Clive Barker's Jericho PS3 game

Clive Barker's Jericho

2007

Overall rating: 2.5 out of 5

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Jericho brings a touch of horror to the Rainbow-six style squad-based shooter genre. And who better to give it that touch than the revered poor man's H P Lovecraft, Clive Barker. Clive is the man behind pinny headed horror 'classic' Hellraiser. In this game, you are Captain Devin Ross - one of a squad of seven Covert Occult Warriors (COWs - moo!) each of whom has para-psychological abilities such as clairvoyance or magic powers. As the game begins, with a quick cod-occult dream sequence and a typically Barker-esque picture of some rent flesh and a swarm of flies, your squad is dropped straight into the action as you enter the town of Al Khali and break into an ancient tomb. From here you are plunged into a familiar world of Rainbow Six style creeping and shooting against a horde of demonic opponents that have risen from the abyss via a dimensional rift. As the game progresses, you are taken by the dimensional rift through a series of locations that span space and time, though only time passed. This rift hasn't managed to master future time travel yet, maybe in the sequel. Or maybe Clive doesn't want tarring with the sci-fi author tag. In each different location and time, you continue the battle against the denizens of the abyss but as the battle progresses, your opponents get tougher. So you'll need to rely more and more on your psychic abilities, as traditional weapons become less effective. In order to exploit the talents of all the team, you can switch between different squad members, and use their special skills. But beware, overuse of special powers will weaken your player, and make them more vulnerable, or less able to use their powers in future. The FPS is a classic game style, and the squad-based variant adds a little variety to all that shooting and strafing. Add to this the psychic aspect of the game, and you have something that approaches an original concept. Clive Barker's special horror twist adds interest for those who do not find his style too turgid and adolescent: the rest may be happier with a more traditional Tom Clancy squad shooter game.

Clive Barker's Jericho details

Formats:	18 PS3, Xbox 360
Players:	1
Genres:	Adventure, Role-playing
Developers:	MERCURY STEAM
Rental release:	26 Oct 2007

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Poor, Poor, Poor

By Cardiacknight (3 reviews) from High Peak , 01 Feb 2008

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Considering Clive Barker is one of the best known horror writers in the western world this title is very poor. The story line is given to you by way of reading the loading screen as an irratating sound of a type writer plays over the top. Come on this is the computer age after all. The game play is even worse than the story line. The background environments look huge but you are destined to walk a very narrow path with no inovation at all. The team based action is very limited with only a few commands. The team that are with you have the habit of getting in the way becoming more of a target than the enemy.

Nothing original here. Clive Barker has been let down by a poor game through and through.
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merry go

By qool786 (24 reviews) , 14 Apr 2012

one of the worst games ive played to be honest yes it looks good but that is the only thing to it and has a horror game lol i wouldnt call it that it just somehow happens to have clive barkers name on it
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4/10

By Nib (21 reviews) from Gillingham , 25 Mar 2009

This is ok but it would have worked better as a FPS with no on screen team members.

Atmospherically it does not immerse the player into any sort of worthwhile experience and the levels lack variety or anything significant to warrant continuous play.

The graphics are effective yet the game play is simple, repetitive and poses no kind of challenge.
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Don't put yourself through the agony

By sweatyfatlass (11 reviews) from Haverhill , 25 Feb 2009

Well, saw the demo trailer for this and looked great. Started playing it and...o dear this game is terrible. Gameplay is very linear. Monsters are just annoying and you can be killed in an instant. This game lacks any purpose. Take notice. Do not rent or even buy this. Verdict:Poor
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Jericho jitters

By mumble (51 reviews) from Bristol , 23 Jul 2008

This game looks stunning and uses the PS3 really well, but it can get very repetitive.
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RENT IT!

By Ghostbuster (7 reviews) from Northampton , 22 May 2008

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide

Loved it, ignore the rest. Be patient with it.
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