Peter Jacksons King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie

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Peter Jacksons King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
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80

The latest celluloid adaptation is emotionally packed, exciting, but unlike the big guy, a little on the short side. If youve ever wanted to star as a giant ape on an island teeming with dinosaurs who falls in love with a screen goddess, then goes...

By Expert Reviews on
80

In King Kong the game, you play as both Jack Driscoll and King Kong, reliving scenes from the movie—as well as other events that weren’t in the film. Although the action is frantic, the overall experience is a stilted patchwork of sequences,...

By Maximum PC on
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However, boredom also struck me as I played (and especially when I replayed) many of the levels. Creature, stab, repeat. Kong is the real star of this show, but his share of the game is woefully small. Even New York, which is played entirely as Kong,...

By OCModShop on
81

Here we are - a game that has a Hollywood director’s name above the title. It’s not the first time Hollywood has invaded the video-game industry but the involvement of a director to this extreme probably hasn’t been seen before King...

By GameZone on
60

Experience the famous adventure through the eyes of Jack Driscoll and the giant ape...

By V3.co.uk on
80

Hey. Want to be in the year’s biggest movie? Great. There are a couple of juicy parts you might want to consider.The first is a guy. He’s fallen hard for this girl. They end up stranded on this hostile, jungle island, full of giant creatures...

By Trusted Reviews on
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By cnet on
60

A giant ape and an island full of dinosaurs can mean only one thing: King Kong. The game follows the same events as the new Peter Jackson film on which it is based, and you can play as both man and King Kong. The graphics lack the beauty and detail...

By Expert Reviews on

you even get to control the great ape: Its inevitable that when a big film comes out, the adult movie industry will come up with an alternative title. You know all the classics... Shaving Ryans Privates, Good Will Humping and so forth. However, its...

By IT Reviews on

Peter Jackson has a lot to answer for in the geek community. Starting with his love of gore, he cemented his reputation with a bunch of insane splatter movies before honing his craft in the incredible, underrated The Frighteners. Then he made a movie...

By Ars Technica on