sense of the word. Fantastic sound and graphics - with no unrequired on screen data (ammo, health bar) to distract from the total immersion in the world - want to know how much ammo you have - Jack tells you, such a simple but smart idea - and just one example of several innovations present here that should become standard in all FPS games.… Expand
  2. MarkD.
    8
    You're really enjoying yourself; You're marvelling at some of the finest graphics and sound the PS2 has ever seen, you're totally immersed in the thrilling, tense gameplay. Just when you think it can't get any better you get the chance to play as Kong and then you finish it. Indeed, this is a game that shows a big movie licence can be both playable and do justice to the movie but ther's not nearly enough of it. It could have been one of the best games ever but it's just a very good game instead.… Collapse
  3. AntonioA.
    7
    A fun game that is way too short. If were about 4 times as long it would be better. Pretty Solid Game Though. Not a FAN OF DYING AFTER 2 HITS THOUGH.
  4. JoshuaB.
    4
    Oh come on.This game sucks.I hate it when you get eaten by the T-rex.Let give yaw a history lesson,frist King Kong is a monkey that will eat you and not love you,second an island this big and is uncharted should have been on a map because of planes in those days,and last but not least I thought that it toke place in 1919,not in 1932. Tell me this,T-Rex was a dino that would eat your remains after you were dead not just kill you then eat you.This game is not right at all.… Expand

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