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Summary: The Future is Now...
Review: I'm a huge Blade Runner fan, first and for most. When I bought The game, I was astonished. The plot beautifully done. You play BR dectective Ray McCoy (Sorry fans, but you can't play Rick Deckard in this. But he does show up in a picture you recieve. Plus, on the training maze, it shows his top score). You're first assignment for the day is an animal murder of a fancy pet shop (in the future, animals are very rare, so they made bad fake ones). Once getting your hands on a picture of several replicants, the perps that Blade Runners chase, the real story begins.What also makes this game really neat is how you chose the ending, and your fate; you can be a replicant killer and kill all the replicants in the story, or you can be a replicant helper and help the replicants escape. The music is straight from the film, even though Vangelis didn't do the job. Most of the stars from the film, (Sean Young, Joe Turkel, William Sanderson, ect.) return to their charecters' voices, exept for Ruger Hauer, Harrison Ford and Daryl Hannah. Some people think that Gaff in the game (yes, he is) is played by, none other, than Edward James Olmos; this is false. EJO is way to great of an actor to be played in a video game. Most of the charecters in the game replicate the ones in the movie, (for example, Ray is supposed to be Deckard, Roy Baty is replaced by a rep. named Clovis and Cap. Bryant is replaced by a fat, sleazebag named Guzza). Even one of the endings, in which Ray drives off with a girl replicant, is a copy of the original ending for the movie! This game is the best. You'll like it even if your not a BR fan. Enjoy!
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Summary: Wicked RPG!
Review: If you enjoy the movie and are a die-hard Blade Runner fan then you should absolutely get this game. The story lines (note the plural) are really astounding and you can almost bump into Deckard since his investigation is going on at the same time as yours. You have to play the game at least 5 times from start to finish in order to partially exhaust the possibilities. It isn't first-person but if you like the futuristic Blade Runner genre then you definitely should not miss out on this one. Westwood should think of a sequel. Great game.
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Summary: I like it
Review: Looking at the cover of this game I would have assumed it to be more bang-bang and low on plot. I was pleasently surprised. You take on the role of the main character, flying, running and interacting with the environment at a speed that you desire. It doesn't have the graphic beauty of say Myst, but it is dark, futuristic and sexy non the less (some scenes are a little adult). It's easy to get addicted to this game, and look forward to whats around the corner. Solving this game is not super difficult I would rate it's difficulty as low to medium. It does the movie justice and is alot of fun.
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Summary: Closer to the book than the film was!!
Review: More than anything, I am amazed at this game's respect for its source material. Ridley Scott's universe is recreated, expanded on and given new life by the good people at Westwood. The voiceovers by Ray McCoy are better than the voiceovers in the 1982 version of the film! The graphics are a sheer joy to watch; just walking around in the cyberpunkish streets is marvellous. The weather changes from rainy and dark to, well, dry and dark (it's always dark, because of the radiation.)
Furthermore, this game pays many homages to Philip K Dick's original book, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". It is amazing to hear PKD's original Voigt-Kampff questions recorded specially for the game; the use of pet animals to promote humanity is used; and the creepy bit from the novel where Deckard cannot tell if he has been dreaming since Chapter 1 is included here, for a real Phildickian reality shift halfway through.
Unfortunately, the game is very far from being a "great" game if one goes beyond graphics and storyline.
First, the puzzles are VERY simplistic. A point and click is very limited; not much brainteasing goes into playing this game.
Second, some parts are far more unpolished than others. The second half of the game seems suspiciously rushed; the graphics, sophistication and plot begin to wear down (a bit like a Philip K Dick novel, really...).
Third, the game is very very easy. The touted "Real Time" nature of the game is embarrassingly badly used; basically not used to advantage at all. It degenerates into a shooting match with giant rodents as McCoy goes out into the Kipple.
Overall, the game will probably strongly appeal to fans of the movie, or fans of movies in general. I like the storyline, acting and graphics a lot; they make the game worth purchasing as an interactive "sequel" to the film.
To nonfans of Blade Runner, the profusion of guest appearances will be puzzling; the puzzles will be hilariously simple; and the game generally will fail to please.
However, one proviso: when I originally played the game, I was a non-Bladerunner fan; I knew nothing of the film. This game turned me into a great fan of the film, and also a fan of Philip K Dick. So maybe non-fans would still get something out of this delicious piece of fanfiction eyecandy.
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Summary: Amazing game, outstanding sound!
Review: Taking place at the same time as the movie, this game immerses you in an amazing cyberpunk world, filled with odd characters. The settings are stunning, the music haunting, and the gameplay rarely disappoints. Though the game boasts a "real time" world, most events wait for you to do something before occurring (bombs won't blow up until you get there, etc). But there are times when you have to do something quickly, or you'll lose your chance to do it (chasing and catching someone so you can pursue a dialogue tree). At times also the puzzles and gameplay were a little simplistic--but the story always carried it on, in my opinion. You /wanted/ to know what would happen next, even if you had to do some silly tasks to find out what. As for content: a little violence (you're a cop, after all), a little bit of scantily clad female CGI flesh, and a bit of swearing--nothing over the top. Play it even if you haven't seen the movie--you'll probably want to after you finish the game, though.
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Summary: Badass RPG that is amazingly fun
Review: the immersive gameplay will impress you within five minutes, and the views of urban life and the action are great. whip out your blaster on cooks, sucky standup comedians or erotic dancers. excellent graphics, sound and speach, with a very good story. has anyone seen deckard?
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: This adventure balances perfectly great atmosphere with not-too-difficult and relevant puzzles, a very hard to find combo I played the game and I had few memories of the movie, which I watched in the '80s. Made me want to watch it again-what an incredible flick. The atmosphere is very, very immersing-as good as the movie, I promise. Some parts of the game are truly scary too, like the doll house-be ready sergeant!
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Summary: If not for the ending(s), it would be a 5 star game.....
Review: This game is really great, despite one or two "little" problems. The plot, the characters, the vision of the future... One of the few movie sequel-type games that uses its name to the fullest. Even if you haven't seen the movie, this game's well worth the $$ for anyone who likes a well-formed adventure story. This game claims to be real time, but it's not really (at least in the sense of The Last Express and other well-formed real time adventure games). Still, it's really fun, and you usually do things at your own pace. This makes this particular game more fun and enjoyable than its real time counterpart could ever be. I think the only major mistake this game has is that it's too darn hard to get any of the endings you haven't already seen. After you've seen one, you've probably seen all of the ones you can reasonably access without changing your playing habits way too much. And, some of the prerolled aspects of the game (i.e., who's a Replicant and who's not) are completely random (obviously, they're **prerolled**), and therefore you could get the same ending over and over and **over** again without knowing why. And, no, this is not an exaggeration. I've probably played the game five times, and I've only seen three of (supposedly) seven endings. One of these endings was so revolting I couldn't bear to watch it (not violence wise, more... plain old disgusting wise; you'll know it when you see it). All three of these endings were available through different paths the first time I played, so I just saved and saw them all the **first** stinking time. Anyway, I keep playing it again and again to see the other endings, and, frankly, it gets old. To conclude, it's a good game, and, if you can bear playing it about a billion times, you can take advantage of all the annoyingly hard to get endings.
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Summary: If not for the ending(s), it would be a 5 star game.....
Review: This game is really great, despite one or two "little" problems. The plot, the characters, the vision of the future... One of the few movie sequel-type games that uses its name to the fullest. Even if you haven't seen the movie, this game's well worth the $$ for anyone who likes a well-formed adventure story. This game claims to be real time, but it's not really (at least in the sense of The Last Express and other well-formed real time adventure games). Still, it's really fun, and you usually do things at your own pace. This makes this particular game more fun and enjoyable than its real time counterpart could ever be. I think the only major mistake this game has is that it's too darn hard to get any of the endings you haven't already seen. After you've seen one, you've probably seen all of the ones you can reasonably access without changing your playing habits way too much. And, some of the prerolled aspects of the game (i.e., who's a Replicant and who's not) are completely random (obviously, they're **prerolled**), and therefore you could get the same ending over and over and **over** again without knowing why. And, no, this is not an exaggeration. I've probably played the game five times, and I've only seen three of (supposedly) seven endings. One of these endings was so revolting I couldn't bear to watch it (not violence wise, more... plain old disgusting wise; you'll know it when you see it). All three of these endings were available through different paths the first time I played, so I just saved and saw them all the **first** stinking time. Anyway, I keep playing it again and again to see the other endings, and, frankly, it gets old. To conclude, it's a good game, and, if you can bear playing it about a billion times, you can take advantage of all the annoyingly hard to get endings.
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Summary: Incredible gaming experience
Review: This game sets itself apart from other games in the adventure genre, mainly due to the fact that it is so realistic. Gameplay is anything but linear and the sound of the character voices and environments is great. Good cut scenes as well. Most importantly, the game has multiple endings, so replay value is high. Don't miss out on this classic, which does the movie and the book proud.
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