Video Game Spotlight/Talkback #56 - 24: The Game (PS2)

[Bird Boy]

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Release Info:
US: February 27th, 2006
Rated: M for "Mature" (Blood, Violence)
MSRP: $39.99

Short Description:

Based on the action-packed television series, 24: The Game is set between seasons two and three of the TV show and provides the answers to several unanswered questions: Who was really behind the assassination attempt on President Palmer? How did Kim Bauer get a job in the L.A. CTU? How did Jack Bauer and Chase Edmunds first start working together? Penned by 24 episode writer Duppy Demetrius and voiced by stars Kiefer Sutherland, Carlos Bernard, and Kiefer Sutherland, 24 boasts more than 100 missions told through several branching subplots. Gameplay includes on-foot sections (with shooting, stealth, puzzles, and sniping), driving sequences, interrogations, and technical challenges. The game even uses the unique visual style of the television show with multi-panel windows showing concurrent plot developments.


Features:

'24: The Game' has multiple character plots and strands and over 100 missions covering multiple genres of game-play including:

On-foot sections with shooting, stealth, puzzles and sniping

Driving challenges varying from stealthy tailing to high-speed pursuits

Interrogations where you have to coerce information out of suspects

Gadget sections including decoding information and examining satellite images

High production values make the whole 24 game experience completely authentic.

The game's music has been written by the TV show's award-winning composer Sean Callery, and an all-new script has been penned by 24 show writer Duppy Demetrius in collaboration with the 24 production team.

The game also includes all signature graphical devices and sound effects; uses the unique visual style with cut-scenes produced in conjunction with the series' creator and cinematographer and multi panel windows showing concurrent plot developments as they happen.


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Official site: http://www.2kgames.com/24/site.html

(Source(s): ESRB (http://www.esrb.com/), Gamestop.com (http://www.gamestop.com/), Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/))

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[MattThomasM2B]

From playing the demo, I thought the game was very average. I've played worse, but there was nothing in the demo that hasn't been done better in either Max Payne or James Bond: EON.

[Captain Harlock]

IGN absolutely killed the game, giving it an abysmal 4.2. Reading fan opinion, the game is pretty mediocre, but has high production values. I'd say anything higher than a 6.5 would be gracious, while it shouldn't below a 6.

Games that got a better rating than 24:
Fight Club (Considered one of the worst games EVER)
Shadow the Hedgehog
Torino 06 (Olympic Games always suck)

I don't read IGN reviews for the most part, but this one stuck out. I'm just glad nobody takes them seriously anymore. Or shouldn't anyhow.

[Sigma]

IGN absolutely killed the game, giving it an abysmal 4.2. Reading fan opinion, the game is pretty mediocre, but has high production values. I'd say anything higher than a 6.5 would be gracious, while it shouldn't below a 6.

Games that got a better rating than 24:
Fight Club (Considered one of the worst games EVER)
Shadow the Hedgehog
Torino 06 (Olympic Games always suck)

I don't read IGN reviews for the most part, but this one stuck out. I'm just glad nobody takes them seriously anymore. Or shouldn't anyhow.
Having played all those games aside from Tornio, I can safely tell you 24 is worse than both Shadow and Fight Club. 24 is a horribly broken slapped together cash-in game. If anyone buys this and is really expecting to have a good time, I fell bad for them and their wallets.

[EinBebop]

The average over at gamerankings.com is currently a weak 65%, with IGN being the lowest by far. Compare to Fight Club, which scored a 38%.

[Gokou Ruri]

The Gamespot video review is possibly the best review I've ever seen.