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the camera issue - an easy fix

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: July 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Alot of people have complained about this game because of the camera. However, apparently, very view realize the game offers three different angles. The game starts out with what the developers deemed the "smart camera". Basically, one pad controls the shark's movements, and the other controls the camera angle. In reality, this is as far from intelligent as one can get, and all in all frustrating as hell. However, with a simple click of the R3 button, the camera will centralize behind Jaws ala Echo the Dolphin style, making the shark INFANTLEY easier to control. And with another click of the R3 button, it goes into first person mode, wich adds an extra layer of creepy surrealism ala the opening sequince of Jaws: The Revenge. The "smart camera" is actually very useful in centering the camera in front of the shark, so that you can watch in horror as he disembowels his victims. Just not very useful in standard game play. Had the programmers made the "locked angle" the default setting from the beginning, it's very likely this game would have received glowing reviews across the board. Once you figure out this easy fix, you'll find Jaws:Unleashed to be one of the finer timekillers around.

this bites...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 14
Date: July 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game sucks! I thought it would be really cool, but aside from parts being retartedly hard, the story is stupid. This game had so much potential....

I can't believe how much I underestimated this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was hesitant to buy it for my kids , but I did against my wifes wishes. We gave it to the oldest for Easter and I have been up til midnight every day since playing it myself, laughing out loud and yelling at the TV . There is no better bargain out there for the price it sells at.

Bloody brilliant!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game was hilarious, fun, but also hard sometimes. I beat the game, but that required an online walkthrough for a couple parts. Anyways, this game is great because you can go around and eat people, dogs, sharks, and even alligators. You also have special destructive moves like body slamming boats, whipping your tail, and a barrel-roll. My favorite is either shooting a person from your mouth and eating them in mid air or wacking a person with your tail into the air and their bodies explode. It's violent, fun, and has a somewhat decent story line/game play. I wouldn't pay over $20 for it, but if you want a fun game with not bad graphics and where you can wreak havoc everywhere you go, then go buy this game or at least rent it.

controls great/controls bad?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This isn't going to be much of a review but I noticed something strange, one reviewer had said that the controls were great and another said they were terrible and unresponsive. I wonder if this might have something to do with older PS2s vs. the newer models. Is it possible that this game could work better in newer PS2s and horrible in the earlier models? I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS ON SOME GAMES. Just a thought because for one person to say the complete opposite of another on something that isn't really an opinion leads me to think that's what it could be.

MUCH better than expected! pure fun!

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

Being a big fan of the film and also completely obsessed with great White Sharks, I had to have this game. And the best part is, YOU ARE THE SHARK!

After reading some bad reviews, I was disappointed and convinced it was going to be pretty simplistic and boring after a day of playing it. Well, I was completely wrong. This is one of the most addictive games I have ever played on PS2. I think it's much better than what many people have made it out to be.

Jaws has multiple options for his attacks. Biting, Charging, tail whips, grabbing and throwing victims in the air and chomping them on their way down. Victims are torn apart and dismembered in a violent way that makes for pure enjoyment. Oh yea, maybe not a game for young kids. You will also battle other sharks, Killer whales, dolphins and any other sea creatures that get in your way or try to mess with you. Jaws can charge out of the water into the air for spectacular leaping attacks and destruction!

There are 11 main story line missions, and 32 "side missions". Everything from destroying ships dumping pollution, attacking swimmers, scuba divers, water skiers, kayakers, jet skis, shark cages and fisherman. Biting and blowing up oil rigs, police boats and Cost Guard ships as well. Collecting license plates, treasure chests, tin cans and other miscellaneous items along the way for extra points. Using collected points to upgrade the sharks skill level ( strength, speed, accuracy ) makes the game get even better. Some side missions can be simple like finding a certain amount of car tires in a given amount of time, but others are much more challenging and involved. Some involve grabbing an explosive barrel in your mouth and then launching it at boats and power facilities to destroy and sink them. Controls may be tricky at first, but when you master them, attacking victims and objects becomes quite bloody and enjoyable! You can also switch from first and second person camera view. There is also "shark vision" which when turned on, will illuminate objects of interest. This can be very helpful during many parts of the game.

While game play is somewhat limited to attacking and destroying things, it never seems to get dull. There was so much more to this game than I was led to believe from the bad online reviews. Graphics are a somewhat of a mix. The only bad graphics seem to be some cut scenes. Some of the graphics in the scenes are so bad I can't understand why the skimped on them they way they did. Yet most areas of the game are very well done. There is a large underwater mining facility with tunnels and control rooms that looks fantastic and detailed. Everything underwater looks great. Good sound too! Overall, I think the graphics are great and the sharks movement is smooth and VERY life like. 360 degree swimming and motions.

Like I said, this is one of the most addictive and fun games I have ever played. Maybe that's partially because of my fascination with sharks and love of the movie. But Jaws unleashed provides excellent game play that had me smiling the whole time I was tearing victims apart and causing chaos. I say give it a chance and see for yourself, you'll be hooked.

An enigmatic pleasure of a game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Blood and destruction everywhere! Just when you thought it was safe to finally shelf the PS2, out comes JAWS UNLEASHED. This game is perhaps one of the biggest enigmas to come out of the video game industry. Despite the fact that Jaws Unleashed is a greatest hits title (which might surprise some, myself included), this game is still quite an undiscovered gem in the gaming universe. If you're willing to add something strange and fresh to your PS2 library and have a few bucks to spare, Jaws is a terrific choice.

As I browsed the PS2 section in my local electronics store looking for a new game to play, I decided on Jaws Unleashed. There was something about it: it's an old classic movie.. adapted to a game? What?? I chose this game over other more popular titles like Devil May Cry, God Hand, Burn Out, and Kingdom Hearts. RPGs, fighters, FPS, platformers, sports... Jaws doesn't really qualify under any specific genre. I mean, you play as a shark whose purpose is to wreak havoc to everyone and anything. It set it apart from all the other games being sold around it.

The game is just hilarious. You know you're in for something different when you see a shark taking a bite out of a killer whale on the back cover. Created by the same developers behind the Ecco the Dolphin series, Jaws is that series' evil incarnation. As Ecco, you play a lovable hero. As Jaws, you play a godless killing machine. You could tell the developers let themselves loose when making this title, evident in such bonus games like biting a girl swimmer to bang her against a yellow buoy within 20 seconds. It had me and my friends laughing. When was the last a game did that?

This is certainly not an A+ game, because the control can get frustrating and the camera needs major tweaking. However, in a video game world dominated by Final Fantasies, Legend of Zeldas, Halos, and those never-ending EA Sports franchises, Jaws Unleashed is a different yet welcome title. If you played Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (which I also liked), Jaws Unleashed is similar in style and execution, but more sinister and fun. Jaws is not a must-buy title, but it certainly won't hurt to sink your teeth into it. Enjoy!

I can't seem to finish the first level!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well, damn, this game sure looked and sounded like fun. Too bad I can't seem to make it past level 1. There are (supposedly) 9 "level tutorials" that you're supposed to swim up to that tell you how to do certain things. They appear as beams of light underwater. I've gotten 7 of the 9, but I've searched all over the area and I can't find the last 2! Most of the action in this first level takes place in a bottle-neck where you're surrounded by sea walls. Try to swim out of the bottle-neck and into the open ocean and you run into a powerful current that forces you back into the bottle-neck. I spent nearly an hour combing every inch of the place looking for those last 2 remaining turtorials which I assume you must find to complete the level, but I can't find them anywhere!

From what I've read of the other reviews, other people seem to have advanced further in the game. Am I the only person on the planet incapable of finishing the first level? Why of all the games that have had strategy walk-through books printed for them did this have to not be one of them? Why do they have to make games like this, where they look like they'll be really awsome but then you've barely started playing and you run into a wall that you just can't figure out how to bypass? I feel like I just wasted my money buying this damn thing!

too short, but great fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: April 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

We howled with laughter. It's bloody and so much fun. Brilliant concept: You are the shark and you are unleashed to destroy everyone and everything. You get bigger and nastier as you go. It's very silly and certainly worth 20 bucks. Sequel, please.

It does bite! And hard!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have been a jaws fan for years and couldn't pass up another addition to my little collection. As many have already said, the gameplay is great! It's a bloody good time! The only complaint I have is that there are not enough ability upgrades. But hey, it's pretty good as it is.

It's a must buy whether you will really bite anyone or not. Because just swimming around is fun and the ocean life(could have used more species, and more whales!) is great.

The whalesharks and orcas could have been bigger for wow-factor but hey, you are playing a rather big shark... But still...

I love sharks immensely and the shark moves pretty realistically. I love to show my friends my little "documentaries." The great white searches for it's next meal, ect ect. lol Enjoy!

Oh yeah, and I saw it in the store first time and the cashier wanted my ID and unfortunatley I forgot it so I sent my illegal spanish friend in and HE GOT IT! lol just had to share...

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