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A Toasty Title...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 24
Date: October 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My first thought of a game for Reign of Fire was like what a waste, but after some thinking I decided to rent it. And for that I'm actually quite happy I did. The creators of this game did a fantastic job. They added some pretty neat features included with the game like a music Video and concept art.

Another nice feature about this game is you get to play the dragons. After of course beating a couple of levels.

Well, here's my rating.
Graphics 10/10
Sound 9/10
Gameplay 9/10
Controls 9/10

My comment: I would rent it to get a good feel for the game before buying it.

Here there be dragons...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: October 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is apparently based on a movie. I haven't seen the movie, and so cannot vouch for how good it is; but I can say that this game is pretty good.

The story is about dragons who have awoken from a centuries long sleep, and they're apparently not too keen on the idea of sharing the planet with their human neighbors. In a matter of years, the dragons have multiplied dramatically and devastated the earth with their unstoppable reign of fire from the skies. Humans are on the verge of extinction, and only a few pockets of civilization remain, struggling for survival.

Quinn was there when the first dragon woke up. He and a small group of people have camped out in a fort and are having a hard time surviving. Then the Kentucky Irregulars show up. Led by Denton Van Zan, they're a small group of military types who've scrounged together some equipment and weapons to form a resistance movement against the dragons. After joining forces with Quinn's group, the Irregulars have to defend their base against dragon attacks and then find a way to take the fight to the dragons and stop their rampage of destruction.

This game is two games in one. The first half puts you in the role of a Kentucky Irregular under Van Zan's command, and you have to fight the dragons. The second half is the antithesis; you're a dragon and you get to wipe out the humans.

For the human missions, you get to operate a variety of vehicles and weapons. There's the four by four truck with a machine gun and rocket launcher mounted in back, a tank, a makeshift fire truck, and a buggy. Your weapons include machine guns, rockets, heat-seeking missiles, tank shells, and a couple others. In some of the missions, you use a makeshift fire truck with a water turret, and you have to put out fires created by the ever-present dragons. Getting set on fire is a constant threat that will drain away your vehicle's health, and you have to find various types of water towers to put out the fire before you die.

The missions are packed full of objectives you have to achieve, from defending a weak side of your fort to rescuing allies who are in trouble. Most of the dragon missions are seek-and-destroy. You're given primary targets to take out, and there are plenty of targets of opportunity along the way. In addition, you're given a medal at the end of a level based on how well you performed. Accuracy, number of kills, health remaining, and a few other factors determine what medal you get.

This game is very post-apocalyptic. Dark skies, scorched earth, ruined buildings and vehicles, remnants of demolished cities... The whole nine yards. Post-apoc fans will like it. The graphics and scenery are all very good, and details abound. The environments look very realistic, as do the vehicles and dragons. The weapon fire, fireballs from dragons, and explosions also look good. There are a variety of different dragons, all from the same brood. The young dragons who haven't grown wings yet run along the ground and try to ram your vehicle. Adolescent dragons breathe fireballs as they approach, swoop overhead, and then circle around for another pass. There are also larger gray dragons. Then there are the huge females who will hover nearby and blanket the entire area with natural napalm.

The sound is mostly good. The weapon fire sounds good enough, and the explosions and growls from the dragons are excellent. The dragons have some very menacing growls. Van Zan has the best voice acting. He's with you throughout the whole thing, and his dialogue guides you from one objective to the next. The rest of the voice acting is decent at best. The music has a Hollywood feel to it, and does a great job of setting the mood for each mission.

The camera work is good, for the most part. The camera is always with you, although if you back up against a building, your view might be a bit obstructed by the building.

The vibration function is pretty intense. You'll feel the impact of fireballs as they pelt the ground all around you, and there are some powerful shakes as a wounded dragon crashes into the earth with a resounding thud! It all adds to the intensity of the experience.

This game is hard. The missions are long, and it's easy to get messed up half way through, then you have to replay the mission from the beginning. The dragons are fierce enemies, and it's often a challenge just to stay alive. If you don't mind working your way through some challenging missions, it's all good.

You know how movies have exciting chase scenes where the hero is on the run from the bad guys (or beasties), they're right on his heels, and he's barely escaping getting hit? This game does a masterful job of capturing that feel. There are times when there are fireballs hitting the ground right at my heels and all around me, and I'm barely scraping by without getting majorly torched. The game also does a great job of capturing the feel of a massive, chaotic battle with lots of participants, both human and dragon. Just try not to hit your allies... too much.

All said and done, I found this game to be pretty entertaining. My only big complaint is that it's too short. There are nine human missions, and seven dragon missions. It's a good game; it just left me wishing that there could've been more to it. Regardless, one thing that Reign Of Fire proves is that whether you're fighting against them or playing as them, dragons are way cool!

What an experience!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: December 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Reign of Fire is a fantastic game! It has great graphics and intense gameplay. The developers have created a fantastic sense of battlefield carnage and chaos against marauding dragons. In latter levels, YOU get to be a marauding dragon!

There are some things you need to know about the controls, which has gotten some bad press. The default is "simple" control configuration. Change this before you even start playing! In this configuration, you aim AND steer with the left thumbstick, and accelerate and decelerate with A and B. The right thumbstick does nothing. We will get nowhere with this set-up.

On the other hand, the "advanced" set-up steers with the left thumbstick, and aims with the right. This makes the controls very intuitive. Another thing you might want to do is turn down the auto-aim to zero. Otherwise, the aiming cursor does a lot of drifting, which can be very annoying and make it more difficult.

I have very few complaints about the game. The dialogue can get quite repetitive at time, such as when you are not in the spot you need to be. You hear the same sentence repeated multiple times.

Very disappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: January 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The idea of the storyline of Reign of Fire is interesting to say the least, and in a video game it should seem like a mindnumbingly fun idea. This PS2 version of Reign of Fire however, is extremely disappointing, and is just another movie licensed game to be added to the garbage heap. You get to drive around in a number of different vehicles while shooting hordes of swooping dragons, and eventually after finishing the human campaign, you can then choose to play as a dragon and lay fire down on helpless humans. While this all sounds like a fanboy's dream on paper, the game's execution nearly falls flat on its face. The controls are buggy and unresponsive whether your in the human or dragon campaign, and while the graphics are great and all, there is a lot of slowdown when there is a lot of on-screen action. The little bit of fun that can be had with Reign of Fire is laying waste to the dragons (the control and feel when playing as a dragon feels like your playing as a flying brick) and just mowing down anything in site, and after a while, you'll get bored with the repititious and tedious gameplay. All in all, fans of the film may want to give this a look, but all others should head for the hills.

This will burn your PS2 !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Graphics are so smooth !!! now you know how powerful your PS2 is.
Play as a human is good enough but it's even cooler !!! to play as a dragon . You can fly freely to destroy all the planes and trucks. The textures of the dragon are as good as what you see in the movie !
Don't be stunted by the graphics !! the harrier will shoot you down !!!(^_^)

Dont Buy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When games are made from movies there pretty good, except for this one. If You Like Becoming A Dragon And Blowing Up EveryThing In Site, Buy It. But The Story Mode Lacks Intrest. 2 Stars. Rent It.

fight fire with fire

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

fasten your controler because it will be flying. Hurl fireballs
to the earths crust and humans. Or be a human and fight the dragons with tons of vehicles and weapons. The aiming is bad
but who cares with the fire effects and fun you are set.

One of the years worst games

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: December 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Trying to target the dragons in this game was increadibly frustrating. Could not get past the dragons in level three. Complete garbage, no fun what so ever. Would not even recommend renting this game.

Regin of Fire

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is unbelievably awesome from the graphics to the storyline. If you liked the movie you'll like the game. If you like the game you'll like the movie (most likely).

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