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Beowulf (PC DVD)

by Ubisoft
Platform:   Windows XP
2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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  • Platform:   Windows XP
  • BBFC Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Suitable for 15 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 15. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 15 years of age or over.
  • Media: Video Game

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Product Features

  • Delve even deeper into the adventure as gamers will play through 30 years of the Beowulf story
  • Powered by the next evolution of the award-winning YETI technology, Beowulf delivers an unrivalled graphical experience.
  • Army of up to 12 thanes to unlock as players increase their heroic experience (by saving thanes, killing giant monsters, etc.).
  • Use the thane army to your advantage by giving orders, assigning positions, tailoring weapons to the situation or enemy and by triggering in-game mechanisms.Use legacy experience points to gain thanes, replace weapons and upgrade Carnal abilities.
  • Carnal Power allows the use of stronger attacks and special weapons. But if used too much, there will be grave consequences.
  • Dynamic combat system including combos, parries and increasing skills as the player progresses.
  • Grab ability allows Beowulf to hold on to walls or climb, as well as fight up close with visceral hand-to-hand combat against enemies and giant monsters.

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  • ASIN: B000VY15KY
  • Release Date: 16 Nov 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,515 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

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Manufacturer's Description

The Beowulf video game takes players deep into groundbreaking director Robert ZemeckisâEuro(TM) vision of the classic saga, Beowulf. Gamers live the life of Beowulf, the legendary Norse warrior with the strength of 30 men who is torn between the nobility and brutality within him. Arrogant, self-serving and lustful for gold and glory, Beowulf will journey to Denmark to destroy a bloodthirsty beast wreaking havoc on a frigid land. But evil persists, and Beowulf succumbs to its lure of even greater fame, quietly maneuvering to claim the Danish throne. As King, Beowulf must face the consequences of ambition, even as war descends on the realm. As Beowulf, players lead their men, called thanes, into battle, slay the Titans of a dying age and crush the enemies that threaten to annihilate both their kingdom and people. Only then, when Beowulf looks Destiny in the eye, will he know what kind of hero he has truly become.

âEurooeUbisoft, Paramount Pictures and Shangri-La Entertainment have been working extremely close in developing Beowulf,âEuro said Gilles Matouba, creative director at Ubisoft. âEurooeFrom the very beginning, we have had an unprecedented level of access to information and assets from the movie. This access, coupled with the creative and technological abilities of our team, has allowed us to capture aspects of the film and translate them perfectly into compelling game play elements such as the visceral hand-to-hand combat, dynamic swordplay and amazing visuals, while giving us the creative liberty to go even further by creating exclusive content for the game that is unexplored by the film and even the classic tale.âEuro

âEurooeThe talented creators at Ubisoft are transforming our vision of the film into an interactive experience that extends the epic adventure far beyond its classic storyline,âEuro said Robert Zemeckis, director of Beowulf. âEurooeWeâEuro(TM)ve been thoroughly impressed with what weâEuro(TM)ve seen from the game makers and are confident that gamers will find it to be an immersive and entertaining experience that goes far beyond the traditional movie-licensed game.âEuro


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Stick to consoles when it comes to this game, 20 Jan 2008
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 
I wouldn't bother buying this game for PC unless you have a very good computer. So much relys on timing, and the glitching and general lag that comes up even on the lowest graphics setting makes getting things right at the right time almost impossible.

However IF you can manage to get past these almost impossible moments then you can enjoy some fun with the games fighting, which although somewhat repetative is enjoyable.
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12 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars THE LEGENDARY HERO WOULD FALL ONTO HIS SWORD, 17 Nov 2007
By NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit) - See all my reviews
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Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 
The heavier name they bear, the harder they fall.

BEOWULF was supposed to transfer the epic story of the old Norse hero torn between brutality and nobility to our PCs. The original story takes place mostly in Denmark and Sweden; nevertheless, since it is the only surviving AngloSaxon heroic poetry, it is revered as England's National Poem.
To those of you not having to struggle with its old English in high-school and are not familiar with the story: the Viking hero comes in aid of king Hroogar and defeats three foes (Grendel, Grendel's mother and a giant (sea-serpent) Wyrm - that unfortunately delivers Beowulf's fatal wounds as well). Since the poem runs for 3,182 lines, you can bet that the story is a lot more complicated than this.
It was this epic that provided J.R.Tolkien with the seed ideas for his LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy (he had even published a paper on its influence on Western literature).

Towards the weight of such legacy UBISOFT demonstrated...total and blatant disrespect. To try and fail to follow the complicated story could be forgiven. To flagrantly display no intention of using the story for anything but an excuse is unforgivable.
The game is released in tandem with the Beowulf movie. Yes, that means that the game drafts the appearances of Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, and John Malkovich.

This is the game that could had been (amongst many other things) RUNE's spiritual successor - being a Third person action slasher with Viking swords and axes and special moves. Well, it is definitely NOT!
As an innovation, two fighting modes are introduced: unarmed (carnal) and armed (heroic). Although your preference will determine the ending, this is not really a choice since the game pretty much favors the one fighting mode over the other at various segments. Using each fighting mode earns you points to be used in either improving your character's or your squad's abilities (in rudimentary RPG-like fashion - which this game clearly is not).

Yes, for a game following a Hero's quests, you actually have a group of followers, the Thanes. Of all the stupid sidekicks and squads I have ever encountered (remember the DAIKATANA bunch..?), these Nordsmen were surely...dropped the hardest at childbirth. Their AI is truly dismal! An enemy may be hacking just besides them yet all they do is stand idle and stare. You are supposedly able to encourage them to fight harder them - yet to no effect. Even ordering them to do simple tasks will often fall on deaf ears...

The graphics are good but not great - when compared to this season's major releases - and its hardware requirements are pretty steep for what it finally delivers. To be fair though, artistically it manages to be more atmospheric than over-hyped games such as BIOSHOCK.

No, I cannot recommend it to anyone - not even English-Lit Majors...
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2.0 out of 5 stars graphics too high :(, 15 Oct 2009
By L. Bartleet - See all my reviews
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Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 
be sure your computer's good enough to play this well. even on the lowest settings it ran slow on mine -
3 gb ram
dual core 2.00ghz processor
128mb graphics card (problem!)

it's quite timing based. therefore i don't know if the actual game is bad but i could only get 5% of the way through.
it's so cheap though so i'm not too annoyed...
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