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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- PEGI Rating: Unknown
- Media: Video Game
- Item Quantity: 1
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Product Features
- Realistically gory battles in a cartoon universe
- Arcade-style fighting, exploration, strategy and stealth
- Innovative battle system
- Easy management of multiple foes
- Deep gameplay, with good replay value
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Although by no means perfect, The Mark of Kri is an original game experience. With an innovative fighting system, graphics that are better than you thought the PS2 could deliver, and lots of cool extra character abilities, the game offers a fresh take on the basic guy-with-a-sword scenario.
The Mark of Kri follows a story about dark times coming and bad guys roaming the countryside, but the only important thing to know is that you must wander around collecting stuff and kill guys who attack you. There are several things that make this more interesting than it sounds, most prominently the amazing environments of moss-covered ruins. Reportedly, former Disney animators were among the developers, and it shows, not only in the character designs and movements but in the excellence of the sound and lighting effects that subtly deepen the game's lush, ominous atmosphere.
Then there's the fighting system, which lets you assign a button to each attacker, so you can attack enemies on all sides without worrying about which direction you're facing. This is a fairly simple matter at first, but requires more strategy and skill as the game progresses. The Mark of Kri includes a stealth mode, which allows you to sneak up and strike lethal blows before enemies can sound the alarm, and there's a bird you can send ahead to scout hostile territory before you enter it. These extra features keep the ol' killing-crowds-of-bad-guys routine from growing tedious.
There are only two complaints: the environments are not as seamless and interactive as they could be (if there's a cliff, shouldn't you be able to jump off it?), and there are too many things to keep straight, stuff such as magic items and combo moves (but then again, the author is unusually lazy, and this probably won't bother most gamers). Overall The Mark of Kri is rock-solid, graphically beautiful, and thoroughly engaging. --David Stoesz
Product Description
An intense and exhilarating fighting adventure experience, The Mark of Kri delivers graphic and gory fighting in a stylish cartoon universe. The gameplay is varied and involves exploration, strategy and stealth among other elements. With an engaging story line filled with conflict, magic and discovery, the game follows Rau, a heroic warrior unmatched in skill and strength, as he battles through richly detailed environments to discover the truth about his family's dark secret. Featuring a completely new and innovative combat system, detailed character design and clever gameplay, The Mark of Kri aims to breathe new life into the action-adventure genre.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This game is a little different from other 'fighting & stealth' titles and has great graphics and voice acting. I won't re-hash what the amazon review has said other than add that once you get the hang of the controls and fighting sequences (which get very challenging towards the end - be warned) the game looks and plays great.
My only grumble is the lack of opportunities to save in the later levels - save scrolls are plentiful in early levels but more scarce later on - and when a level can take you as long as 2 hours to complete you want to be able to save more often. It's not that you have to play the whole level again - it's just that some battles are truly epic and literally exhaust you - not something you want to have to do again if you die due to pressing the wrong button and putting your axe away by mistake at a cruicial moment....! But them perhaps I'm just not very good at it...
Anyway, looks, sounds and plays great - recommended.
My only grumble is the lack of opportunities to save in the later levels - save scrolls are plentiful in early levels but more scarce later on - and when a level can take you as long as 2 hours to complete you want to be able to save more often. It's not that you have to play the whole level again - it's just that some battles are truly epic and literally exhaust you - not something you want to have to do again if you die due to pressing the wrong button and putting your axe away by mistake at a cruicial moment....! But them perhaps I'm just not very good at it...
Anyway, looks, sounds and plays great - recommended.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Hundreds of years ago, mysterious forces created a spell with the power to open a passage between the world of darkness and our world. No one was able to fight against its terrible power before it could be invoked, the spell was stolen and smashed into six parts.
A millennium later and the spell had become just another tale among many told around campfires. But then one day the six parts of the spell came back to the light, giving agents of evil a chance to recreate the world to their desire.
The main character, whom you play as in the game is named Rau. Rau is a young warrior: muscle-bound and armed to the teeth, he's in training to face his destiny and hopefully save his people from this evil curse. As Rau you must venture out and defeat evil where you can find it, using steel, skills and stealth in Sony's latest action adventure game.
Mark of Kri has a unique combat system, specially designed to take on surrounding enemies all at once. The way this works is fairly simple and easy to pick up. Rau has a spinning arrow that helps him to locate and mark enemies around him (time slows to allow this though). Once marked, each enemy has a controller symbol above them. Rau can then hit the button to his the desired target, and this in turn allows Rau to attack any of his enemies in any direction.
Reasons for buying it:
-Unique battle system
-Varied weapons
-Stealth and vicious action
-Great storyline, brilliantly illustrated
-Secondary character to add original tactical element.
Reasons to leave on shelf:
-Rau is a little slow at running (!!!)
(you must be thinking surely there are more reasons, but no!)
Overall Verdict:
-8.9/10 (89%)
A great action adventure wrapped within a superb story. The battle option and cheats will occupy you for six months onwards.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The Mark of Kri is an outstanding game with good graphics and cool combinations to finish that stupid enemy behind you. It isn't realistic but thats what makes it better! The things i like about it are the training levels which your friend gives you after you complete a new level which teaches you stelth, arechery and stunning combos. Also with comparison with gta, you can decapitate people! The things which are irratating are the save options, you have to get scrolls to save the game which are only a little frequent, and the controls are very difficult which is sometimes a problem, THANK THE LORD FOR MANUALS!
Basically a very, VERY good game!
Happy cutting off peoples heads!
Basically a very, VERY good game!
Happy cutting off peoples heads!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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This game tried hard to be all things to all men, it does it well.
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What a waste of time, not an easy game to play, not very good graphics, very little longetivity and generally not very intresting. Read more
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