The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
Chronicles of Riddick acts as a prequel to "Pitch Black" and "The Chronicles Of Riddick". The enigmatic antihero namedRiddick escaped from one of the universe's most violent prisons, Butcher Bay. This game presents the story of how he escaped triple-max security.
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The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay Reviews
Buy this game today. The graphics were incredible, there as good as 360 without a doubt. I can honestly say this was my favorite xbox game. Fun fun fun The story, weapons and controls are all flawless.
I found myself surviving for inordinately long spans of time after "Starting to think like Riddick would.". Didn't pick this one up. This game is worth brushing off the dust & reconnecting the old system. Still have the old Xbox. How it wasn't backwards compatible and where the updated version for 360 currently is.I can't even begin to fathom.
(And I say this as someone who has logged an embarrassing amount of fanboy time on both of those titles). Controls/shooting mechanic - As good as Halo if not better. Overall presentation - More like a movie than a video game. By comparison, Riddick makes Halo and Half-Life look like goofy lightweights. Immersion - Beyond compare. Visuals - Best ever on the Xbox.
When you have guns, this game is simple and very easy. Vin Diesel does the voice of Riddick in this game. Everything is perfect. The Chronicles of Riddick- Escape from Butcher Bay. The load times are the only drag on this game. Things are shaded well, people look good, your weapons look good, everything is good. Gameplay- 8.5/10.
Sound- 10/10. You will become stressed out trying to get past 10 enemies with nothing but a shiv. A good portion of the game consists of running between people in the prison to get what you need to advance. You do not like this idea and decide you escape.
The rest of the game, around 75% of it, is a lot harder. Machines and guns have brilliantly put together sound effects. Sounds fade in and out as you get closer to the sound. Difficulty- 8/10 (Note- This is how much I like the difficulty). In the beginning of the game, they hint a lot of gun fighting.
This slows the game down a lot and gives you a lot of backtracking to do. This is not a bad thing, and is in most ways very refreshing. You are a murderer. Story- 10/10. It's one of my favorite games in fact. This game is less of a shooter and more of a fighting game. Just when it seems like you are going to escape, you are stopped, and pushed further into Butcher Bay.
Every character in this game has voice-overs. This game had perfect graphics for it's time and had near perfect gameplay. After the success of the movies, Riddick Trilogy (Pitch Black/ The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury/ The Chronicles of Riddick), it is destined to have a video game to go along with it. This is one of the very few movie games that actually turned out to be any good. You are Riddick. Luckily, this game did not follow the storyline of the movie.
I just can't give it a perfect score due to some minor problems. Along the way you meet an interesting cast of characters that will either help you or halt your progress. Very rarely do video games have their true voice actors. I can't give this game a perfect score due to its difficulty, backtracking, and pacing. They aren't too long, but they are constantly being pushed on you.
The game is more of a stealth/fighter game. Graphics- 9.5/10. Don't get me wrong; this is a fantastic game. Don't be fooled by this. You have been sent to Butcher Bay, an extremely secure prison, to rot the rest of your life.
Overall- 9/10.
I was a huge fan of Pitch Black and its 2 sequels, plus I love XBOX games so it was a no brainer that this game was on my to buy list. Riddick is actually voiced by Vin Diesel so don't dread. The game is fun and challenging and has an interesting story to boot, even more so if you're a fan of the franchise. The game was basically created to promote and cash in on the movie Chronicles of Riddick that was released the same year.
Hope this review helps. I first got the game because everyone went on about how wonderful it was. However, after playing for a while I found the game a bit repetative. People who like stealthy games and such would probably really enjoy this game. Not everyone will love this game, and not everyone will hate it. Okay, so there are a ton of reviews that say this game is awsome and so on.
I know I can aim and shoot, I've playing the Silent Hill games, and it's a bit difficult to aim at times but I manage. Okay, so I'm aiming, but can't there be at least a better aiming system. I know people will have different opinions about the game, and that's fine. I also found that Riddick can't shoot.
Well, personally I didn't really like it that much.
I felt as though I was just wasting bullets in this game.
I loved the movie, and thought the game would be pretty cool.
At first I found it interesting, and the graphics were quite excellent.
I just really didn't care for it.
Maybe I just don't games where I have to be stealthy, lol.
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