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Night Watch
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 29 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: CDV Software
Developer: Nival Interactive
Genre(s): Role-Playing Game
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: June 26, 2006
Summary
For as long as humanity has existed, there have been "Others" walking among us in the form of Witches, Vampires and Shape-Shifters, all soldiers in the eternal war between Light and Dark. The Light "Others" protect mankind from the Dark "Others", who plague and torture humans. Now you can bring the action home in Night Watch, a unique turn-based tactical RPG set in the epic universe of the "Others". A universe forged by one of Russia's most popular sci-fi writers, Sergey Lukyanenko, and brought to the big screen in the blockbuster film of the same name. In Night Watch, you slip into the role of a Light Other and use your magic to protect humanity in thrilling battles spanning across parallel realities - including real-world locations in modern-day Moscow as well as surreal universes of the "Others" and the secret world of the "Dusk". Dive headfirst into a plot which promises many unexpected twists and turns as you struggle against evil to swing the balance of power into the Light. [CDV Software]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
GameShark
A rather interesting game with a pretty good ideology behind it and a reasonable amount of gameplay within it. At times the game can be frustrating with some overly difficult battles but over all, it is a rather enjoyable experience and the way the missions are set up, it really is perfect for the casual gamer.
Read Full Review >Pelit (Finland)
An interesting take on fantasy in modern surroundings. The old Silent Storm engine works great once again, but the game is a bit too streamlined and simple. Good fun for one play-through, nonetheless. [Sept 2006]
GameZone
If you overlook a few key areas you might find a game that offers something a little different than the standard turn-based strategy game.
Read Full Review >Yahoo! Games
What's here is engaging and contains a compelling, in-depth story to complement the gameplay.
Read Full Review >GamingTrend
It made me interested in tracking down the movie to play, and gave me a good number of hours playing an enjoyable RPG.
Read Full Review >Jolt Online Gaming UK
Night Watch has plenty of big ideas, but the overall execution is lacking.
Read Full Review >VGPub
Night-Watch is a rather average horror RPG based on a movie you may not have heard of. You could certainly do a lot worse, but unless you’re a fanatic about the film, your money could be better spent elsewhere until this one hits the bargain bin.
Read Full Review >GamerFeed
With lackluster and restrictive gameplay, almost no class diversity, and drab graphics, this is probably a game that should step into the Gloom and stay there for a long while.
Read Full Review >PC Gameworld
The turn-based mechanic for combat feels very 1992 and the environments in the game are dull and lifeless.
Read Full Review >IGN
If you liked the film and what to know more about the lore, then the game will provide plenty of interesting information. But the longer you play, the more the gameplay itself becomes an uninteresting hurdle to enlightenment.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
Night Watch's main element -- combat -- is fun and engaging, especially once the characters reach higher levels and have more options. But to call it an RPG is a bit disingenuous, because you truly have very few options to individualize the characters, and the story continues in a linear fashion.
Read Full Review >Gamer 2.0
Night Watch has some nice ideas, but it's too simple at its core to remain interesting, and falls into a rut just a few hours after it starts.
Read Full Review >The New York Times
With an overabundance of confused, flat dialogue delivered poorly, Night Watch does a good job of being bad. The game is also notable for its weak attempts at humor.
Read Full Review >Strategy Informer
A mediocre game that I didn’t mind spending some time on. There are enough interesting factors to be engaging, but enough drawbacks to keep it from reaching the levels of enjoyment that it had every possibility of achieving.
Read Full Review >PC Gamer UK
Mediocre turn-based vampire-battling from the Old Country. [Nov 2006, p.98]
GameSpot
Night Watch is a stripped-down turn-based strategy game that starts off interesting, but eventually settles into a shallow and repetitive rut.
Read Full Review >Next Level Gaming
With so many options out there for RPG fans, I cannot bring myself to recommend this game to anyone. The storyline is annoying and the gameplay is slow, not even the graphics help the game any.
Read Full Review >Games Radar (in-house)
If you appreciated the movie or are aching for more Silent Storm turn-based action, then this game could hit the mark provided you are very forgiving of the disappointing audio, turgid dialog and tired visuals.
Read Full Review >RewiredMind
One minute you’re watching a badly rendered cutscene telling you about the different forces, the next you’re looking at a live-action portion of the movie that doesn’t serve to improve your comprehension of the story whatsoever.
Read Full Review >GamingExcellence
The engine, while used well in previous titles, is a poor choice for this game. The linearity of the title is constricting and aggravating when it feels like there’s a big city full of Others waiting to be explored.
Read Full Review >PC Gamer
Unfortunately, despite offering an eclectic mix of turn-based strategy and RPG elements, the Night Watch game is a clunky mess. [Oct. 2006, p.88]
VideoGamer
The whole package is similar to ready salted crisps: Sure, they'll fill you up and won't leave a disgusting taste in your mouth, but for the same price you can get some salt and vinegar flavour, or perhaps cheese and onion.
Read Full Review >Worth Playing
Your time and money is better spent tracking down "Nochnoi Dozor" on DVD and enjoying it passively because, as an attempt at an interactive experience, Night Watch fails utterly.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
There’s better acting in a preschool production of Equus than in this game. As atrocious as the voice-acting is—and it is unbelievably godawful—the writing is worse.
Read Full Review >1UP
There's a thin line between awful and pointless, and Night Watch manages to wobble like a poorly spun top right in the middle, sporadically teetering too far into awful before righting itself, then drifting over to pointless territory. Again and again and again.
Read Full Review >PC Zone UK
It's a bit shit...Dialogue is laughably bad. [Christmas 2006, p.94]
Digital Entertainment News
Night Watch is exciting enough to help you fall asleep... on your watch!
Read Full Review >Computer Games Magazine
The whole thing plays out like some budgetware "Turn-Based Combat RPG for Dummies". [Oct. 2006, p.80]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 3.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Kyrandos gave it a0:
Rob E is high, and or has the taste of a crack whore in New York. If you enjoyed Fallout, you will want to crucify this "game" with a flaming spear.
dark hunter gave it a3:
This game is bad including the commands and the movement is absolutly dumb , the grafics are pour, i give it a 3 but it dosent diserve even this.
Rob E. gave it a7:
If you enjoyed Silent Storm, or Fallout, but you wanted something more fantastic, here's your game. Good storyline, good gameplay. But since its about magic and not weapons, don't expect a lot of equipment. Only 3 character classes too.
