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Vexx Fails for the casual gamer

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If all you do is play video games 10+ hours a day (read no life) then maybe you will like it and probably give it 4 stars. But if you are a casual gamer, you will hate it.
Despite another reviewer here that tells you to 'get over it' when referring to the lame camera this game has, the camera compared to other platform games is terrible!
The game play is exceptionally difficult and uneccesarily so at times. This game will alienate the casual gamer. There are no milestones. If you lose a life, you get to start over. If you get clear to the end of the level and lose a battle, you get to start over (no matter how many lives you have left). If you trimphantly gather a wraithheart while you have accumulated say 70 chards, you jump for joy until you find out it re-sets the chard count to zero and guess what...you get to start over!
The story line is non-existent, the swimming functionality is awful and clumsy. The graphics are fine, but it doesn't matter much how pretty it is if the game is not fun and is instead too frustrating.
Ratchet and Clank is definately the new standard and Vexx just flat out is overkill and a poor imitation.
Don't waste your money on this game. Do yourself a favor and get Ratchet and Clank or Rayman if you want to have fun instead of constant frustration.

Don't Be Fooled

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: February 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I made the mistake of buying this game without renting it first. The screen shots made this game look awesome, but truley, the game fails in every aspect. First, the controls are very un-smooth and crude and handle inconsistently. The graphics are not stunning at all...there is a lack of detail to the environment and there is a lack of continuity when interacting with the environment when playing as Vexx especially when rock climbing. The game is also very annoying on several levels: Collecting stuff is usually fun - not in Vexx - in every level your goal is to collect these hearts by performing tasks or reaching certain places, or by collecting 100 orb things, anyways, I had about 97 orb things and then I saw a hidden heart piece - so I went to get that - the problem is that as soon as you get a new heart you start over at the beginning of the level with ZERO orb things! Brutally "un-fun"!...Plus the game is completely un-enchanting and unmagical like the great Zelda games. The enemies are so bland and the environments are as random and meaningless as the pointless storyline and tasks. I can't decide what is worse: Acclaim's Vexx or Turok Evolution...

Vexx fails

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Basically, you can say that this game is about 30% fun and 70% Frustrating. The gameplay is uneccesarily difficult at times and ceases to be 'fun' after about 4 levels in. The camera is terrible. Some have said here dismiss it as 'oh well, all platform games have camera problems'. However, this game definately has the lamest camera of them all.
Another dissapointment is the fact that there are no milestones. If you [expire], you get to start over. Period. No matter how many lives you have left, how many items you have collected no matter how far into the level you have gotten, they all get erased to zero and you get the distinct pleasure of having wasted your time. Isn't that Fun?
Acclaim has definately failed in their foray into platform gaming. Get Ratchet and Clank or Rayman, you will actually enjoy those games. This one looked like it had potential but is just too frustrating. Don't waste your money on this game. It just ain't worth it.

A VERY VERY VERY SORRY GAME

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: May 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game will never earn akklaim ne sort of money except for ppl who like these kind of lame games it really isnt gwd really the cameara angles really bad too the grphix ok but who care bout grphix when u cant even get a good view of ur character nd the surroundings u will get bored of this game fast dont buy dun ever rent it im serious this game is so confusing too when u collect hearts it doesnt even tell u information on how to get the heart except a wierd riddle they give you that doesnt make any sort of sense plus once u manage to get a heart u get too strart over isnt dat fun u loose all ur extra life u earned and all the heart pieces u earned u need 100 to get a heart wow say u got 99 heart pieces then u pik up a heart guess what u get to start all over collecting the heart pieces dont even rent this game this game is so sorry i bought it and it took me forever to trade with my friend for one of his game i had to give him 5 games for 2 games

A VERY VERY VERY SORRY GAME

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: May 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game will never earn akklaim ne sort of money except for ppl who like these kind of lame games it really isnt gwd really the cameara angles really bad too the grphix ok but who care bout grphix when u cant even get a good view of ur character nd the surroundings u will get bored of this game fast dont buy dun ever rent it im serious this game is so confusing too when u collect hearts it doesnt even tell u information on how to get the heart except a wierd riddle they give you that doesnt make any sort of sense plus once u manage to get a heart u get too strart over isnt dat fun u loose all ur extra life u earned and all the heart pieces u earned u need 100 to get a heart wow say u got 99 heart pieces then u pik up a heart guess what u get to start all over collecting the heart pieces dont even rent this game this game is so sorry i bought it and it took me forever to trade with my friend for one of his game i had to give him 5 games for 2 games

oh well

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well yea sure its supposed to be this wonderfull, amazing, groundbreaking platform game. Well its not, all thats changed are the graphics, besides the general opening there is almost no development storywise, and tecnically speaking all that revolutionary platform actoin can be had in games the like of the Rayman titles, or Ratchet and Clank. All in all it probably would be pretty fun and thus you should add one or two stars if your new to this kind of thing, or add a few stars if you really really really like large environments or just platforming in general.

Camera controls make life miserable

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I like platformers, which is why I got this game. I've played it off and on for a week now, only because I hate not finishing something I start. If it weren't for that fact, I'd never touch this game again. The graphics are good, but the camera controls are [bad]. I've died more than once because the game decided to adjust the camera angle while I was in the middle of crossing some tiny bridge or climbing a narrow ledge.

Killer graphics + Addictive gameplay = Hours of fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game the first week it came out and I was hooked. I spent more hours playing this game than I expected because I just couldn't get enough of it!

THE GOOD:
1. Graphics

2. Challenging and addictive game play

3. Mammoth worlds with seemingly endless places to explore

4. Great character maneuverability and attack moves (with the exception of swimming!)

THE NOT SO GOOD:
1. Story line - They could have done a bit more to develop the story and getting me connected with my mission and my progress of my mission. Perhaps after collecting certain wraithearts, the game would take a new twist. There could have been more cinematic moments throughout the game.

2. Character development - They could have done a bit more to develop Vexx, the character. Such as, upgrading weapons, learning new moves, and perhaps seeing his personality (besides his vowed revenge for his loved one's death.)

3. Camera angles - At first, the camera angles were good, but as I progressed, the angles could have been better. I found it frustrating when the game would unexpectedly move my center axis slightly and would make complex jumping a bit too challenging.

4. More variety with bad guys - I think the artists could have designed more minions that roam each world. It seemed like I was fighting the same old bad guys each level.

FINAL THOUGHT:
A great first swing at a new franchise for Acclaim! They have gotten past the initial development costs and I'm sure they'll be able to better develop the characters and story line in future sequels.

For those looking for a new platform game, this one holds it's own!

VEXX

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a very cool, very fun game - much in the vein of Ratchet & Clank and Jak and Daxter. The only problems were the maddening camera angles (tough to control) and the feshman swimming controls. And don't bother with the Prima Strategy Guide. It's very basic, dosen't cover the controls, and just skims over the walk throughs. It seems as if it was just slapped together to meet a deadline.

GREAT PLATFORM GAME

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am so tired of people talking about bad camera angles. There isn't a game that doesn't have them so get over it. This game is one of the best platform games I have seen. I played all the way through JAK & DAXTER and SLY COOPER without hardly thinking. Both are great games but way to easy. Vexx not only is a great game but it is actually somewhat challenging. Not to say it doesn't have it's easy parts too. I hope to see a sequal. If you like PLATFORMERS you gotta play this.

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