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The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (Developer's Cut) Review
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| Author |
Andy Wade |
| Overall |
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9.0 |
| Gameplay |
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9.0 |
| Replay |
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7.0 |
| Graphics |
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9.5 |
| Audio |
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10.0 |
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Introduction - TCoR: Escape From Butcher Bay
Tigon Studios "The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay" is one of the most compelling, immersive first person shooters made to date, and is also easily one of the best games based on a movie license. Originally released for the Xbox, the game has recently been ported to the PC as a bargain priced "developers cut" version. Cutting edge graphics, a solid, well written story, and high quality voice acting all contribute to this powerhouse of a shooter.
A large part of the game's quality can be attributed to Vin Diesel's intimate involvement with the project. An active gamer himself, Diesel has taken a personal interest in interactive media based on his film properties. Not only did he do all the voice work for his character in the game, he founded his own game studio to oversee its development. The actual development of the game was done by the sweedish Starbreeze Studios. Tigon and Diesel helped manage the creative and story aspects of the game, making sure the experience stayed true to the Riddick universe.
This story is not simply a retelling of the events in the movie, it is rather a prequel, taking place several years prior. Many movie licensed games are simply pale reflections of their big-screen counterparts, often failing to capture the essence and details that made the movie a hit. Not so with Riddick, if anything, the game has more essence and detail than the movie. Players get to learn a lot of extra background story about the character, explaining some of the events in the films and creating a whole new episode in the story rather than simply rehashing through the same material. In this way, the movie and the game compliment and add value to each other. Hollywood would do well to pay attention to what Tigon has done here.
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