Will Rock

 PC
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Jun 9, 2003
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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 69
  3. Negative: 11 out of 69
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  1. Genek13
    Nov 19, 2019
    5
    An very budget version of Serious Sam games, which can been seen with clunky mechanics, outdated graphics and less enemies on the map.
    Average FPS rampage game.
  2. ErsinK.
    Oct 24, 2004
    7
    Very fast and hard action game.
  3. ugarov_jr
    Aug 31, 2022
    4
    A cheap parody of Serious Sam. No plot, stupid monsters, not beautiful graphics by those standards, poor sound. There is no atmosphere of Ancient Greece there. I do not recommend.
  4. Didacticus
    Oct 17, 2013
    9
    A game with beautiful locations like big castles. great big outside environments. Only problem is that there are too much enemies running to you just like in the Serious Sam-games and that will hurt your eyes after a while. Enemies are real funny and interesting though. I like this game!
  5. sin_9999
    Jun 4, 2018
    8
    no esperaba nada del juego pero me sorprendió. su estilo visual y jugable bebe mucho de serious sam. pero en lo que destaca son en algunas armas como el lanzador de químico que engorda a los enemigo hasta que explotan o los congela y se para destrozarse en pedazos por poner un ejemplo. los gráficos son simplistas pero cumplen con la ambientación y en general el gameplay es tirandole ano esperaba nada del juego pero me sorprendió. su estilo visual y jugable bebe mucho de serious sam. pero en lo que destaca son en algunas armas como el lanzador de químico que engorda a los enemigo hasta que explotan o los congela y se para destrozarse en pedazos por poner un ejemplo. los gráficos son simplistas pero cumplen con la ambientación y en general el gameplay es tirandole a hardcore. asi que espera un reto duro pero justo.… Expand
  6. Nytrox
    Oct 29, 2011
    6
    Just a serious sam clone, (and serious sam is a clone of duke nukem), so i dont have much to say, i like the fact that it takes in the ancient greece but the enviroment becomes boring to see after a while.
  7. Penis-is-big
    Apr 17, 2019
    1
    Bad parody to the clone of a serious sam, a pathetic way to make money from the popularity of serious sam and duke nukem franchise. I do not recommend this trash game.
  8. FarhadA.
    Sep 17, 2003
    2
    It makes you nervous & crazy.
  9. FarhadA.
    Sep 17, 2003
    2
    It makes you nervous & crazy.
  10. FarhadA.
    Sep 17, 2003
    2
    It makes you nervous & crazy.
  11. MoroseTroll
    Oct 28, 2018
    8
    I've completed this game several times - maybe because of my love to everything Antique, maybe because this game is good enough :). Technically, Will Rock is a clone of Serious Sam 1, but mind you, Serious Sam 1 is a clone of Doom 1&2. So please don't be prejudiced against it, because this game is good enough, no matter what did you hear or read about it. Just give it a chance :).
  12. maximizen
    Jul 25, 2021
    8
    Fun and enjoyable. Mesmerizing architecture. Never gets boring, even after finishing it a few times.
  13. kndr
    May 21, 2021
    7
    Great environments, enemies, weapons and sounds. It is more balanced than serious sam.

    These powers are underpowered though.
  14. RexRock
    Nov 14, 2003
    7
    Fun! with some interesting elements but the bosses suck!!
  15. Krossbone
    Jul 18, 2023
    4
    Shameless knock-off of Serious Sam. Has no gameplay loop it can call its own, and in general is the definition of mindless, the antithesis of what it's leeching off of.
  16. Destlay
    Mar 10, 2020
    7
    События проходят в Античной греции. По сюжету мы сражаемся с самим Зевсом, но сюжет дать только в самом начале и в конце. Игра не особо не берёт геймплеем. Поэтому игре нечем зацепиться.

    Events take place in ancient Greece. In the story, we are fighting Zeus himself, but give the plot only at the very beginning and at the end. The game doesn’t really take the gameplay. Therefore, the    События проходят в Античной греции. По сюжету мы сражаемся с самим Зевсом, но сюжет дать только в самом начале и в конце. Игра не особо не берёт геймплеем. Поэтому игре нечем зацепиться.

    Events take place in ancient Greece. In the story, we are fighting Zeus himself, but give the plot only at the very beginning and at the end. The game doesn’t really take the gameplay. Therefore, the game has nothing to catch.    … Expand
  17. DrAMaximus
    Sep 17, 2022
    5
    В главном меню звучит бессмертный I Wanna Rock в исполнении Twisted Sister, что настраивает на какое то крутое мочилово. Правда в самой игре музыка куда менее эпична и состоит из коротеньких зацикленных треков, которые порой бывают вообще не в тему. По настоящему порадовала только локация, где звучит "в пещере горного короля", забавный момент, но лишь один за игру. Ну а мочить мы будемВ главном меню звучит бессмертный I Wanna Rock в исполнении Twisted Sister, что настраивает на какое то крутое мочилово. Правда в самой игре музыка куда менее эпична и состоит из коротеньких зацикленных треков, которые порой бывают вообще не в тему. По настоящему порадовала только локация, где звучит "в пещере горного короля", забавный момент, но лишь один за игру. Ну а мочить мы будем каких то щупленьких дохляков, которые умирают от одного выстрела из стандартного пистолета. Поскольку большинство монстров в игре хрупкие, то и многое оружие из нашего арсенала становиться не особо то и нужно, особенно то которое убивает не сразу, а специальным эффектом через пару секунд. Игра очевидно берёт пример с серьёзного сэма, но умудряется уступать ему буквально во всём. Довольно слабенький шутер на мой взгляд.… Expand
  18. LT_Gruber
    Jan 6, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Serious Sam clone that is done fairly well .

    Will Rock is a good game that is almost an exact clone of Serious Sam in terms of game play, progression and mechanics. It is however different enough to make it a fairly good game on its own and I liked it very much.

    In Will Rock, you are Will Rock (just like you are Sam, Serious Sam), and you, your girlfriend and your mentor are traveling to ancient Greece to dig up some artifacts. You get ambushed by some local militia/cultists that worships Zeus and your mentor is killed, and your girlfriend is captured.This militia is never mentioned again and now it is all the fault of Zeus (you know, the Almighty powerful God and stuff). Time is short because Zeus can choose his next wife soon and he has its eyes set on your lovely girlfriend. He is ready to tap her and show her his bolt, and you need to stop him.To help you, a Titan called Prometheus aids you which his powers, making you a demigod. He has his own reason to hate Zeus and together you form the ultimate weapon of vengeance.

    You progress through a fair number of different stages, all set in ancient Greece. On the way you fight many different Greek mythical creatures and ancient skeletons, fight some bosses like Hephaestus and a cyclops for example and just try not to die.

    I have to say that I really liked the enemies in Will Rock, they are all original representations of Greek mythology. You got Satyrs, Minotaur’s and Centaurs. Oh yeah, you also got annoying, hard to hit birds that sh!t fireballs on your head.

    You can use eleven different weapons in the game, like a shotgun, machine gun, expansion gun and pistol. In Will Rock, you can also use God like powers like immortality and slow time. This bonuses can be purchased on various altars that you find in the game. You pay in gold, that you can find on each map. This mechanic is a nice addition and makes it somewhat different from Serious Sam.

    The graphics are really fair for a game this old. It looks like Serious Sam, but a little rougher. The environments however all are nicely detailed, and the lightning effects are great. What sets the graphics apart for me, however, is the excellent animation of the enemy models, their movement and their attacks. It runs very smooth and not as stiff as the first Serious Sam game in my opinion. There is a problem with the graphics, however. Enemies do kind of blend in with the background because of the color pallets. Many times, I got hit by an enemy and needed to squint my eyes to see that a Satyr was pumping me full of arrows on a ledge that was just as brown as he.

    In terms of sound, Will Rock did a really good job. The weapon fire sounds solid, the enemy grunts and death sounds are brutal, and the fight tracks are really nice. It is a good thing that they at least copied the quality of the sound and music from Serious Sam and still make it unique.

    The controls and hit detection are fine, although the animations move cycles of the enemies make it a little hard to detect sometimes of you are about to hit your target. This is especially the case with the stupid birds.

    Overall, Will Rock is a good game, and although it is indeed a rip off of Serious Sam, I think it is a worthy rip off that earned its place as a true classic.

    I enjoyed the game and would surely recommend it.    … Expand
  19. AlexandrStrem
    Feb 9, 2023
    10
    Не смотря на то что многие скажут что это плагиат с Serious Sam. Это не так шутеров в стиле древней Греции очень мало и этот лучший из них!

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#61 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
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#39 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. G4 TV
    40
    For a budget title, Will Rock will paralyze you with excitement and is a true test for the first-person shooter hard core. No thinking allowed.
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  2. Cheat Code Central
    60
    I absolutely love the graphics. The character models are excellent. They're not only imaginative but appear to have depth and personalities. Too bad the game doesn't have much depth.
  3. IGN
    72
    If you're one of the those who routinely played Serious Sam, swore a lot, died a lot and then found yourself doing it again, here's a Rock you just might want to crawl under for a while.
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