Conan himself would've put his sword through the console on the final boss, but a fun project none the less.

User Rating: 6 | Conan X360
By link1989_gs | Review Date:
Conan for the X-Box 360 and PS3 is, as game critic Ben 'Yahtzee' Crowshaw would state, is a "Like God of War, but..." game. You got your heavy attacks, your light attacks, your grappling moves, your character from ancient lore, and pretty much everything else you'd expect to see in a game where you play a muscle bound man who saves scantily clad women whilst similtanously putting a broad sword through a bad guy. The main attraction I had to Conan was hearing about it's voice acting credits, including Claudia Black (Farscape), Dwight Schultz (The A-Team) and Ron Perlman as the lead character, Conan. I had also never played a God of War game, though had played others like it (Dante's Inferno, Viking). And while I was pleased with the game for a majority of the time, I would often find a flaw that would leave me wanting to tear my hair out.
The good about this game is again, the voice actors. I was blown away to recognize A'kanna's voice as that of Claudia Black, and even nerdgasmed when I heard Dwight Schultz doing a really quite eerie villanous drawl. Perlman on the other hand, as awesome as he sounded, didn't fit the role, when I heard him speak his lines, it felt like hearing a 10 year old dubbing over an old man, it was two different entities that just didn't mix. The graphics were good for the most part, at times they showed through with in game graphics, taking away from the cinematic quality they were supposed to hold. But sometimes, these things happen, can't help a wave glitching through a dock once in a while. The gameplay was pretty good, as stated before (and several times over), this is a "Like God of War, but..." game, with light/heavy/grappling attacks and combinations that can be found when done right. Lastly, the soundtrack was, in a word, EPIC! Filling in the holes that needed filling. It really helped build up even the most miniscule of fights into glorious conquests.
However, even with those holes filled, there were still bubbles filled with problems coming up. As stated in the title, this games final boss is so difficult, I couldn't beat him, even on Medium difficulty. Though, while this seems like a minor complaint, I really can't help but stress how aggrivating it is to get to a final boss, and be stuck on something so tedious, yet you keeping coming back for more with the ending in near grasp. I kept on fighting until finally, I almost threw my X-Box out my window. There was also the complaint of a display screen at the end of each level that would show amounts of things, like activations of Song of Death, how many secrets were found, and how many times I died. Not really much to complain about, but towards the end, that times you died will start to rack up and really get on your nerves.
All in all, Conan is a game for those who are fans of beat em up's, that said, I can really only say rent this game maybe, at least try it out before you purchase the full game.

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