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Very annoying controls

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 20
Date: February 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I uninstalled the game halfway through it because the controls are too annoying. At various points, you lose the ability to control where you are looking and just have a fixed view, or have a changing view that the game controls instead of you. Unfortunately, the direction keys are tied to view, so sometimes w is forward and sometimes it is sideways and sometimes it is back. So the game taking control of the view takes control of where you're trying to move, so you have to compensate, and meanwhile you just got killed while trying to get reoriented to the room that's swirling around you.

Fun and interesting game!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: February 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game half a year ago and I couldint get it to install (Not my doing. My computer is good)! Well about half a week ago I got bord and instered the disc into my computer and... Wounders of wonders it worked! This game is bascily the best game I've ever played! It has a little bit of every thing and a intersting story line. I have decied to crank the rateing on my review up. Thuo I'm not giveing it 5 stars because of all the difacaulty I had...(I think it was just me). This is a must have game and the greasted overlooked gem! Go and buy it (You should beable to get it for REALY cheep)... You wont regret it!...

OLD REVIEW:

I downloaded the demo on my computer and I enjoyed it very much (even if it is a little slow). So I decided to buy the game... I can't even get into the installer! I clicked "Install" on the AutoPlay, chose English, then I clicked "OK". After it's almost done with setting up the Install Wizard it totally crashes. I called Ubi Support and was on the phone for an hour and a 1/2. Still I couldn't fix it. I tried it and it installs on 3 OTHER COMPUTERS!!! Only 1 of them is more powerful then mine. I gave it 3 stars because I enjoyed the demo and my friend seemed to like it on his computer.

I wish the Game Cube version wasn't so absurdly expensive so I could sell the PC game and buy it...

I hope this helps any one, who is considering buying this,

Relys

DO NOT BUY IF YOU HAVE A NIVADIA VIDEO CARD

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

DO NOT BUY IF YOU HAVE A NIVADIA VIDEO CARD
seriously, it wont work with the latest drivers.
the game is a poor port too, buy it for a console instead if you can

as good as computer games seem to get

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: December 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i find computer games compelling, but generally disappointing. beyond good and evil starts to really approach something special. it doesn't entirely make it but perhaps goes farther than any other game i've tried and i've tried alot now. i've rated it based on criteria important to me below which i think will explain.

Story: B- it starts out great and is an interesting sort of fantasy sci fi story. compared to other games its great, but when you hear people talk about games with a good story, or that it's like playing a movie, think twice. this is never true, and bg and e is no exception. the premises, world, and characters are well set up, but never fully padded out. the conclusion is not terribly satisfying and things are not really made to have full sense or clarity in the end.

Characters: A- everyone is at least somewhat charming and fun to look at, even more minor characters, with distinctive looks and personalities. the voice acting is top notch and that helped alot too. and everyone (outside of villains) was really kind of sweet which was refreshing and nice to experience in the usual grim world of these games. it reminded me of grim fandango in this way.

Gameplay: B very fun mostly with a nice amount of diversity that i think is crucial to a game like this. hovercraft racing, sneaking (which i usually don't like too much but found manageable and somewhat fun here), an inventive little table game, picture taking, fighting and so on. some parts better than others. fighting a little weak, but easy mostly and looks nice.

Graphics: A- games tend to shine in this category, but BG&E was really wonderful to look at, beautifully designed and without alot of that fakey realistic computer quality so many games have or strive for. it looked cartoony in the best way possible, like a really well done beautiful cartoon, and yet 3d!
Dreariness factor: B this is the issue in games when you go from room to room killing or whatever and it's all dark and bleak and usually there's way too much of it. i'm am sorry to say there's a bit of it here- the endless rooms of the slaughter house for instance, but there's alot of sunshine and brightness and the sweet characters which helps alot.

Technical issues: i didn't have any real problems

Learning factor: A- introduces you smoothly and nicely to how to be jade (your character) it is very fun to discover what you can and get to do.

Product materials: B- one small booklet that provides a pretty good amount of info, though could've provided more.

Chore factor: C+ sometimes you have to go through alot of rooms and quards to get very far along in the story or to a pearl or whatever and there were moments where it felt a little more like work than fun. the way the game mixes stuff up helps, but some parts went on a bit.

Difficulty: B i, unlike, it seems, most people, like games that are somewhat easier. this one was probably easier than average, which was good for me since this game has no difficulty levels. it is challenging without being excruciating (mostly). i liked how hard the puzzles were for the most part too.

Game saves: B usually i hate not being able to save. hate hate hate (do you hear me vice city, mafia et al), but it was well handled here and sometimes i even liked not having to worry about it. and even if you die you rarely get sent back too far, so it all kind of worked in this game, though i did once have to lose 20 minutes of playing cause i had to shut down at an inconvenient time.

that's it. if you've never bought an adventure game or any computer game i really intensely recommend this. if you're just interested in a good game buy this. if you want to cut the heads off of snakes (?), um, maybe try something else.

SurprisinglyGood !!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Superb game. It's one of those games that surprises you. You didn't think that it's going to be good but it actually turned out quite good. I accidently discovered this game by playing its demo. The first two game scenes are not well done and they don't portray the playability of the entire game. I'm glad I played through those in the demo. Once I picked up the camera, I was hook on the game. And the game gets better and better.

The thing that I really like about this game is the game imagery. The world environment is just awesome. Also the storyline and background music is pretty cool too.

The reason for the fours stars and not five: In some areas of the game, it's hard to control the character. The controls need a bit of work. Also the game is a bit too easy.

Amazing game for the money

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I had read reviews of this game that said it was really amazing, and had seen quite a bit of hype in magazines and stories from last years E3. I could never find it in my local rental stores so I just kind of forgot about it. Then I saw it for $20 a couple weeks ago. I bought it mainly because of the low price. When I started playing it though, I was blown away. The visual design of this game is so beautiful. The characters and animals are original and will stick out in my mind for a long time to come. As an aspiring conceptual artist and possibly game developer, this game really inspires me.
The gameplay is really varied and fun. Good amount of puzzle solving that will keep you guessing, but not frustrated.
I strongly suggest you pick up this title if you are a fan of action/adventure games.
The only problem that I had with Beyond Good and Evil is the camera angles in some of the indoor environments, and that the game is ENTIRELY TOO SHORT. I finished the game in 15 hours.

Needs A Sequel!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Just in case any Ubisoft people are reading this, THIS GAME NEEDS A SEQUEL! It has beautiful graphics and wonderful gameplay. Admittedly, I ran into a couple bugs, but I didn't mind starting over too much because it was such a great game. It had a cliff-hanger ending, too, so I get the feeling that there was supposed to be a sequel. People, buy this game. Maybe they'll realize that what the world needs is a Beyond Good And Evil 2!

cult gaming

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

im waiting for the days when there will be a large underground gaming world as there is with music and movies, etc. it always tends to be that the best media products are released under these pretenses.
beyond good and evil (though, with a title that oddly reminisces nietzsche) is a game that would be a part of an underworld gaming culture. not hugely distributed or advertised but, from what i can tell, has a distinct and loyal fanbase.

no, it isnt the best adventure game out there but its heads and tails above most anything else youll run into. those that love dreamfall and the longest journey will like it.

its not all that beautiful, the story is laughable at times but at others can be quite engaging, and the audio is something to be desired. but its just one of those games you play and for whatever reason you put the controller down and feel glad that you played it.

Game runs too fast

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: September 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Game runs too fast on my Inspiron 6000 with ATI radeon x300 video card. I really want to play this game because I really enjoyed the demo, but it's kinda frustrating not getting what you want. Anyone had the same problem? How do I solve?

Beatiful Graphics & Good Sound Track

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Starts at home to travel to island with hover craft the later upgrade to jump kit to hop over water and border and upgrade to rocket ship to fly around and to the moon, goes on races with hispanic sound track, fight strage creatures with a stick, through CDs, and bat stuff at them, lots of interactive and some detective work, play games games with Francis kinda like air hockey though push all 5 puck to other side first to win, kinda silly cute game, characters, strange creatures, snap pictures for credits is her job, fought major characters to gain control of island and rewards, Jade should have long hair if she's girl, maybe she decide to let her hair grow for next version of game...

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