Highest rated reviews for Beowulf: The Game (2007)

Beowulf: The Game

David Smith from Sunderland , 28/11/2007

Even a merry band of adventurous thanes can't save this quest from ruin!

The Good?

Your thanes love you. There's plenty of slow-mo bloodletting.

The Bad?

It's easy to get stuck. The combat is brainless. Following the story is a quest in itself. You'll find dead ends in every aspect of the game.

Avoid.

Beowulf

A customer from Chelmsford , 15/12/2007

No where near as bad as i thought!

Actually pretty decent poem to movie to game tie in

Graphics are top notch, as is the sound

Its pretty much a no brainer smash em up type game good if your in the mood.

I enjoyed this game overall.

I wouldnt buy it myself but worth a rental!

Don't bother

Big Pete from Essex , 07/02/2009

Yet another awful scripted linear game! If you like random button pressing games then this is for you!!

If you like games where at least a little bit of skill is required then avoid this at all cost!!

beowulf the game

A customer from Saltburn-by-the-Sea , 08/12/2008

It to much for me to do and poor . not a good game .

Beowulf

A customer from Daventry , 14/11/2008

Very pretty, but tricky jumps

no,no,no,no

cardy360 from Haverhill , 07/11/2008

starts off exellent fighting massive sea creature but just go`s down hill from there......

Frustrating Game

A customer from Benfleet , 06/11/2008

Graphics are overall quite good. Gamer points to obtain are not to hard. Game play is Naff. Poor old Beowulf himself would have been really cheesed off with this. When you go into carnage mode you fellow Thanes just get in the way and most of the time you end up killing them. Damm frustrating. I gave this a three overall because it still probable worth renting to get yet another 1000 gamer points. Keep racking them up guy and girls.

disc wudnt play

A customer from Hyde , 02/08/2008

unable to subit a review as game wouldnt play

'Beowulf: The Game'

A customer from Rotherham , 02/07/2008

it is a good game. it was a hard game to play if you like a game that as alot of action in it

Dreadful

zand20s from Leicester [Highly rated reviewer] , 30/06/2008

Disappointing, so much potential but the gameplay is repetitive and boring. Press red, press blue etc. Not enjoyable at all !

Enjoyable Film tie in.

Tony Hiles from Stevenage [Highly rated reviewer] , 10/05/2008

Most adaptations of films are rushed to meet release dates and suffer as a result. Beowulf is one of those rare exampes when time has been taken and effort has been put into trying to capture the feel of the film.

This is not a great game but is certainly a good one. The graphics are OK. It is clear that this was developed with multiple formats in mind. Character models are good and the levels are dark and dank and mirror the movie. The music is good and some of the cast have reprised their roles and lent their voices to the game. This includes Ray Winstone who always struck me as an odd choice in the beginning. Still its good to have him cursing and shouting throughout the game. For a hack and slash style game it plays well. Control is generally good, a few weapons feature overly long animation routines and you end up getting clobbered while desperately trying to disengage from a scuffle. You can opt to use Carnal or Heroic moves which effect the achievements obtained. They stack though so play through on Legend first and then mop up with a second playthrough.

I enjoyed playing this. Its quite short but doesn't outstay its welcome as a result. If you like smashing things with swords give it a go. Easy one for achievements as well.

Poor

DannyR from Ely [Highly rated reviewer] , 08/05/2008

Please do yourself a favour and avoid this game, really its not worth it.

Why?

The gameplay is poor, the graphics are poor. I lasted all of 20 mins playing it and that was far to long. There is nothing to say about this game that i could recommend to anyone. So if its on your rental list, take it off!!

terrible

A customer from Cambs , 20/04/2008

Movie tie-in games tend to be crap and this is no different. What really brings the game down is the constant stupid Quick Time Events (QTE) which is when you have to press the button at the right time and its so badly done that will lead you to smash something .The game designers are completely clueless to think this would be a good idea.

The combat is ok (been done better in the Conan game) and the graphics and animation are poor. Not even worth a rental

Poor game

biker1559 from Weymouth [Highly rated reviewer] , 11/04/2008

Thought this might be oaky to try but it didn't get close to being any good, what with the silly game play and the cut scenes this ruined the game for me. The graphics were okay but the game need to have more time spent on it.

dont'do it

badhatharry from Swadlincote [Highly rated reviewer] , 05/03/2008

do not rent avoid takes gameing back to the stone ages if u like games where u only need to press two buttons this is for you

better than expected

spadam , 15/01/2008

Normally movie games are really bad but beowulf is much better than expected.

The graphics are superb as well as sound effects.

Loads of different weapons and combos and 2 fighting modes heroic and carnage.

Recommend to all.

Beowolf

A customer from Brough , 08/01/2008

Poor game play just another rushed film game in time for xmas shoppers avoid at all costs

shocking

Philip Caldicott from Peterborough , 11/02/2008

Don't even think that this game is good, its shocking i played it for about 1 minute and it was rubbish.The game play is horrible and the story is crap. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS