| Hey,
you! Yes, you! You’re sitting
there whining about the state of the games industry, and that
there aren’t any good games released any more, but the fact
is, if it hasn’t got a big name or a boatload of hype, you’re
not interested. You won’t even give a lesser-known game
the time of day will you?
‘Yeah, but how can a game be any good
if I’ve barely heard of it?’ Fool! If you would be
bothered to read, you’d see loads of games that might interest
you. Beyond Good and Evil is one such game.
‘Beyond Good and Evil? Sounds alright.
What’s it about then?’ Well, you play Jade, a female
reporter on the faraway planet of Hillys. Your planet is under
attack from beings known as the DomZ and although you appear to
be protected by the shady Alpha Sections, all is not what it seems.
So you and your friend Pey’J get involved with a bunch of
rebels and try to get to the bottom of things.
‘Bah. Sounds like loads of other games
out there.’ It’s not, though. Granted, there’s
a lot of running around, but there’s more to it than your
average action platformer. You drive a hovercraft, which you can
enter into F-Zero type races, and you must also photograph every
animal species on the planet so there’s a need for stealth
too.
The British entrant in the 1955
F-Zero Diamond Cup
‘Okay, so there’s a few things to
do but it looks so cartoony.’ So what? It looks beautiful!
You don’t need photo-realism to make a good game. You bought
“Enter The Matrix”, didn’t you? The ‘realism’
didn’t make that any better, did it? Beyond Good and Evil
looks gorgeous, and Jade herself looks much better than that bird
in the Matrix game did.
‘It’s by the bloke that did Rayman
though. I don’t like kiddy games and there’s no blood.
So how can it be any good?’ You know, games can be fun without
having to blow the heads off people at every turn. This game’s
got a great story and great voice acting, and you really get involved
in the conspiracy-plagued world. You build up an emotional attachment
to the characters, and you really feel as though you’re
accomplishing something as you delve deeper into the story.
You know you want to help her. So just
buy the damn game and do it. No wanking though.
‘But you said it’s an action platformer.
That means loads of awkward jumping. I hate that.’ No, there’s
not much jumping at all. What’s more, the controls are very
instinctive. You don’t even have to press a button to jump,
just move the stick in the direction you’re going and Jade
will jump. None of this ‘sidestep to the left, do a half
turn, line up the camera and make sure you’re pointing the
right way’ Tomb Raider rubbish here.
‘Alright, it all sounds very good. Bit
short though, isn’t it?’ Well, yes, you’ve got
me there. You could probably complete the game in less than twenty
hours and it’s not all that difficult. However, the story
and characters are so involving that you WILL play the game until
you finish it, and you will enjoy it every step of the way. I
GUARANTEE you’ll get far more enjoyment out of this than
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. You can even find it cheap
in most places.
‘Great! I’m going to get it!’
I think you’ll find that wise move, thank me later. Enjoy!
PAULEMOZ,
January 2004.
RODENT CASH RATING -
Utterly essential £65
"All yeh fucken spods not buying this - I'm gonna put a big
old bat up yer fucken nightdresses."
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Things to 'Make' and 'Do'.
Buy the fucking game off amazon. It's a Ludicrous
£15.
rate
something for good & evilness. This review scored 66% good,
34% evil.
Join the Kill Rayman
Army, you muppet.
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