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*YAWN*

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 20 / 20
Date: August 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is ever so boring. It follows the general Microsoft philosophy of features over everything else: gameplay, story, mechanics, enemy A.I., interesting characters and enemies, locations, and most importantly, fun.

I'd like to quickly liken this game to Thanksgiving dinner. It's like Grandma (Micrsoft Game Studios) worked really hard on the bread, potatoes, stuffing, pie and apple cider or whatever but completely forgot to make the turkey. It's not Grandma's fault; she's old. But she doesn't try to charge you fifty bucks to eat her dinner, does she? If she does, don't eat it; many good Chinese restaurants are open on Thanksgiving. If you're not American, you might be scratching your head wondering what "Thanksgiving" is. Thanksgiving means this game sucks.

To say this game pales in comparison to Halo is an understatement. This game ignored everything it could have learned from Halo. Halo had a plot, interesting characters, fluid controls, good weapons, and addictive gameplay. Brute Force has none of this.

Halo was by no means a hard game, but Brute Force barely even punishes you for dying. It hurts your score? You can just keep respawning until you beat the level every time! Talk about taking any possible sense of satisfaction away that I could have gotten. To make things worse, there is basically no enemy A.I. at all. The basic gist of it is: hide behind rock, shoot, hide, shoot, hide, shoot, die. To try to conceal this, the levels were sprinkled with places where the enemy simply wouldn't appear until after I walked by them. I knew these places were coming, but there simply was nothing I could do, for the enemies didn't even exist until the instant they surrounded me. Clever, guys. Real clever.

From the very beginning of this game through the ending credits, this game was the least entertaining game I've played since... well, uhh... I'm sure I can think of a game worse than Brute Force... hold on... hmm... maybe this is the worst game EVER! That is quite an accomplishment. At the very beginning, the game was terrible because I had used such rubbery controls very seldom in the past, and certainly not since Playstation (One), but by the time I got used to the controls about five minutes into the first level (it thankfully allowed me to somewhat imitate my Halo control setting), I was already bored of the wishy washy combat and crappy missions.

The game has many features that I've craved ever since Perfect Dark like being able to track your kills and other stats, but some of the most important features for any modern action game are missing here: vehicles, challenge, plot, and fun.

Because when it comes down to it, the most important test of any game is whether or not it's any fun, and this game just isn't any fun.

HYPE!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was all about the hype. I rented it because my co-worker at EB said that it wasnt that good. My friend and I played for about 3 hours. The maps were all linear, the characters were stupid, and the actual gameplay seemed to drag after the first hour, it just ended up being more of the same. I was rather disappointed. Mulitplayer not much better.

Who are you people?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: December 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

To anyone that does not own this game, heed the advice of this adult who borrowed the game from a friend - it really is garbage.
I feel morally obligated to speak up when I noticed the number of rave reviews here. If something you own has disappointed you - please speak out with reviews. It keeps things balanced.
BF was inconsistent, not terribly "new" (same ideas rehashed) the character switching in real time has its fun but it also has major flaws. Oh, and it wasn't fun.
Bottom line, this thing was hyped, hyped, hyped. And now, nine months after its release it still stinks. Don't buy this game - spend your money on GTA if you are an adult. Way more fun.

THIS GAME SUCKS

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 14
Date: November 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

i agree with jumpertheguywhojumps. i was ready to play this game when i bought it at FULL PRICE at my birthday becasue they made the game look good. but the game sucked i though it sucked, my friends thought it sucked, everyone i know thought it sucked, must i go on? Never the less; the point it dont buy this game it you want a truley amazing fighting game buy halo or wait like the rest of us for the highly antisapated halo 2

Anyone who says this is good... gimme a break.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game blows. It is boring, laborious, badly-designed and stupid as a tree stump. I wish I could have given it no stars.

All The Hype, None The Fun

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well, yes, It is a Halo wannabe. Yes, it was intensely hyped. And, yes, it DOES, suck. I was expecting this to be an amazing action game with incredible opportunities to use your teammates in really cool strategical ways. But no, it is just a game where you run and gun the whole time, and get bored a lot. This game does hae some high points though. It's take on multiplayer is really well though out. Too bad the ame is no fun. A waste of money if you already have Halo, Ghost Recon, etc.

this game sux

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: October 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is horrible! I thought it would be the next killer app on xbox. I was so wrong. This is one of the worst games I have ever played. The graphics suck, the gameplay is boring, and the control are horrible. This game was so bad, that I traded it in after three days. I would highly recommend avoiding this game.

Bad game not even worth of buying

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: September 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is really bad, they said that it will be like the critical acclaim Halo. It doesn't even come close to being named the next Halo. Skip it if you can, don't waste your money on this game.

Not what these other reviews say.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 25
Date: June 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Think about it, there's a reason there are over 20 used copies for sale

Dont Buy This Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game [stinks]. I looked forward to it so much. Pre-ordered it and everything. This game is lame. It would have been a great game 5 years or so ago. The storyline [stinks]. Nothing new during the game. It is so easy. Just go slow and sniper everything. When you try to play multiplayer the 3rd person view is always in the way. The controls are just Halo controls, so it is easy to learn if you have Halo. This game should have been 1st person period. Rent it dont buy it and you will understand. Multiplayer is bad, so dont buy it. Rent it and you can beat it before you have to bring it back.

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