dogbert Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Someone brought this in, watched it being played for a while, and had a play myself. It's a Kung-Fu "Grabbed by the Ghoulies", and it works way better than that 'catchphrase' sounds. Left stick moves you, right stick attacks in the direction you move the right stick. The shoulder buttons behave as modifiers for blocking, grabbing etc. The strings of moves & variations in animations are really nice, and it flows nicely like a good kungfu film. When you get guns, it plays a LOT like Max Payne/ETM, but done well enough. Kung Fu is where it's at in this game. Presentation & "flow" of the levels aims for an action flick - lots of chases, lots of set pieces etc. Looks like a great rental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 This is one I'm waiting on a price drop for. Wasn't overly interested in the concept from the get go but I'm a Jet-Li fan so I do want to check it out. When it hits 20.00 or less I'll be buying. Thanks for the impressions Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Sweet. I was considering getting this at some point this weekend or early next week. Thanks for the quick impressions Brian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted February 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Y'know, playing it some more, it really reminds me of Double Dragon with the control scheme from Grabbed by the Ghoulies, with a /dash/ of Shenmue's QTE (a very small dash). It's a definite rental I'd say, I don't think there's much lastability or longterm value to it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DataScion Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 I was thinking I was going to pass on this one altogether, but it sounds like at least a rental is in order. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted February 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 I'd stress that I'd rate it at most a rental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Originally posted by dogbert@Feb 20 2004, 04:51 PM I'd stress that I'd rate it at most a rental. Hey stop that, you're scaring me! I just bought it at BestBuy for $40 cdn... I couldn't resist at that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Well, I had some store credit, and I caved and bought RtH today. Just the concept of being Jet Li and kicking some ass was too appealing to me. Haven't had a chance to play it (since I'm stuck at work), but I'll pop it in tonight and give it a run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam P Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 I was gonna skip as well, but now I might give it a rent. Thanks for the impressions, Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 So any feedback from anyone else yet? Just curious what other people thought of it, as frequently I seem to go against the tide on "big" games like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Well I'm biased because I am a Jet Li fan, but I think it's pretty good so far. I don't know how far along I am but I'm at the part where you have to kick these guys off their motorcycles as they drive by you (for those that have played it). It's not overly challenging, like when you need to do something (jump over something, open a door, etc.) it flashes on the screen and tells you to push the button. It's also a bit repetitive, you fight a lot of guys (as one would expect) but for me there are enough different moves and combos and throws that it still is fun. You don't have a lot of control over things (like the camera, whether you punch/kick/uppercut/roundhouse/etc. when you attack someone) and there are a lot of "cinematic" scenes where you don't play, so it's like half movie and half game. I'd say if you're a fan of Jet Li (or similar) movies, this game would be a lot of fun. Maybe it's not quite deep enough to recommend as anything more than a rental but it's for sure worth playing. After you've finished it, I couldn't think of a reason to play it again, unless there are some unlockables I'm not aware of. For me, I don't sit down and play games for long when I rent them so it's not like I'd have finished it in a weekend... so I bought it for $40 (CDN$) instead of renting it for $5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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