XIII

GameCube
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 27
  2. Negative: 2 out of 27
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  1. [Anonymous]
    Mar 5, 2004
    0
    The ending was terrible.
  2. JohnL.
    Dec 20, 2003
    4
    Its a beautiful looking game but that quickly wears off as your shot down by remarkably accurate ai.....The levels are too far in between save points and the game quickly gets boring.

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#32 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2003
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#28 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2003
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 27
  2. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Edge Magazine
    70
    Seeing the game from beginning to end reveals its true artistic merit: it never gets stale; every episode has been drawn with minute care and attention. It would have been an incredible achievement if the gameplay had matched the outstanding art direction. [Dec 2003, p.94]
  2. Problem is, the missions are largely cookie-cutter (do tasks like "destroy four generators without being spotted" sound familiar?) and lack the thrill found in similarly themed games, like "GoldenEye 007" (N64). Worse yet, your opponents are unbelievably excellent shots who almost never miss.
  3. games(TM)
    60
    It's one of those mixed-bag situations - flashes of genius and genuinely enjoyable moments of success, occasionally mired by unbalanced weapon damage, clumsy AI and the odd bit of unfair level design that requires astounding feats of memory. [Dec 2003, p.98]