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Repeat after me....WOW!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: April 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I borrowed this game from a friend, and was quickly impressed. At first I was expecting much, from what he told me, it was only a few minutes distraction, but after fifteen minutes of playing, I became immersed in the world of Roy McCoy, Blade Runner.

The thing I love most about this game is that it's practically never teh same game twice. I got captured by some baddies, but my friend said that never happened to him. Actions you take determine the future of the game. In reality, it's like those books where you pick what decision you take and turn to a page.

The sound and music is awesome! You become caught up in Los Angeles, 2019. The characters are pretty cool, not perfect, but cool. I played the game twice, and each play is so different, that not even they stay the same.

If you love Blade Runner, get this game. You WILL NOT, repeat WILL NOT be disappointed.

Blade Runner Best title of the year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 08, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Blade Runner is an awesome adventure game which tests your reflexes but mostly your brain. I can tell you now from experience though if you never watched the movie you will be a little lost. The rendered cinemas are the best I've seen. There is a shooting range in the police station that tests your reflexes. These targets are replecants as well as humans which you have to learn not to shoot. There are sleezy night clubs. There is alot of swear words in the dialogue for this game being rated teen. The bottom line is if you liked the movie you will like the game, the visuals are outstanding.

An engrossing story that will draw you in completely

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I picked this game up about a year ago, having never seen the movie. I did not know what to expect. What I got though, was a completely thought provoking, psychologicially challenging, intuitive, breathtaking and mezmorizing game that left me clutched to my computer for days.

The story is unlike any other. It follows the locations of the movie, and if you have seen it, you'll recognize many of the scenes. Cut scenes in games usually are a let down; here, they excell. The gameplay never dips, unless you get stuck and are pulling your hair out trying to figure out what to do next. But that is how murder mysteries are supposed to be. This isn't a game that you will finish in 3 hours. Heck, when I play it over, it still takes me awhile.

The main drawing point to this game is the numerous paths that you can take. It is an adventure game in REAL time. So if you are lolly-gagging around in one area for a long time just doing nothing, you'll miss something later and the game will change. You can ALWAYS beat the game, but the path you take is what makes the game so outstanding. Are you a good guy? A Bad guy? Who are you? It all depends on the decisions that you make and the people/replicants that you enteract with.

If you are a hardcore adventure gamer and don't have this one, you should be ashamed. As for everyone else, you are without excuse as well. Buy it now.

Closer to the book than the film was!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: April 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

More than anything, I am amazed at this game's respect for its source material. Ridley Scott's universe is recreated, expanded on and given new life by the good people at Westwood. The voiceovers by Ray McCoy are better than the voiceovers in the 1982 version of the film! The graphics are a sheer joy to watch; just walking around in the cyberpunkish streets is marvellous. The weather changes from rainy and dark to, well, dry and dark (it's always dark, because of the radiation.)
Furthermore, this game pays many homages to Philip K Dick's original book, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". It is amazing to hear PKD's original Voigt-Kampff questions recorded specially for the game; the use of pet animals to promote humanity is used; and the creepy bit from the novel where Deckard cannot tell if he has been dreaming since Chapter 1 is included here, for a real Phildickian reality shift halfway through.
Unfortunately, the game is very far from being a "great" game if one goes beyond graphics and storyline.
First, the puzzles are VERY simplistic. A point and click is very limited; not much brainteasing goes into playing this game.
Second, some parts are far more unpolished than others. The second half of the game seems suspiciously rushed; the graphics, sophistication and plot begin to wear down (a bit like a Philip K Dick novel, really...).
Third, the game is very very easy. The touted "Real Time" nature of the game is embarrassingly badly used; basically not used to advantage at all. It degenerates into a shooting match with giant rodents as McCoy goes out into the Kipple.
Overall, the game will probably strongly appeal to fans of the movie, or fans of movies in general. I like the storyline, acting and graphics a lot; they make the game worth purchasing as an interactive "sequel" to the film.
To nonfans of Blade Runner, the profusion of guest appearances will be puzzling; the puzzles will be hilariously simple; and the game generally will fail to please.
However, one proviso: when I originally played the game, I was a non-Bladerunner fan; I knew nothing of the film. This game turned me into a great fan of the film, and also a fan of Philip K Dick. So maybe non-fans would still get something out of this delicious piece of fanfiction eyecandy.

Wicked RPG!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you enjoy the movie and are a die-hard Blade Runner fan then you should absolutely get this game. The story lines (note the plural) are really astounding and you can almost bump into Deckard since his investigation is going on at the same time as yours. You have to play the game at least 5 times from start to finish in order to partially exhaust the possibilities. It isn't first-person but if you like the futuristic Blade Runner genre then you definitely should not miss out on this one. Westwood should think of a sequel. Great game.

5 Star Best Adventure Game of 1998

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

A game that takes place on the same fictional earth as Philip K. Dick's novel Blade Runner. Stuck in Los Angeles 2019 your job is to hunt down and "retire" android humans called replicants. They were genetically created for slavery on off-world planets. Illegal and dangerous, they try to hide in your hometown after they escaped and fled to earth. It's your job to sniff 'em out. With more than a few possible endings, and many different ways to get there, this game never gets old. There's just one question... are you human?

The Future is Now...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'm a huge Blade Runner fan, first and for most. When I bought The game, I was astonished. The plot beautifully done. You play BR dectective Ray McCoy (Sorry fans, but you can't play Rick Deckard in this. But he does show up in a picture you recieve. Plus, on the training maze, it shows his top score). You're first assignment for the day is an animal murder of a fancy pet shop (in the future, animals are very rare, so they made bad fake ones). Once getting your hands on a picture of several replicants, the perps that Blade Runners chase, the real story begins.

What also makes this game really neat is how you chose the ending, and your fate; you can be a replicant killer and kill all the replicants in the story, or you can be a replicant helper and help the replicants escape. The music is straight from the film, even though Vangelis didn't do the job. Most of the stars from the film, (Sean Young, Joe Turkel, William Sanderson, ect.) return to their charecters' voices, exept for Ruger Hauer, Harrison Ford and Daryl Hannah. Some people think that Gaff in the game (yes, he is) is played by, none other, than Edward James Olmos; this is false. EJO is way to great of an actor to be played in a video game. Most of the charecters in the game replicate the ones in the movie, (for example, Ray is supposed to be Deckard, Roy Baty is replaced by a rep. named Clovis and Cap. Bryant is replaced by a fat, sleazebag named Guzza). Even one of the endings, in which Ray drives off with a girl replicant, is a copy of the original ending for the movie! This game is the best. You'll like it even if your not a BR fan. Enjoy!

Outstanding

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This adventure balances perfectly great atmosphere with not-too-difficult and relevant puzzles, a very hard to find combo I played the game and I had few memories of the movie, which I watched in the '80s. Made me want to watch it again-what an incredible flick. The atmosphere is very, very immersing-as good as the movie, I promise. Some parts of the game are truly scary too, like the doll house-be ready sergeant!

Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Bladerunner is one of the few adventure games that has survived through the 'new era' of 3d gaming.
Althought following a story similar to that in the film/book, the character 'Roy McCoy' is new to the game.
This classic game allow gamers to be immersed into the world of bladerunner, and actually hunt replicants for themselves. However there may be a few hard choices on the way.
Play this and you may be able to answer the question, "Do androids dream of electric sheep?".

Surprised

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have to admit that I'm not much of a gamer, but I LOVE Blade Runner (the film). I bought this game 10 years after it was released (I just got it a couple of months ago). Man, was I surprised! Being an "old" game, I thought it might be cheesy and outdated, but was I ever wrong!

This game captures the very ESSENCE of Blade Runner. The scenery is stupendous, the story is incredible (much closer and faithful to the book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" than the movie itself was!)and the music was (almost) a direct copy of the original soundtrack (which, IMHO, was at least 50% resposnsible for giving the film & the game its glorious, dark, moody, and evocative atmosphere).

The ONLY critique I have is that the characters themselves appeared blurry and sluggish (except for the cut-scenes). Oh, well. What can you expect from a video game that is 10 years old?

Despite that, Blade Runner is an excellent mystery/adventure game. The wonderful thing about it is that you can play it 10 times in a row and you'll never play the same game twice (there are multiple endings that depend on what your character does throughout the game)!

Fans of Blade Runner should have this game. Fans of mystery or adventure games should have this game. One word of caution, though. Once you get started, you may not be able to stop. It's addictive!

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