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Farscape will enjoy this game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 42 / 42
Date: January 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am a fan of the T.V. show and I have to admit that someone who is unfamiliar with Farscape will likely find themselves wondering what the allure of this game is. This game has really been geared towards fans of the show and seems to cater specifically to them.

Game play is good. The AI's for your team mates was a lot better than I expected. If you keep track of their behavioral settings, (run, fight, stay, follow, etc.) then they really serve to assist in fulfilling mission objectives. I have yet to have a computer-controlled teammate die on me. The missions are pretty linear since you're basically playing an [unmade] episode. A few players wrote about having trouble with the camera angles, but if you actually take the time to read the instructions, they are really very simple to use and are actually useful to the game play.

The use of the original actor's voices really makes this game stand out. It really makes the game feel like an interactive Farscape episode. It's a lot of fun to hear the way the characters interact and react to events in the game. (There's an Easter Egg I found in the first level involving Crichton finding "Winona" for the first time.)

If you're not a Farscape fan you probably won't find this game as enjoyable as someone who is a fan. However, if you are a fan of the show and also enjoy video games then you MUST buy this game.

Great Game, So Much Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 18
Date: September 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have to disagree with the other reviewer. Yes, some of the situations are difficult, but his criticism of the camera angles was unfounded because the game player controls the camera angels. I made it all the way through all the levels and had a blast, but it took me over a week to do it. I enjoyed the setup of the game, the characters' voices and one has to be knowledgeable about the strengths and weaknesses of the characters in order to make them work for you. The most fun I had was going to the town and buying the weapons and ammo. The first time through the game is mostly trial and error. I can't wait to do it again with some knowledge and the ability to make different decisions that will make the characters even more powerful. Sometimes I had to get away from it for awhile and think about my strategy. Then when I got back to it I could go on to the next level. Hours and hours of pure frustrating fun.

I love it!

Good base, much improvement needed

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: September 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Camera: To close to the characters, move your mouse to close to the edge and it starts spinning.
Characters: Not bad, has the actual actors voices, they do not automatically switch weapons, and have the nasty habit of running off on their own. You primarly use Chricton and Chiana, D'Argo is used only once, Zhaan maybe twice.
Enemies: While worth credits, you can not walk 1 meter without being attacked by something. If you were hoping to battle peacekeepers, hope is in vain. Your main enemy is animals, the peacekeepers you do run into are all generic, though the Scarans are no where near as tough as in the show.
Weapons: There is never enough ammo, but your main weapons are the Peacekeeper squad weapon and the some of the Scaran weapons.
Story: Drags, simplistic tasks, the end is disapointing, don't expect it to be like an episode.
Map and Radar: The map has everything revealed, no fog of war, the radar isn't very good.

I was influenced heavily to buy this because I like the show. I was disapointed by the level of play, but they did establish the basics. Fix the camera, Use more of the characters, more (and better detailed) peacekeepers and weapon wielding enemies, less animals, have one of the shows writer's do the next script.

Coming from a diehard Farscape fan....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: August 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I own all of the released Farscape DVDs, love the show, could'nt wait for the game to come out. Big mistake...

This game has the absolute worst interface I have ever seen. The camera angle never lets you see more than a few feet at a time, allowing you to get blasted before you even see what's shooting at you. The radar's O.K. if you're in a dark environment but step thru some light and you're snowblind. I think they tried to do the Tomb Raider camera but instead of it following you it has to be manually adjusted.

Credit system: picking up animal hides or items dropped from enemies yields credits from traders( about as much as a pawn shop) and credits are few & far between. To purchase the better weapons you pretty much have to sell everything you have. And some enemies dissentigrate when you kill them leaving nothing.

weapons: low to mid-level weapons aren't much better than throwing rocks, not to mention when you're being attacked you can't fire back, your character just acts stunned for a couple of seconds.

enemies: a few levels are like playing Quake on the Nightmare setting, 'nuff said

levels: some levels you shuttle from the town to reach a certain goal. I made the mistake of killing all the creatures that were in the way, went back to town to buy more ammo, came back to find all the creatures alive again. Apparently going back to town resets the level so if you run out of ammo, put up your fists. Needless to say, sometimes you have to avoid creatures to conserve ammo thus passing up credits you badly need. catch-22.

Sad to say, this game was a great idea gone wrong, it was probably rushed to cash in on Farscape while it's still hot.

Farscape: The Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 16
Date: September 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Farscape: The Game has to be one of the best looking games of this genre since Diablo. I really enjoyed playing this game and the character's are exactly like the show.

Worst Game Ever

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: July 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was really looking foward to playing this game. I rushed out and bought it. At first I thought it would be ok but there are several levels that are almost impossible to get through. Not because the enemies are hard but because you couldn't find the way out. You don't get to battle peacekeepers-you even have to help them! Most enemies take 2 shots to kill. The radar system was ok but the color sucked. I had to turn the colors on the game all the way up and it was still dark. I thought this game would take me a week to finish...it took me one day. It ended way to soon...You never even know if the Prowler gets fixed. I thought you would do what the town needed to do and then go to another world or help Moya. You only get to play with three characters at one time. You play with D'hargo once, Zhaan never really has a story line. Rygel is almost useless...he does more damage than good. Aeryn doesn't come in until the end. You mainly play with John and Chianna. It ended way to soon. You don't even get to go back to the town and walk around and get your Prowler. I did all that work to get my Prowler fixed and I don't even get it back! I really didn't like it.

worst game ever played

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 16
Date: December 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

i bought this game thinking that as it is based on space and aliens, it must be a great entertainment. i was shocked to find that it was so under the grade and i think if there had been stars for negative marking then i would have given it 5 stars for the worst game. don't buy this game, it is so boring and so bad, u will be very upset that you have spent money on such a bad game like me.

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