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Taming Tarzan Untamed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: June 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Intially I bought this game becasue I was at Wal-mart, and I decided that I wasn't going to leave the store without a new game... meaning new to me, not NEW as in just came out. Anyway It was sitting there for 20 bucks, so I grabbed it and said, "I wonder if this will be as bad as I think." I took it home and put it away... we kinda forgot about it, and Christmas was coming so, since it was still unopened, I wrapped it and gave it to my wife for Christmas... She didn't apreciate it... The first level was actually kinda fun, but then it got to the surfing part... this part was more frustrating than X2, and you have stupid Rosie O'Donnel yelling at you the whole time... Half the time I remebered to mute the TV, but the other times I had to sit in complete annoyance. This all would have been semi-OK, except that extra lives are harder not to get than get, so I could never just GAME OVER my way out. After I got so annoyed at Rosie O'Donnel, that I focused my Chi enough to beat the surfing level I was thrust into the wonderfully bad WaterSki level... This one was even worse that the Surfing... Here a strange Giant bird pulls you Tarzan into rocks, ill-tempered bass and strange acid moss that kills you in two seconds... My wife had to leave the room at this point... the sound of Tarzan's bones cracking when he didn't make the jump over the many tree branches was too much for her, not to mention the fact that the bird would drag Tarzan's dead limp body through five or ten more obstacles before the level would reset. At this point I put the game away for about 5 months.

Two nights ago I had this strange urge to play Tarzan Untamed again... perhaps I having withdrawls from school being out and not having to babysit 7th graders all day... maybe I am just a glutton for punishment, but I poped Tarzan back in the Cube and went for it... this time the stars must have been in alignment because I kicked some trash... I got through Level after level with narry a thought for how frustrating and bored everyone else was getting watchign Tarzan smack into rocks and slide through green crystals (apparently Superman and Tarzan have an aversion to glowing green rocks). I ignored the cries of my wife and child and kept playing.
Around this time the game informed us that we needed to go back and find more Film reels, or else they wouldn't let us go to the ancient Elephant burial ground... I went back to the surfing and skiing levels,and My wife went on-line to look up divorce attorneys. After a few hundred hours of Tarzan testing his skull strength against rocks and trees; I had enough film to move on.

At this point I think it is important to mention the boss battles. These are one on one fights in the tradition of Street Fighter,and MK, but instead of fighting you furiously tap on the "B" button until it reveals your "special wrestling move" which you must perform in a matter of mere nano-seconds or else start the whole "B" pounding again... now this button pounding isn't smooth or easy like one might imagine after having played a Mario Party game, no, this is hardcore, your finger will hurt after the last two bosses pounding... in any case if you happen to pull off this feat of controlled magic Tarzan switched into a cut scene of him wrestling or running away, or whatever...

When I got to the third Bungee level (the Baboon one) I had to run to the bathroom-- the game had somehow given me diarreah. My wife tried the level a few times, while I expelled the entire contents of my digestive tract into the toilet. When I came back Tarzan was still falling hoplessly into trees and rocks... this didn't change much after I took the controls back. Eventually I got the all important Film Canister winning the respect of the Baboons. They take their film VERY seriously.

Ok... so Then I got to the last level (before the final "boss" battle) I go crusing through the level dodging kryptonite and saving baby monkeys only to find Turk or Tantor... whatever the elephants name is... standing there to tell me I needed to go back to the start of the level and find the "real" entrance to the Elephant Grave yard. I went back to the start and having won the trust andlove of my Baboon friends I was alble to gain entrance to the Elephant grave yard...Here I went on the final Boss battle where I had to "fight" two people at once... This ended with a cryptic cut-scene that I think promised me a better ending if I found all the film canisters...

All in all my marriage survived and I found that Tarzan really was worth the 20 bucks I spent 7 months ago in Wal-mart... did I mention that It was about 2 A.M. when I bought the game...

I give it a Z+ or a Q- depending on what scale you want to use...

Short games are the fate of the GC

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 38
Date: November 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The lack of technological innovation is hurting the GC. It shows up especially in this game. The lack of effort can be seen in this game as you will laugh once you figure out that it took longer to go to the store and pick this game up then it did to finish it.

The game is greate

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: November 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I see a lot of graphics and this game is amacing.
Tarzan can surf and flew it down on a bongijump.
I recomendated you (...)

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: October 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

pros
there are no pros

cons
everything

A decent game at best

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game can only be described as decent. It's not that bad a game, but it's not really great either. It's almost like the X-Games set in the jungle. Tarzan tries his hand at extreme sports, but not to much success. The action levels are decent, but leave a lot to be desired. The graphics and cinemas are true to the movie, and the play control is simple enough for anyone to pick up on it. The jungle like music is well suited to the game, as is the sounds of the animals throughout the forest. The game design itself is like a patchwork quilt. You switch between game modes quickly and frequently. Though the variety is nice, none of the action is too exciting. The younger crowd may appreciate this game, but that's about it. For the experienced gamer, this is just a walk in the park.

fun but hard

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

the

The game is fun but really hard .Beating wolf and croc are really
hard but otherwise it is fun.

grahpics 4.5

funfacter 5.0

sound 3.5
controls 10.0

This game is not that fun.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got up to level 4 on this game and level 1 is the best.Level 4 is scary.A big hunter squeezes Tarzan to death.Do not get this game!!If anything,rent it.You will not like this game!

Awesome for the whole family

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my 7 year old and he loves it. When I watched him play I wanted to play too. Same thing with my husband and my 9 year old. It is easy enough for the kids but at the same time it is challenging for the adults. It is hard to explain. It is a lot of fun. At 19.95 you would not believe how much fun it is.

Definitely a group game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

To me, this is one of the best games you can get. I understand that for the epxerienced gamer this isn't exactly the best, due to it being easy to learn and all, hence my not-full rating. But, and this is from experience, get a couple of kids taking turns whenever Tarzan dies, trying to complete the game? It's absolutely timeless. My friends and I screamed at the screen, yelling at each other and laughing our heads off trying to master the surfing and skiing levels, looking out for the reels of film that enable you to finish the game. And when it came to the boss levels, nothing was more nerve-racking as we struggled to remember the code and click the button at the same time. We worked together, and we had the best time. I think this is what the Playstation should be for, for group games! And Tarzan definitely is one.

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