Pretty Decent
Gameplay: 8
This is with out a doubt the highlight of the game. As, Jack I always felt at danger. With the loads of dinosaurs constanly on my tail. Just, one dinosaur freaked me out! No ammo against a dinosaur! I guess I gotta use a spear to fight this Tyransouras Rex! WOW! This is gonna be fun! Now, moving on to gameplay with King Kong. Now, this definetly overshadows the gamplay as Jack. For, the platforming/beat-um-up segments are just simply a blast! There are only two real complaints about them. First, the levels feel a little bit to much on rails. They're just planned out. Which is forgiveable (take a look at the gamplay score if you don't believe me) but, I can't help but wish that at times the platforming was more free-roaming. Then, there's the matter of actual levels with King Kong. I'd always find myself wishing that this next one was the one! This was the next King Kong level! Only, it wasn't! Which, is quite dissappointing considering that Jack levels do seem to get a bit on the boring side sometimes.
Graphics: 5
This is ceartinly one of the lowlights of the game. I mean look at all the other 360 games cough*GOW*cough. The 360 is capable of producing much better graphics then the ones seen here. One, might argue that GOW was released sometime after King Kong. A year infact! But, this is no excuse for the graphics situation. The developers cearntinly could have simply delayed the game. In order to flesh out the graphics. What is seen here is a lack of time and effort. Constanly, my characters body parts would stick out of rocks. Or, even other people! Now, that we are here in Nex-gen it's time things changed! There is no excuse for these graphical errors. So, graphics is rewarded a 5 for being to much on the last-gen side of things.
Sound: 7
Sound is another lowlight of the game it's pretty much the same exact thing seen in the movie. Played at the exact tune, rushed at action sequences, and non-existitent while in caves. Surely, the developers could have taken the time to add more sound to add more music to the game! Of, course there is also the matter of sound effects. These are all done real well. Such, as when you jump in the water, throw your spear, your thrown spear pierces a dinosaur in the hear, your thrown spear hits a tree, and etc.
Value: 7
The value of the game is pretty decent. All though the value of the graphics brings it down a notch. For, the matter of your characters body parts sticking out of trees and other people! NO EXCUSES THIS IS NEXT GEN! I occaisonly had a few problems with the game crashing. But, I believe this was because of Microsoft's poor development procedure. For, I had the 360 laying on it's side at the time. Which caused the 360 to become hot thus, becoming to hot to play the game!
Reviewer's Tilt: 8
I've got to admit despite the many problems that harass King Kong. It's still ar pretty decent game. Yeah, the graphics could have been so much more. But, when you have such great gameplay this sort of balances the matter. I also really like the King Kong series and being able to actually play as King Kong is simply AWESOME! So, I've got to give the tilt a 8!