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Kiss-A dream come true to millions,The Nightmare Child

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: August 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Kiss has done it again! The game ,reminiscent of Doom,only much more entertaining,lets you choose your fave warrior,The King Of Beasts ,The Starbearer,The Demon,or Celestial(Whom we know well as Peter,Paul,Gene,& Ace).Each warrior has its own realm,where you as its player,must complete the task of eradicating every enemy hurling towards you,endlessly.Also while playing, you can listen to cool Kiss music .But I won't reveal everything here,it'll just lose all the magic this game has in its power.A real mesmerizing game ,for Kiss die-hard fans & non-fans alike,it's the ultimate in rock/video gaming experience!

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

First Person and Kiss fans only

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Kiss Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child is mildly entertaing first person shooter the graphics are decent the controls are allright using the 4 buttons as movement keys and the analog stick as your look mecanism. There is a smattering of Kiss music in the game and you get to see the characters develop as they find pieces of their armor. The single person mode is fun enough but the weapons aren't varied enough they should have put more in the game. There are 4 worlds one for each Kiss band member and 23 nemesis. What the dreamcast version of this game is missing is ANY KIND OF MULTIPLAYER online or otherwise, they rushed this title out without developing any multiplayer or online modes. Seeing how nicely the DC is handling online play this is just outrageous for a newly released fps, no excuses. This is why the title garners 3 stars its for die hard single player fps or die hard kiss fans although I am not sure that it will satisfy either.

Dissapointment

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

What can I say what a letdown. While I am not a huge kiss fan, I do like the show they put on. The graphics are ok,game is fairly, straightfoward kill! Unless you are like a big Kiss fan stay away and wait for Half Life

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