- Publisher: Gotham Games
- Release Date: Jul 22, 2003
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The Great Escape is an enjoyable, thrilling and suspenseful accompaniment to the classic film.
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Retains the feeling of the film, and should be worth a look if you are a hardcore Steve McQueen fan or a fan of the movie looking for some nostalgia. However, the gameplay doesn’t have enough going for it to warrant a purchase from someone hoping for a deep stealth action title.
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PC GamerThis game should really be called "The Rather Mediocre Escape." [Nov 2003, p.116]
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Perhaps if the developers had focused more on the stealth part of the game and less on the other aspects, we'd have a game that's less varied but more fun to play.
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Although it's diverting, there's nothing new here - occasionally you can fire weapons (including on top of a moving train) and there's one bizarre sequence where Mac has to outrun his pursuers and try not to get shot or have his leg chewed off by a vicious dog.
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Sadly, it's patently obvious that the programmers focused heavily on the stealth elements, leaving the other aspects like combat, weapon balance, and AI inadequately unattended.
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games(TM)Rather than feeling like a mastermind escapologist, your actual role resembles that of an errand boy collecting the pieces of a pre-scripted plan. Yet while nothing here really shines, the overall package is solid enough to counter our gripes. [Oct 2003, p.114]
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Feels unfinished and thrown together.
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TotalGames.netSadly, this promising variety of stealth, third-person shooter and vehicle-based gameplay rather predictably sees each element being delivered half-baked. A distinct vein of average runs throughout proceedings – from the lacklustre visuals to each mission’s overly linear string of objectives.
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Computer Games MagazineEven worse is the enemy AI, which either miraculously sees you or remains unaware of your presence even if you're standing right in front of an enemy soldier. [Nov 2003, p.100]
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Computer Gaming WorldThe game's biggest annoyance - the finite nuber of saves allowed during each mission. [Nov 2003, p.140]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 19
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Mixed: 6 out of 19
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Negative: 3 out of 19
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Jun 24, 2018Не самая плохая игра, в которую играл. Местами очень даже неплохая.
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aidensimFeb 6, 2008
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TovB.Nov 8, 2005