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| The Entertainment Review |
| Genre: Action/Adventure Developer: Nihilistic Software Publisher: THQ |
became the governor of California, Robert E. Howard created a character that paved the way for all of these things to happen. He wrote
the fantasy fiction about Conan, a thief, barbarian, lover and man who would slaughter anyone who got in his way.
With a massively multiplayer online title in the works, THQ and Nihilistic Software have combined to bring the big, bad, buff Cimmerian
to life in the single-player action adventure game, “Conan,” that promises to make heads roll. The game looks great and plays great,
but for those that have played “God of War” before, the similar game play may prove to be a little too familiar to be an extremely great
game. The game of course still offers a lot and offers a lot of violence which adds to the experience.
The game opens with Conan, the hero of the story, entering an ancient crypt in search of an ancient treasure. However, instead he finds
a monster that comes to life out of a statue and the next thing the bare-torsoed hero knows, he is floating in the ocean without any of the
armor or weapons that he is known to have at all times. When he wakes up near an island which houses pirate, pillagers and worse,
in other words it is a playground for Conan and his weapons.
It turns out that the monster that sent Conan on an ocean vacation was Graven, the ultimate baddie of the game. Conan quickly finds
himself in the sights of a warrior queen who is also in search of Graven and the true journey of Conan begins.
One thing about the game that is great for some, and not so great for others, also known as children, is the large amount of adult
content in the game. Between the nudity throughout the game and the violence, which can be a little over the top, parents may want to
be careful who they play this game around. Part of the abilities of Conan involves moves that allow Conan to pick up and use all
manner of weapons which included dual-wielding. He is able to do a heavy attack that allows players to remove the arms of his
enemies throughout the world.
The game has a retro feel to it, both in the graphical style and the way that the story is told. The graphics will remind players, if they are
old enough, of the original movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, as the overly muscled barbarian, the women who prove that no one
made shirts during that time period and the amount of gore that would make the Spartans feel slightly woozy. Unfortunately, with a story
that is performed in the original style of the story first written in 1932, with vocal performances that are less than impressive, the
combination of those two elements serve as a way for the great violence that adults will enjoy, but otherwise the story doesn’t serve
much of a purpose. Sadly, Ron Perlman, an excellent performer by anyone’s standards, sounds like his entire performance was called
in on a phone. There isn’t the same amount of bad-ass acting that many would expect from him, it sounds more like an upset puppy.
For those who have played games like “God of War” or “Heavenly Sword” will quickly recognize the combat controls. Conan can learn
to use a variety of different weapons, along with a number of quick attacks and slower, but more powerful attacks to learn. Players will
also have to quickly learn how to roll out of attacks. Players will have to learn how to time the attacks of large foes, roll to avoid their
attacks and attack them when the window opens. This way players will be able to deal out more damage as quick as possible. The
game’s AI is fairly good and requires players to do more than just mash buttons for attacks. Also, players will have to find green runes
to regain health points and red runes allow players to level up their different skills and abilities. The skill tree is varied and creating
some of the combinations for certain moves requires a small amount of button mashing.
The game consists of 14 different levels, ranging from a variety of locations and should take anywhere between 10-15 hours to play
through the entire game. The length of the game may be used as a distracter from the storyline and voice acting. Luckily the game
continues at a fairly quick rate and keeps players on their feet.
One last downfall of the game is that the camera is in a fixed position, making it impossible to see what is lying just outside of the sight
of the camera. This isn’t a good thing, especially when players are told to move a certain location even though it is difficult to see where
it is at. However, the environments and characters look great.
Overall, the game has several good points and several negative points, leaving the gamer to determine whether violence, nudity, and
gore are their thing. If they don’t enjoy any of those things, “Conan” isn’t the game to buy, however, for those that enjoy those three
things, this game is sure to leave gamers hacking and slashing for weeks.
the fantasy fiction about Conan, a thief, barbarian, lover and man who would slaughter anyone who got in his way.
With a massively multiplayer online title in the works, THQ and Nihilistic Software have combined to bring the big, bad, buff Cimmerian
to life in the single-player action adventure game, “Conan,” that promises to make heads roll. The game looks great and plays great,
but for those that have played “God of War” before, the similar game play may prove to be a little too familiar to be an extremely great
game. The game of course still offers a lot and offers a lot of violence which adds to the experience.
The game opens with Conan, the hero of the story, entering an ancient crypt in search of an ancient treasure. However, instead he finds
a monster that comes to life out of a statue and the next thing the bare-torsoed hero knows, he is floating in the ocean without any of the
armor or weapons that he is known to have at all times. When he wakes up near an island which houses pirate, pillagers and worse,
in other words it is a playground for Conan and his weapons.
It turns out that the monster that sent Conan on an ocean vacation was Graven, the ultimate baddie of the game. Conan quickly finds
himself in the sights of a warrior queen who is also in search of Graven and the true journey of Conan begins.
One thing about the game that is great for some, and not so great for others, also known as children, is the large amount of adult
content in the game. Between the nudity throughout the game and the violence, which can be a little over the top, parents may want to
be careful who they play this game around. Part of the abilities of Conan involves moves that allow Conan to pick up and use all
manner of weapons which included dual-wielding. He is able to do a heavy attack that allows players to remove the arms of his
enemies throughout the world.
The game has a retro feel to it, both in the graphical style and the way that the story is told. The graphics will remind players, if they are
old enough, of the original movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, as the overly muscled barbarian, the women who prove that no one
made shirts during that time period and the amount of gore that would make the Spartans feel slightly woozy. Unfortunately, with a story
that is performed in the original style of the story first written in 1932, with vocal performances that are less than impressive, the
combination of those two elements serve as a way for the great violence that adults will enjoy, but otherwise the story doesn’t serve
much of a purpose. Sadly, Ron Perlman, an excellent performer by anyone’s standards, sounds like his entire performance was called
in on a phone. There isn’t the same amount of bad-ass acting that many would expect from him, it sounds more like an upset puppy.
For those who have played games like “God of War” or “Heavenly Sword” will quickly recognize the combat controls. Conan can learn
to use a variety of different weapons, along with a number of quick attacks and slower, but more powerful attacks to learn. Players will
also have to quickly learn how to roll out of attacks. Players will have to learn how to time the attacks of large foes, roll to avoid their
attacks and attack them when the window opens. This way players will be able to deal out more damage as quick as possible. The
game’s AI is fairly good and requires players to do more than just mash buttons for attacks. Also, players will have to find green runes
to regain health points and red runes allow players to level up their different skills and abilities. The skill tree is varied and creating
some of the combinations for certain moves requires a small amount of button mashing.
The game consists of 14 different levels, ranging from a variety of locations and should take anywhere between 10-15 hours to play
through the entire game. The length of the game may be used as a distracter from the storyline and voice acting. Luckily the game
continues at a fairly quick rate and keeps players on their feet.
One last downfall of the game is that the camera is in a fixed position, making it impossible to see what is lying just outside of the sight
of the camera. This isn’t a good thing, especially when players are told to move a certain location even though it is difficult to see where
it is at. However, the environments and characters look great.
Overall, the game has several good points and several negative points, leaving the gamer to determine whether violence, nudity, and
gore are their thing. If they don’t enjoy any of those things, “Conan” isn’t the game to buy, however, for those that enjoy those three
things, this game is sure to leave gamers hacking and slashing for weeks.
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