Drake of the 99 Dragons

 PC
Metascore
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  3. Negative: 2 out of 2
  1. Cheat Code Central
    40
    It's just frustrating from beginning to… I didn't get to the end. I know it doesn't get any better. Instead, I went out for pizza and a couple of beer to celebrate my own life.
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  2. IGN
    29
    A good idea that went horribly astray and ended up disastrous.

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 4 out of 5
  1. YessirKilla
    Jan 6, 2015
    5
    I don't know why, but for some reason, I don't hate this game too much. Let's be honest, the camera is garbage, but it seems to me likeI don't know why, but for some reason, I don't hate this game too much. Let's be honest, the camera is garbage, but it seems to me like everything else is tolerable to me. Voice acting is okay, the cel-shaded and "terrible" graphics aren't too bad actually. I'm not a troll, I'm being honest here. I still, however, wouldn't really recommend this game to an average gamer.… Full Review »
  2. GDsReviews
    Aug 16, 2022
    0
    I have played with some really bad game controls and cameras over the years, but Drake of the 99 Dragons' controls and camera are the worst II have played with some really bad game controls and cameras over the years, but Drake of the 99 Dragons' controls and camera are the worst I have ever played with by a wide margin.

    The controls and camera render the game unplayable, and you can't fix them because trying to fix them only makes them worse. Unlike the original Xbox version that has an auto-lock aiming system, the PC version's aiming system is manual and tied to the extremely wonky camera controls, making it absolutely impossible to hit any moving target, with no idea if you are actually doing damage to targets even aimed at them due to janky hit boxes. I kept dying repeatedly in the tutorial fight they are that atrocious, and know from watching numerous reviews that it just keeps getting worse and worse after the tutorial.

    Drake is far worse than what the already extremely negative reviews say. I have played Big Rigs Over The Road Racing that is an unfinished mess, but that "game" was fun to play compared to Drake due to simple controls.    … Full Review »
  3. AlexKVideos1
    Feb 20, 2021
    1
    This is by far the worst third person shooter I've ever played. I'm not exaggerating. This game started off as this 'haha funny' bad game, butThis is by far the worst third person shooter I've ever played. I'm not exaggerating. This game started off as this 'haha funny' bad game, but it slowly gets way more frustrating and broken as you continue. This game has gotten me more mad then any other game I've played.

    The movement system is horrendously bad. In games like Max Payne, moving the camera also moves the character. This means the camera and character are always facing the forward. However in this game, the camera moves independently of Drake's actions, causing tons of issues, including that many times the bullets literally DON'T go to where you are aiming since Drake's arms are all over the place. Jumping is also 50/50 where sometimes he will jump and double jump find, and other times where he feels stuck to the ground. Also Drake will literally wall run on anything. A beam? Yup he'll run around it. A boss? Yup, wall run on that too. Tires? Yup, nothing stops him from wall running. Since you can't activate or cancel the wall running, you're just left helpless as you are stuck in the animation. There is so much more wrong with the controls than I can say here, so you really have to play the game to understand why they are bad...

    Gunplay sucks. The pistols are really the only good weapons for regular enemies as any SMGs are wildly inaccurate at like any god damn range. Plus there is no reload button. Want to reload your gun? You have to dump the remaining mag. Get this: In the demo of the game, which comes with the Steam version, they had a reload button and removed it in the final game. WHY!?!

    Story? Yea, forget it. Voice acting is bad, and the story just happens with no reason at all. I didn't understand the story until after seeing reviews on this game. That's how incoherent it is.

    Environments also are terrible. Many are way too small to make proper use of wall running. Plus they provide like no good cover from enemies.

    I swear the enemies who shoot have like 99% accurate. They will hit you CONSTANTLY, and since you lose a lot of health per shot, you can die just entering in a room. Enemies that go for melee hits will gang up causing you to be take cheap hits and it flings you around the room like a **** ragdoll. Also the health only heals 10 points. Good luck trying to survive when you are constantly at 30 health and lower because you literally can't heal enough.

    Also for a comic book style game, it hasn't aged particular well graphically. I think of examples like Cel Damage that still look good to this day, yet this game just looks so bland. Doesn't help that the PC version of this game is missing widescreen support that was on the Xbox version, ugh.

    The only redeeming thing about this game is that its original soundtrack is really good. Though, it ruined by have the same songs being play multiple times on different levels... couldn't even get that right...

    If you hate yourself, pick this game up. If you don't hate yourself, I recommend playing the first two Max Payne games, El Matador, and The Punisher (2005) game, which are much, much better than this...

    **** this game.    … Full Review »
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