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Not a very good game...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

As other reviewers have noted this game is very dark. Not dark in an "evil" way but dark in that there is not good lighting and it is hard to see stuff. Like another guy said, when you play this game you have to turn the brightness on your TV all the way up in order to even have a chance of being able to see what is going on in this game. And that sucks.

The other big problem is the controls, you use the joystick to look around but it is inverted so pushing forward makes you look down, etc kind of like an airplane yoke. It is hard to get used to. And then you use the four buttons to move. Ugh. Using buttons for movement is awkward. Simply put: The controls for this game suck.

If the game wasn't so dark then it might be worth it to take the time to master the flaky control setup but with the darkness and bad controls this game is just not even worth playing.

WELCOME TO THE SHOW

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is killer. 5 different realms. 4 warriors representing the elements. THE WATER REALM(STAR BEARER), EARTH REALM (BEAST KING), AIR REALM (CELESTIAL), FIRE REALM(DEMON). The NIGHTMARE REALM (NIGHTMARE CHILD) Todd McFarlane's comic books gave the world a new view of legendary rock group KISS.

This game is based on the comic books. All the enemy bosses are here. FORTUNADO, TIBERIUS, STAR GRAVE, BLACKWELL AND THE NIGHTMARE CHILD. This game is classic Good vs Evil. This game features music by KISS including SHOUT IT OUT LOUD, ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT, GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU AND THE TITLE TRACK PSYCHO CIRCUS.

The PC version of this game is the recommended choice, the keyboard allows you more easier access to your weapons and has superior sound quality. GO FORTH AND DEFEAT EVIL LIKE YOU'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE. WELCOME TO THE SHOW AND WELCOME TO THE NIGHTMARE.

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Just got this game from a seller thru Amazon, and while the controls took a while to get used to, I'm pretty impressed. The graphics are beautiful, and while the gameplay can be slow at times, overall, it is challenging.

A great game, no matter what music you like.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm a Kiss fan. Actually, for Kiss fans, this game may be a little bit of a letdown. You don't ever get to "see" Kiss in the game. The characters which develop one piece of armor at a time are all first person, so the only Kiss visuals are the odd mirror and occasional album cover. Other than that, there are references galore (a battle in a club called Coventry, Cold Gin billboards, monsters called Strutters, etc.). This game does not have many references at all to the MacFarline comic - just a few screenshots of artwork from the books. The storyline is totally different - but VERY good. It's a macabre game, for sure, but it's a lot of fun if you like things like "Doom."

Ignore all the folks who dismiss this game. It rocks!

this game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this game is kind of fun once you figure out how to move and stuff but the game is a challange and it isn't that bad but it is long you have to beat the game 5 times to actully beat it but overall it is a cool game

Not bad at all.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'm not a fan of first person shooters or Kiss; if you feel the same, read on. I recieved this game as a gift, when I got around to trying it out I was pleased to find the levels to be a perfect balance between challenge and fun. Not too dark (although I believe this is some variant of the Quake II or III engine). The game is fun to play, and I love the default control setup (use the analog pad to look around, the colored buttons to move around, and the triggers to use weapons).

Quake III and Unreal are both more impressive for graphics, but they are designed to be multiplayer games. This game game has story element and most important it's fun and addictive.

And as others have stated here (as well as myself) you do not have to be a fan of Kiss to enjoy this game, it's based off a comic book that's loosely based around the band. Kiss music is used in this game about as much as Nine Inch Nails music was used in the original Quake, it's transparent and blends with game play.

Four stars.

PLEASE RENT FIRST; Good game but not for all.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well, I bought this game even though I'd never even listened to a single song from Kiss. I've never read the McFarlane comic from which this game is based (although I do read some of his Spawn comics). The only reason I bought this game was because I wanted a really gory and nightmare inducing first person shooter (I'm a big fan of shooting games). Did I get what I wanted... yeah, I guess so. I only have three problems with this game: 1) The difficulty is very great even on very easy. 2) You have to adjust your TV every time you play so that you can actully see where you are going. It's such a dark game that you often find yourself lost in the dark. Just lighten up your TV and you'll do fine 3) The storyline is laughable. I mean come on, Kiss saving the world from the minions of Hell?. Why not have the Dixie Chicks save us from a dangerous comet in an upcomming PS2 title? Look, with all I've mentioned above, I still love the game. The graphics are some of the best on any system, the game play is great, and it's just so fun to scream at those evil creatures from Hell to... well, go to Hell. Take this into account and rent it before you buy it. You might like it, you might not

It's not that this game is bad.It just isn't that good.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I decided to rent this game upon discovering kiss would hardly be in it.Well i must say, with other dc shooters out there, Kiss Psycho Circus really doesn't give you a single reason to buy it above the rest.It has the basic search for key, shoot a stupid looking enemy, where's a bigger gun element you'd expect, and cant pull it off that well.I don't know why but i really wasn't feeling the level design of this game.Why cant i run around in an abondoned carnival blasting carnies?That would've been cool.In it's defense, it does have some pretty impressive visuals and some cool looking baddies for you to hack up, but since the gameplay sort of fails, so does this game.There's no internet multiplayer, that didnt bother me at all really.BUT what did was the fact that there is NO multiplayer of any kind.That's right, no deathmatch.As it stands, this game warrants a rent if it looks attractive to you but there's better out there.

THIS WAS GARBAGE

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: December 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game was COMPLETE GARBAGE. I did not even try to return it. Let it sit in a landfill so it can relieve somebody from the tedium of trying to play it.

And why does KISS deny its poser-metal phase of the 1980s? I wanted to play as Paul Stanley wearing yellow spandex and fingerless elbow length pink gloves like he had on in the "Tears Are Falling" video. Didn't the developers think that some of us like the KISS disco song? Why isn't it there? "Lick it Up" is missing too. And why are we stuck with Gene/Paul/Ace/Peter when Vinny Vincent could have been included? They could have at least included a screen shot of the cover of "Animalize".

It is time for KISS to break up. They are an utter joke. They should retire and live on their glory days of the 70s and 80s.

For KISS Fans

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game was not what I thought it would be. It appeals to me because I am a big KISS fan! The game play is straight forward. Move through the enviornments and kill monsters in search of the pieces of your KISS costume. It takes time to get through each phase. You start out as Paul and end with Gene. You switch characters once you have the full costume and have completed all tasks.You will collect different weapons unique to each character. It is fun, but the controls are a little difficult to get use to. The graphics are average. The instruction book does not give you a clue as to what you need to do or how to do it. If you like to play first person shooters and like KISS, you will like this game. Otherwise keep looking.

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