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REVIEW: Iron Man

Developer: Artificial Mind and Movement | Publisher: SEGA | Format: Wii

Reviewer: Craig Jay Gallagher There exists a rather unfortunate trend where games based upon films are generally poor. Oft times they are cheap cash in rushed out to coincide with the films release. In recent years this rule has been broke a number of times, most significantly by Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay which remains to this day the finest FPS on any platform as well as being based upon a film. Iron Man which is currently doing extremely well in cinemas is also out across all gaming platforms. While a long way from the quality of Riddick it's still a step above many tie in games.

REVIEW: Bleach: The Blade of Fate

Developer: Treasure | Publisher: SEGA | Format: DS

Reviewer: Craig Jay GallagherAfter their success with Gunstar Heroes and the awe inspiring Ikaruga, developers Treasure turned their attention to Bleach: The Blade of Fate. Based upon the anime series it features all the main characters and a plot which ties in to the second series.

REVIEW: Mystery Dungeon: Shiren The Wanderer

Developer: SEGA| Publisher: SEGA | Format: DS

Reviewer: Craig Jay Gallagher The ability in games to save at will, gain extra lives, pass by regular check points and generally depend on the ability to begin close to where you are should you die has long been a traditional feature of all games. Not so in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren The Wanderer where dieing during the game really does result in the end of the game. Death is greeted with a  return to square one, there is no second chance. You have to begin anew with no coin, skills reset and all your gear lost. Accepting this simple fact will either allow for a uniquely enjoyable gaming experience or have gamers shrugging their shoulders and looking for the latest brain game in it's place.

REVIEW: Brain Assist

Developer: SEGA| Publisher: SEGA | Format: DS

Reviewer: Craig Jay Gallagher While grammatically incorrect and a bit bland the title Brain Assist informers gamers of what type game they're getting. While the translated text may at times be side splitting hilarious the game never promises to help with grammar, what it does hope to help improve is your usage of your “right brain”. What your right brain controls is a number of functions including your artistic abilities and your imagination.

Irish video games podcast launched

Citizengame.co.uk, although it has a UK web address, is a newly launched Irish games podcast.

Havok in court over brand firm dispute

Telekinesys Research Limited, the Dublin-based games middleware firm known as Havok, is being sued by a design agency that helped created their brand.

Xbox 360: Low impact on GameStop chart

- Nintendo DS appears the most on retail's chart
- Follows Xbox low ranking on Chart-Track game chart

Microsoft's Xbox 360 console only appears once across two weeks of top-10 charts from retailer GameStop Ireland.

TGS07 Round-up

Last week, most of the major players of the video game industry congregated in a giant conference centre just outside Tokyo to outline their plans for the future. Yesterday marked the final day of the event, and here is a recap of what you may have missed.

First Irish games rental service launches

GameSenders, operating from gamesenders.ie, has just launched as Ireland's first online games rental service.       

Currently with just one employee, the Clonmel-based small company with big ambitions is looking to take a bit out of the Irish games rental market.

FULL STORY:  First Irish games rental service launches

REVIEW: Scarface: The World if Yours

Upon its initial release Scarface: The World is Yours was written off as just another GTA imitator. It’s success had more to do with the popularity of the film than the game its self, which was a pity as the gameplay was actually quiet fun. Like the character, the game has been given a new leash of life on the Wii, and thanks to the unique interactivity offered by the Wii Remote and Nunchuck, this version of Tony Montana’s odysseys is even better.

Irish computer games websites

We've updated our links page, mostly containing links to Irish games websites.

It now includes Irish news/review games sites, community and LAN sites, Irish sites with games sections, games cafes/centres, game retailers in Ireland, local official console sites, and links to games companies based in Ireland. There's also a selection of international games sites.

Games Toaster's links section can be found here, or by using the link on the side bar.

To make a suggestion of a site we've missed, use the comments section below, or the 'email me' link on the side bar.

GAME: Ireland & UK sales boosted by PS3

Retailer GAME says that the PS3 pushed sales up; pictured: a customer handing over cash at the PS3 midnight launch at GAME on Dawson Street in Dublin.

PlayStation 3 has accounted for over 40 percent in growth in sales at the games retail giant GAME according to a statement released today by the firm.

GAME have stores around Ireland but it is hard to tell what trends are exclusive to the State or the island as the company treats the UK and Ireland as the one market.

REVIEW: Harry Potter and tOtoP

Developer: EA | Publisher: EA | Format: PS2/Wii/PC

The previous Harry Potter games have been little more than a series of disappointments which pandered to younger gamers and those who traditionally were uninterested in video games. The latest addition to the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is a pleasant surprise which as something for pretty much everyone on offer.

REVIEW: Mercury Meltdown Revolution

Developer: Ignition Banbury | Publisher: Ignition  | For: Wii

The Nintendo has traditionally been the home of puzzle gaming, with titles such as Super Monkey Ball and Pikmin thrilling gamers for years. The simplicity and addictive nature of most puzzle games is what lends its self so much to Nintendos largely family friendly audiance. The latest puzzle adventure on the Wii is Mercury Meltdown Revolution.

Games News Weekly (June 17)

The following is Games News Weekly, Games Toaster’s new weekly roundup of the news about games from around the world, from some of the largest to more off beat news stories you might have missed...

INTERVIEW: PlayStation nation

The launch of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) was a success, the boss of Sony’s Irish PlayStation division told this publication in a wide-ranging interview (This article was first published last month in Slant magizine, which was distributed in Dublin city center).

Niall O’Hanrahan the managing director at Sony Computer Entertainment Ireland told us that the launch was “Very good”, even thought he admitted – unlike another cheaper console – the PS3 was not a sellout. The cheaper Nintendo Wii launched here before Christmas was a sellout.

Eircom League to go worldwide in FIFA 08

Players, left to right: Liam Kearney, Cork City; Alan Murphy, Galway United; Pat McCourt, Derry City; Aidan Price, Shamrock Rovers; Joseph Ndo, St.Patrick's Athletic; Kevin Hunt, Bohemians; and Shane Robinson, Drogheda United.

The Irish soccer league, the FAI eircom League, will go worldwide when the 12 premier division teams are featured for the first time in Electronic Arts’ FIFA computer game.

The teams will be included in FIFA 08 after a deal was made between games publishing giant EA and the Football Association of Ireland. Details were revealed today with players from teams around Ireland present.

REVIEW: Red Steel

Developer: Ubisoft | Publisher: Ubisoft | Format: Wii

Reviewer: Brendan Tinnelly Back before the Nintendo Wii was in on shop shelves, when Ubisoft unveiled Red Steel, gamers were mesmerised by what the game represented.

Nintendo Wii Wii?

Irish blogger and journalist Adam Maguire has found articles on the Nintendo Wii which look nearly identical, one was published on the BBC News website, published the day after on RTE.ie. Read more here.

REVIEW: Monster 4x4: World Cir.

Developer: Ubisoft | Publisher: Ubisoft | Format: Wii (Xbox)

Reviewer: Brendan Tinnelly Monster Trucks. Like its followers, it is big, dirty, loud, over-the-top, and very in-your-face. Perfect fodder for video-gaming. A shame then, that this videogame translation is rarely anything other than pedestrian.

Channel 6 & Game On now on Sky

Sky satellite subscribers will now have access to Ireland’s only TV computer games program ‘Game On’ as the channel it broadcasts on, Channel 6, was made available on Sky channel 223 this week.

Game On is a half-hour long program with reviews and news. Previously, Channel 6 was viewable on NTL and Chorus cable networks in urban areas.

The channel was first set to launch on both Sky and the cable networks. But it is understood that the company pulled out of the original talks with Sky because the satellite broadcaster would not offer Channel 6 a prominent position on the program guide close to RTE and TV3. The new deal does not offer such.

FEATURE: Irish parents ignore age ratings on violent and obscene computer games

Many parents ignore age ratings on violent or obscene games, as advice from the self-relegated retailers often falls on deaf ears as parents buy 16+ and 18+ games for children, writes Cian Ginty.

REVIEW: Zelda: Twilight Princess

Developer: Nintendo | Publisher: Nintendo | Format: Wii

Reviewer: Craig Gallagher Its best to set aside some time for this title. Believe me, you are going to need it. It doesn't matter if you're new to Nintendo's Zelda or a seasoned veteran, this game will take over your life.

New Nintendo blog

Eoin Stanley emails us to say he has set up a new Nintendo blog, nintendobaby.com.

Unlike the blog at wiffy.ie, Nintendo Baby isn’t focused on Ireland, but worth a look anyway. Stanley has previously worked on the web-design end the now defunct IrishGamer.ie.

In the past, he has also set up a Nintendo Logo Resource for personal use within the graphic design community; it’s viewable at eoinstanley.com/nintendo.

Hundreds line outside Dublin stores for Wii

One retailer’s pricing sets Ireland out to be one of the dearest places in the world to buy Nintendo's new Wii games console. 

Hundreds of gamers lined up outside GameStop on Henry Street and 'Game' on Dawson Street last night to be among the first to buy a Wii at midnight store openings.

Speaking on Today FM’ s Ray Foley Show this afternoon, Michael Finucane, GameStop’s commercial director, said that while the first release of Wiis were mostly reserved for people who pre-ordered their consoles, GamesStop should have a shipment which will include non-booked consoles sometime next week.

He said this will be followed by another shipment before Christmas.

The recommended euro price is €249, and £179 in the Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. However, besides the general euro price there is no set price for the Republic and retailers vary.

Smyth's Toys are selling the Wii for €269.99, putting the console at €20 over the set ‘euro’ price. We have contacted Nintendo’s press office for confirmation on the RRP for the Republic.

Unlike its competitors, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the Wii has a smaller advancement gap from its predecessor. The main selling point of the console is its remote control shaped controller with motion sensors that allowed players to control games with movement, such as swings, swipes, and punches.

Late Late Toy Show: Wii’s wee appearance

Wiffy.ie, an independent Irish Nintendo website, isn’t too impressed with the Nintendo Wii’s showing on the Late Late Toy Show…

We waited, we sat through the cringingly poor intro about aliens, we even watched the Billy Barry Oompa Loompa’s without flicking over, Even when the annoying kid from Kerry was falsetto’ing his way through a book about pirates, we still stayed loyal to the Toy Show. And after about 90minutes, it came, after a marathan ad about Chanel with Nicole Kidman, Pat Kenny introduced the Wii... [more]

Game On responds to "30 minute ad” claims

“This show is for nobody else but the viewer and we want to ensure that we are meeting those needs”.

A producer for the Channel 6 games show, Game On,  has replied to criticism levelled at the show by gamers on boards.ie.

In response to criticism that ‘Game On’ was a "30 minute ad" for Microsoft, Michael Brennan, Producer, Intermission Studio told Games Toaster that “The Programme is not funded by Microsoft or any other 3rd party in any way. Game On is 100% funded by Channel 6”

Brennan said that they rely on Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, EA Games and other publishers for video content, but he said “Game On is completely independent from the console makers as this keeps the game reviews and features un-biased and credible”.

Expanding on the extensive Xbox 360 coverage he said, “Microsoft did feature primarily in the 1st programme as they had (in our opinion) the most relevant releases/news which we feel the viewers wanted to see. All other consoles, games etc will be covered in the show between now and Christmas”.

“We have had News sections on the Wii, Modding, and the web. As for the PS2 we have shown in game footage reviews of Pro Evo 6, Canis Canem Edit and Battlefield 2142 on the PC”.

With PSP, Brennan stated that they will be “there are no New Major PSP Titles on release at moment apart from GTA Vice city stories, and Killzone liberation”, adding that, along with DS titles, these PSP games will be reviewed “over the coming weeks up to Christmas”.

When asked how does the Microsoft’s involvement compared to other publishers, he said “Microsoft have been very accomodating to the show at launch, as have Sony and Nintendo. All the developers and publishers have also been very helpful and as at the moment Microsoft have the big titles releases for Christmas so they are able to provide more content to us. As we get material we assess how releavant it is to the weeks show and then include it”.

RDS: Gears of War & Wii for the weekend

The highly anticipated Xbox 360 game, Gears of War, is playable in Dublin a week before launch at the RDS.

As we reported before, it joins the Nintendo Wii at the ‘Boys 4 Big Boys’ expo until 10.00pm tonight, and over the weekend from 10.00am – 7.00pm.

The Nintendo Wii strangely missed the ‘vip’ and press and opening night, leaving any gaming inclined alcoholic drenched hacks to get their blood pumping with Gears of War.

In a four-section stand made out to be sitting and bed rooms, Zelda is accompanied by three Wii Sports games. Nintendo reps also had DS handheld consoles, secured for public use by attachment to the reps.

Wii Sports is set to come preloaded on the console at the December 8 launch, with the new console retailing at around €249 in the Republic, and £179.99 in Northern Ireland.

Meanwhile, Gears of War among other games is hosted at the Xbox Live Gaming Centre stand, giving attendees a feel for the centre and the 360 console. With a no-show of PlayStation 3 this Christmas, Gears of War may be the icing need to attract some traditionally PlayStation gamers – a broad spectrum possibly including most gamers in Ireland.

The newly re-launched Dublin radio station Phantom 205.2 FM is the Xbox Live Gaming Centre’s broadcast partner and should be in attendance in some form.

Admission to the expo is €16.00 for adults, €10.00 for accompanied under 16 year olds, and €45.00 for two adults and two under 14s. Dublin Bus routes 7, 5, 18, and 45 serve the RDS, and Lansdowne or Sandymount are local DART stations. DISCUSSION ON BOARDS.IE>>>

Nintendo Wii in Dublin this weekend

The Nintendo Wii will make its Irish début this weekend at the ‘Toys 4 Big Boys’ expo at the RDS in Dublin. At the event it will be joined by exhibitors the Xbox Live Gaming Centre and Ubisoft.

The second Irish stages of the Wii tour will be at UCD on December 6 and the final stage at Mahon Point in Cork on December 7 – 10.

Two Irish Wii events appear to be cancelled, with events original listed for Liffey Valley shopping centre in west Dublin, and Trinity College Dublin now not listed at the Wii tour website.

Cartman wants Nintendo Wii

An episode of Southpark features Cartman waiting impatiently for the Nintendo Wii console. The first You Tube embedded video is a 30-second clip from the show’s opening sequence with Cartman out side a games shop waiting 30days before launch. At the time of publication the full program was available on Google Video.

Wii price and dates for US & Japan

Ubisoft's Red Steel, for the Nintendo Wii.

Nintendo has revealed their launch dates and price for their Wii (pronounced ‘we’) console for North America and Japan. European launch details are expected tomorrow (Friday 15).

It will sell at $249.99 and 25,000 yen (RRP), launching in America on November 19, followed by Japan on December 2. The move is the second Japanese console maker to give a greater focus on the North America. The territory includes the United States, the strongest Xbox market, although among the only market in which the Xbox is doing exceptionally well.

Around 30 titles are expected before the end of the year. The company says their own games will be set at a RRP of $49.99.

Nintendo says that in the US the one wireless remote control-shaped controller, along with one “Nunchuk” controller (both pictured), and what the company terms as the “groundbreaking collection of five different Wii Sports games on one disc”. Wii Sports includes tennis, baseball, golf, bowling and boxing.

Nintendo today also named their menu system as the “Wii Channel Menu”. The firm claims it will make the console “approachable and customizable for everyone”. Besides games the interface will feature the ability to look at news and weather, or to upload and send photos, in a release the company stops short of saying full internet access. The sensors in the PlayStation 3 controllers are more limited, for example can not aim and act more like real aeroplane controllers.

In technical terms the Wii is said to be relatively close to the GameCube. It is not next generation in comparable hardware terms to the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3, leaving less of a graphical “jump”; however the central change is the normal controller with built-in sensors, allowing games to be controlled with swings, swipes, aiming, punches, and slices.   

The console will have 512 megabytes of internal flash memory, two 2.0 USB ports, built-in Wi-Fi, an SD memory card port, four ports for GameCube controllers, GameCube memory cards slots, and an AV Multi-output port for component, composite or S-video.

Irish Nintendo DS site launches

A new site, Wiffy.ie, has launched to cater for sharing ‘friend codes’ for the Nintendo DS to other Irish gamers.

Friend codes are used to identify other users on the DS’s multiplayer network. Once users are connected vie a wireless WiFi internet connection, they can play enabled games and communicate with each other. Nintendo’s upcoming console the Wii will also use the codes.   

“When Mario Kart was released in November 2005, I knew this system was something special, playing online so easily with friends was the key feature” said Barry Hand, site developer, “The downside was finding new friends who also had the game, I really wanted to play against other Irish gamers, I knew lots of people were playing, I just didn’t know where they were”.

The DS was released about two years ago, while a slim version the DS Lite was out in June of this year.

Related news: DS gets free WiFi in Ireland (Jan 28, 2006)

REVIEW: Fifa Road to the World Cup

Developer: EA | Publisher: EA | Format: Xb (PS2, PSP, PC, DC, GC)

Reviewer: Craig Gallagher Another month, another sub-standard Fifa game. EA is known for milking gaming franchises for all there worth and continues this trend with FIFA Road to the World Cup. There was a time when fans anticipated the release of any new Fifa game, but that was a long time ago.

Nintendo Wii US price, sort of...

The United States and Japan pricing for Nintendo’s next console, the Wii (pronounced Wee), has been confirmed to "not exceed $250 in America, or ¥25,000 in Japan", according to the company.

At today’s rates that translates to just over 195 euro, or £133 UKP – although console prices are usually not directly converted.

Correction: For a short time, this article wrongly reported that the Wii would retail at $250, the company actually said that it would “not exceed” such a price. The above news has been fixed to state such.

E3 2006: Overview

- Nintendo steals show with innovation
- Microsoft pushes ‘AAA’ titles
- Sony offers open access on the floor
- Confusing “dress up” rules flouted
- Publisher fined for noise
- Robots and Hilton among antics

At the computer games industry’s largest event, E3, last week Wii won on innovation, Gears of War (360) for game-play, and Warhawk (PS3) has possibly the best ever air-fighter  controller.

The organisers of the Electronic Entertainment Expo focused on keeping it professional. Attendance at the Los Angeles Conference Centre was down 10,000 from last year’s overcrowded expo. It was planned, aimed at keeping non-industry types out, but Northern Ireland born industry veteran, David Perry, wrote on his blog “Even some really key (award winning) industry friends were rejected as not having valid industry credentials”.

E3 2006: Day two from the lens

The Xbox 360 wireless steering wheel, and merchandise. In the Gears of War hands on room. Peter Molyneux talks about Fable 2.

A side shot of Paris Hilton (we’ll never make paparazzi), and then her crowed by ‘minders’ walking away – her appearance at E3 was something a mobile phone game.

What we think is Zelda (pictured left). A Brother in Arms solder talks to the press on Hell’s Highway. Scarface – they’d be all dead if this was the film.

Views of the private pressrooms on the floor show - 1Up.com, and Gamespot, as well as Gamespot’s TV studio. And lots more inside our E3 photo album…

REVIEW: Fifa Street 2

Developer: EA Canada | Publisher: EA | Format: Xb (PS2, PSP, PC, DC, GC)

Reviewer: Craig Gallagher  Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People play it on makeshift pitches with jumpers for goal posts and all that. FIFA Street 2 is aimed at these pick-up and play anywhere fiends, but unlike them this is a awash in a river of mediocrity.

Analyses: Gamers not with Nintendo’s Wii

Nintendo opens it self to laughter and possible confusion: on internet message boards, blogs, and games websites, a wave of disproval has dawned after the announcement of the new name for Nintendo’s next console.

GameCon 8 venue change

GameCon 8 has changed venue, it is now to take place in the Citywest Hotel - the venue of some past  Game Con events.   

A statment form the organisers reads "We are very sorry for any inconvenience the change of venue may cause and will of course offer a full refund to any pre-pay customers who cannot attend due to the venue change", adding that "Other then that start time is the same 9pm (2100) on Friday 24th to 9am on Sunday".

Boards.ie Game Awards – last chance to vote

Registered users on boards.ie have just a few days to vote in the 2005 Boards.ie Game Awards. There’s 20 categories, including “Hottie of the Year”. The small awards are one of the only ones voted by users mostly from Ireland.

While Games Toaster is involved in moderating the Games board at boards.ie, we are in no way link to the Game Awards on that site.

DS gets free WiFi in Ireland

Nintendo has partnered with BT to provide free multiplayer gaming over WiFi for the DS handheld console at hotspot in the Republic and Northern Ireland. (Early this week the company released details of a scaled down version of the handheld, ‘DS Lite’ - pictured, right)

BT Openzone currently has over 270 public wireless broadband, the deal announced early this week will see this expand to some game outlets, namely Game, GameStop, HMV, Smyths Toys, and “other key outlets across Ireland”.

WiFi location currently enabled include Cork Airport, O'Briens cafés, Insomnia cafés, in the Republic, and at BT NI payphones, Belfast City Airport, Belfast's Great Victoria Station, Belfast’s Central Station, PC World outlets, and McDonalds in Northern Ireland, and both north and south at some Maxol filling stations, and a number of hotels and other cafés. The full and up-to-date list can be found here.   

Nintendo’s DS multiplayer gaming services is not subscriptions based, the only cost to the user is broadband at home, or a cup of coffee as an excuse to stay on the premises. Nintendo also offers a home WiFi adaptor for the DS to insure easer access, it retails for about 40 euro. 

“Nintendo are bringing a significant, groundbreaking deal to Ireland. Launching our Wi-Fi service in partnership with BT Openzone is a massive statement of our commitment” stated David Yarnton, General Manager, Nintendo UK.

GameCon 8 in February

The 36-hour “gaming extravaganza”, GameCon 8, will be held at the Castleknock Hotel & Country Club, Porterstown Road, Dublin 15, near the M50. The multiplayer gaming event will run from 9pm February 24, to 9am on February 26.

Entry is 40 euro, or 30 euro by pre-booking online by credit card or sending a check or postal order to the organizers. According to the LAN’s website, there are currently 104 people registered, including 22 pre-paid. 

“We use GameCon to analyse the market, otherwise gamers are very hard to find... We run show reels and conduct questionnaires to get feedback on particular games” Jermain (Jazz) Williams told the Sunday Business Post back in 2002, adding “For example, we have been involved in providing feedback on the Fifa Game, which is Ireland's number one game, and Burnout 3, an Xbox game. Microsoft added a special feature enabling gamers to create their own soundtrack, thanks to feedback from our gamers”.

Sponsors of Gamecon include Sony (PlayStation), Microsoft (Xbox), Nokia (N-Gage), Electronic Arts, Activision, Take Two (owner of Rockstar), Creative Labs, Alienware, GameStop, and retailers G3. The now defunct games publisher Digtal Jesters still appears on the event’s website. While Xtra-vision is no longer listed as a sponsor - it is said that the company is scaling back games operations (apprently  including closing the specialist Xtra-Game stores, meanwhile the retailer and renter is currently running clearout sale across film, music and games, with the latter selling as low as 9.99 euro).   .

Registration is open at http://gamecon.ie/; our article on GameCon 7 is here.

REVIEW: Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Developer/Publisher: Ubisoft | Format: Xbox (PS2, PSP, GC, DS, PC)

Reviewer: Craig Gallagher Returning to Babylon Persia's most famous son is faced with not only the destruction of his great city but the death of his precious Kaileena, oh and lets not forget the ethnic cleansing of his loyal subjects. So will the Prince fulfil his destiny, save his city and get his girl back or will he be consumed by the evil inside him?

REVIEW: Fantastic Four

Developer: 7 Studios | Publisher: Activision | For: PC, PS2, Xbox, GC, GBA

Reviewer: Craig Gallagher The Mediocre Four.., oops sorry about that. I mean, the Fantastic Four is the latest film tie-in game that matches the expectations of anyone who has seen the film. Like the film the game features Mr Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Thing and The Human Torch as the heroes and Sr. Doom as the megalomaniac they face off against.

REVIEW: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Dev: Backbone / High Voltage | Pub: T2 | Format: PS2, Xb, GB / GBA PC

Reviewer: Craig Gallagher In the past few months we have seen a number of high quality games based on films. Batman Begins and Constantine to name just a few. But it couldn’t last. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a stark reminder of the good old fashioned cash in. A poor game whose sole selling point is that it’s based on a successful film.

REVIEW: King Kong

Developer: Ubisoft | Publisher: Ubisoft | Format: Xbox (PS2, GC, 360)

Reviewer: Cian Ginty Shock. It’s an impressive film-game tie-in. Don’t let the majority of them turn you off this gem, besides you get to play as Kong for a bit.

The opening sequence taken from the film, or even the film’s trailer, i