Beowulf: The Game

10 Review to this product

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  Paul
  October 7th, 2010 on 2:36 pm

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  First of all, for $20 this game is a great deal. It is a lot of fun and the graphics and gameplay are pretty well put together. I would reccomend it for any gamer that likes the action/adventure genre. It doesn’t have the in-depth world of Oblivion or another RPG, but is definatly a lot of fun to play.
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  Christine Wolfe
  October 7th, 2010 on 6:56 pm

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  My son is enjoying this game very much! He says if you’re a gamer this would be a game for you!
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  Trevor Merris
  October 8th, 2010 on 1:08 am

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  this reminds me of the old Lord of the Rings PS2 Games. theres pletty of action, characters and fun upgrades. the story is also a must play and it is the first game EVER to be based on a poem. the film is revolutionary on its own and the game only complements the legend.
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  J. Ortega
  October 9th, 2010 on 7:42 am

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  I don’t understand why there aren’t more reviews of this game. It’s strange how the cost went from $60 to $20 recently. I loved the movie, it was extremely entertaining. I got this game for $20 and I’ve gotta tell you, It’s a STEAL. The gameplay, graphics, music, and story are all great. I recommend that everyone treat themselves with this one.
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  Xmortis
  October 11th, 2010 on 4:00 am

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  Now, you may have seen this game rated in the worst 10 games of the year by a popular game review site…I have played MANY games and have been an avid gamer since the days of the Timex Sinclair, before there were console games. I have to disagree with the view that this is a bad game, and has nothing innovative. This game was a lot of fun for me, I played through it twice on both difficulties, and am currently writing a walkthrough for it, since I couldn’t find any.
  
  The storyline, having one of the great works of literature to pull from, is quite rich. This is bolstered by a wonderful cast of voice actors, including Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone, Brendan Gleeson and Sebastien Roche. If you think this doesn’t matter…think again. These guys do a wonderful job, and elevated my game play experience considerably. Not to mention, it makes the cinematic cut scenes spectacular, and welcome (I usually hate cut scenes!)
  
  The game starts out with a tutorial, which is quite boring, and actually requires you to die to obtain one of your characters attribute(carnal Fury)The end of the tutorial introduces you to one of the coolest aspects of the game…the inspiration command. You control up to 12 subordinates, and at certain times they require direction or inspiration. Inspiration is a fun system where you need to press buttons in time, something like playing an instrument in a song. The game also has a nice struggle system, which requires you to button mash in a sometimes random sequence. This is how you will finish off most of the bosses in the game. The game also has a cool rock climbing system where you can swing several times to gain momentum, and super jump.
  
  The actual combat system is a bit under whelming, with few combo moves, but you can also grab, throw, crush or disarm your enemies with the struggle system. The weapons do break often, but the ability to steal your opponents weapon is nice, and there’s always a weapon close by in debris or on a rack. There’s a nice trophy system for the PS3 or 1000 achievements for the Xbox360.
  
  The scenery is beautiful, and the game will take around 7-10 hours on your first play through, though an experienced player can finish in under 4. This game, while you probably won’t spend hundreds of hours playing it, is a great value for under $20 dollars. The way I see it, if you spend 8 bucks to rent it…why not spend a few more bucks and own it? Just don’t judge the game by the tutorial, it gets more fun as the game goes on. I would give it an 80 out of 100. If your fan of the film, or the poem, I think you will enjoy it…certainly worth 20 bucks!
  
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  Shelia Leverett
  October 11th, 2010 on 9:04 am

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  This is a very strong game and has very few weaknesses. Its an absolute steal at only $20. The game has good legnth a very good storey and is great after long hours of playing games like oblivion where you have to focus. You just run in and hack enemies to death with your inhuman abilities. The game runs around 6-8 hours. That may not seem long but you will find yourself playing sections again after beating it the first time. Its feels great tearing enemies arms off etc.
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  Stephen T. Webb
  October 12th, 2010 on 3:36 am

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  I bought this game from amazon for about 17 bucks. It was my 2nd ps3 game and it was a great deal. The graphics are not spectacular, people got that right, but the gameplay is really fun and it is a decent slash game. The only part i disliked was the really repetitive mission where you are in mother grendel’s lair and you need to refuse her sexual “come-ons.” That was really annoying, playing that part 3 or 4 times in one run through isnt too cool. Other than that its a great game and there is alot of hacking if you are into that kind of stuff. I recommend it for a cheap game and also for quite a bit of fun.
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  C. hernandez
  October 13th, 2010 on 5:16 am

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  i don’t play a lot but i did like this game, for the price it was great buy
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  CD
  October 13th, 2010 on 8:54 am

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  For $20 this game is awesome. The graphics are desent and the story line is more complete then the movie.
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  Sotiris Georgikos
  October 13th, 2010 on 11:00 am

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  I originally bought this game because of its price and because I really liked Beowulf the movie. I was actually really surprised when I started playing the game. It starts off with giant sea serpents that you have to fight and that is a great way to start the game. It shows you a glimpse of what is to come. From there, the game just got more fun. This is a nice hack em up kind of game. The graphics are decent, but not like most PS3 games like Uncharted or Motorstorm. The gameplay is fun, but some of the puzzles can be confusing at times.

  All in all, this is a great game and for only $20, you got nothing to lose. If you liked the movie, you will like this game.