Clive Barkers Jericho

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

4
Average:

2
Bad:

5

Pros:

Excellent character models.
Classic Clive Barker trappings.
Plenty of violence.

Cons:

Blah environments.
Unoriginal and semi-nonsensical story.

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Last revision on October 4, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Excellent character models
Classic Clive Barker trappings
Plenty of violence
Looks good for the most part
Puzzles more taxing than average
Gorgeously creepy visuals and sound
Jumping between teammates makes for a lot of variety
Some tense, exciting firefights
Lenghty single player campaign
Great presentation
One of the best squad-based combat systems
Great AI

Reviewers Didn't Like

Blah environments
Unoriginal and semi-nonsensical story
Desensitizing amounts of gore
Little variety between time zones
Little variety in enemies
Little variety in gameplay
Horrifically confined level design leaves no room to maneuver
Lame final boss caps a stupendously awful ending
Long animations and visual effects leave certain characters far too vulnerable in battle
No multiplayer

Expert reviews and ratings

We’re not the type of folks to get excited when a game publisher secures the rights to a famous name, but we made an exception for Clive Barker’s Jericho. Clive’s body of work comprises terrifyingly unique horror stories, fairy...

By PC Authority on December 19, 2007

Clive Barkers Jericho(hx) 08:38 AM EST - Dec,15 2007 Im a fan of Clive Barker for a long time. Ive read almost all his books. Recently, Barker took some time off from writing to work on a new game. He teamed up with publisher Codemasters and...

By Gameguru Mania on December 15, 2007

After this years E3, we had some pretty high hopes for Jericho, but we now we realize that we may have set our expectations for this one a bit too high. Theres no question that the games premise promised the kind of horror-packed experience Clive...

By GameSpy on November 15, 2007

An innovative, dark and compelling shooter from the creator of Hellraiser. If youve ever seen any of the Hellraiser films, youll know that Clive Barker has a truly twisted mind. Visceral horror, intertwined with the occult and sadomasochism,...

By Custom PC on November 14, 2007

Clive Barkers Jericho unifies story, graphics, sound and gameplay into a very solid title that will surely carve its name in the pages of great video games. This game has no multiplayer options, so if youre the kind of gamer that is not into...

By GamePyre on November 07, 2007

RobI have waited an annoyingly long time for a game as gory as this and now I'm a happy person thanks to Clive Barker's Jericho. Personally not being affected by scary games I loved every minute of it, the thrill of watching demons explode in...

By Yet Another Review Site on October 31, 2007

When I previewed Clive Barkers Jericho back in August, my main concern wasnt that the game seemed like another ‘me too shooter (it didnt) or that the game lacked promise (it had bags of it). No, my biggest worry was whether, in what was...

By Trusted Reviews on October 31, 2007

Original idea, Looks great at times, Squad control is pointless, Character switching is...

By VideoGamer on October 31, 2007

Poor level design poisons Jerichos awesome but unrealized potential....

By GameSpot on October 29, 2007

Just so you dont get the wrong idea, Clive Barkers Jericho is a corridor shooter. Its got a few elements to distract you from its monster closets and entirely linear levels, such as the squad control, but ultimately its a straight-ahead charge...

By IGN Gear on October 26, 2007

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