![]() ![]() God of War's Kratos did the same thing for particularly huge monsters, but imagine having to do several of these for every peon who stepped into his path, if only to kill them more quickly, thanks to most every enemy having stone skin. You have to repeatedly mash your choices for most every move, which quickly kills the thrill of combat, turning Beowulf the monster slayer into Beowulf the button-masher. It's not enough to simply hit the correct buttons when you grapple, though. All of the movies cause so much blood to gush forth that it paints the land red. Grappling your enemy offers even more brutality, thanks to all of the nasty attacks that you can perform by using the face buttons to brutalize the punching bag that has fallen into your hands. The first few moments of the game guide you through Beowulf's basic combat and grapple moves, showing you how to punch, stomp and cleave your way through his foes. To Beowulf's credit, the gory details and bloodthirsty backdrop of the feature film have been brought over, with every femur-busting move delivered by the heroic figure himself. Although it supposedly covers a 30-year gap in his history, playing through this title should only take six to eight hours. If you are an English major, don't expect it to be any more accurate than what you might have seen in the theater. This is a game for fans of the film who can't get enough of Hollywood's retooling of the legend. It paraphrases the film so if you haven't seen it, a lot of the story isn't going to make much sense, as it does an extremely poor job of retelling it. Yes, it's another one of those licensed movie games, and unlike the film on which Ubisoft's Beowulf is based, the fun factor can quickly become overshadowed by a pale imitation of the film and button-mashing madness, all stained red with plenty of repetitive blood.Ä«eowulf serves as a complement to the medieval-themed movie, adding in the missing material from the time between Beowulf becoming a king and confronting what he has become.
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