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Awesome game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

You know the plot, so I'm not going there. for 70% of the game, you play as Jack Driscoll, in which you're job is not to save the day, but leave Skull Island alive with grossly oversized raptors, giant flying rats, and millipedes the size of anacondas running around. For the other 30% of the game, you play as Kong, punching out dinosaurs and the aforementioned giant flying rats, which offers no end of fun. Go pick up a copy of the game ASAP. You won't be sorry.

Best Movie Adaptation

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have to say that this is one of the best movie tie-in games that I have played since the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Let me begin with the good. The graphics for this game are just stellar. The lighting is spectacular and the later temple levels are just breathtaking. I also liked the atmosphere the game created with the music when you are near death, the lack of a targeting reticule, and the lack of a health bar. It helps create that sense that you are stranded on a deserted island with monsters all around you. Which leads me to another point. There are truly moments when you are scared. For example, creatures will creep up on you through tall grasses and get you from behind. The creatures, though, do bring me to only a slight disappointment: the thing where kill something to draw the monster's attention away from doesn't always work. Sometimes there is no point in doing it, especially when there is always spears nearby when you run out of ammo, etc. It's kind of hard to explain but to me, personally, it wasn't that useful. Also the game is short and the controls for Kong can be clunky, but you do get the sense of being a one ton "Prince of Persia." I would also like to see some more open environments as this kind of felt a little claustrophobic. Anyway good game. There should be more like this out there.

REALLY GOOD GAME!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

GREAT GAME , BUT IT GOT CONFUSING SOMETIMES. THE GRAPHICS ARE GREAT AND SO IS THE SOUND AND MUSIC.
overall its a very good game!

Not Bad

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Its a great attempt, my faults towards the game are as follows: it looks terrible on game cube, try looking at it on the computer, it's like two different games. But game wise, the spears you throw become annoying and you spend most of your time praying for a tommy gun so you can blast the Velociraptor gnawing at your leg. Also, playing as Kong, to me, was the damn funnest part of the whole game. Playing as Jack was annoying because you feel weak and helpless against the ancient dinosaurs chewing your head off. So the welcome feeling of immense strength is very satisfying.

Kong's control issue: I think kong has enough moves and is as responsive has he needs to be. I mean come on how fast do you think a 100 foot tall, 1000 lb gorilla is gonna be. I think the controls fit the giant ape perfectly and, i had no problem snapping T-rexes jaws left and right. Plus you can beat your chest and go into matrix style mod, which is so much fun.

However, I have no idea why people rush out like idiots and pay 50 bucks for the game when all you had to do is wait till that idiot decided it wasn't a good enough game for 50 dollars and traded it in so you could buy it for 10 dollars. F@#$%ING MORONs.

The lighting, sound, are as everyone has said, amazing it's just that it seems a little rushed in the game play department. I feel like they could have made more monsters, made the levels feel more free etc... you know where I'm going with this. All the things most gaming companies fall short on last minute due to budget, time, etc... etc... Even though you can replay the game for extras, it doesn't even come close to adding extra points to the overall game rating....the replay value sucks(just a little)

Bottom Line, Rent it or get it used for 10 bucks

Terrific

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game has got to be one of my best for gamecube. There is plenty of amazing levels and adventerous gameplay.I was a little hesitant on buying this game since I bought the ds version and found it to be way to difficult if not impossible to get passed the 2nd level. But once I started playing there was no stopping.Take my word of advice and go treat yourself to one of the best games of the year for gamecube

The Eighth Wonder of the World

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Most of the time, movies do not translate into games very well. This is an exception to that rule. Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong (Widescreen Edition) comes to life in spectacular fashion with this game. Beautifully rendered graphics and fun gameplay make for a wonderful gaming experience.

The game takes place almost exclusively on Skull Island. You play as Jack Driscoll, and for those of you that have not seen the new film, he is now an educated and well respected playwright, not the he man hero first mate of the previous film.

As Jack, you are sometimes alone and sometimes with other characters from the film as you make your way through this hellish island to save Anne from Kong. The left and right shoulder buttons control your weaponry and this can take some time getting use to. But after a while, it becomes second nature.

There is no HUD on this game, so you can't tell by looking at the screen how much life you have left or how many bullets you have. The only ways to tell is by your breathing and heartbeat, which gets faster as you become injured. When the screen goes red and silent, you're dead.

There are a host of weapons to use, but it is realistic in the fact that you have a certain number of bullets and once you're out, you're out until you find another box of weapons that has been air dropped at various points around the island. For the most part, you will be using spears and the bones of dead animals as your weapons. It is important to master using these, because if you don't, you don't stand a chance.

Every few levels, you actually get to play as Kong. This is quite jarring (in a good way), as you now have the power that you lack as Jack. You can attack full force and kill your enemies. Repeatedly pressing X revs you up and gives you a temporary power boost. You must battle dinosaurs (lots of them) all while keeping Anne safe. This is the most fun part of the game and these are the levels that you will most likely go back to replay as each level is available to replay after you finish it.

After the island levels, you are Kong in New York. This is particularly fun as you get to rampage through the city on your way to the Empire State Building. Of course you die at the end, but that's really not the end of the game.

After you beat the game, you then go back through levels that have points available to score. You unlock various extras along the way including the "old movie" mode, where your screen resembles the 1933 film, King Kong (Two-Disc Special Edition). Of particular note is a Peter Jackson interview regarding the making of the new film.

The ultimate unlockable is the alternate ending, which you can unlock after achieving 25000 points. This is fun as you get to save Kong and give him a happy ending.

All in all, this is a great game. I would have liked more levels as Kong, or maybe an option of one or the other, as well as playing as other characters. The game is also rather short for an adventure game. But it has a great replay factor. These are minor quibbles though.

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