- Publisher: Agetec Inc.
- Release Date: Feb 15, 2003
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Add to that some late-game plot twists, several path-altering choices, a wide variety of obstacles to overcome, multiple endings to discover, and a wealth of small touches (like your character's clothing deteriorating with each narrow escape) and you've got a progressively energetic game set in a fantastic locale: one step beyond everyday life.
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The best way to describe Disaster Report is "Silent Hill without the monsters."
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A much-needed change of ammo in the way-overused gun barrel of 'survival horror.'
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The brains over brawns gameplay make Disaster Report a fun and unique title that'll keep you hooked from start to finish.
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Despite its blemished presentation and short-lived overall game time, Disaster Report manages to stay entertaining on a by-the-moment tension-inducing level, and without the benefit of gratuitous violence or paranormal gimmicks to boot.
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The game's events are portrayed with such stark realism that sometimes after playing I almost felt like I had experienced the events alongside the characters.
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What it will do is make you use your brain in order to survive and escape from the wrecked and sinking city. For that, Disaster Report gets a thumbs up!
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Entertainment WeeklyLong on innovation, the game is unfortunately quite short in playing time. [7 Mar 2003, p.79]
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One of the coolest things I noticed though was the fact that, as you progressed through the game, your clothing would become more and more torn.
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Judged on a visual basis SOS: The Final Escape is average and rarely rises above this level, thereby becoming immediately devoid of gloss, and lost amidst countless other Playstation 2 titles.
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It won’t keep those with short attention spans entertained, however, as this game requires patience and has only limited action.
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PSM MagazineAn original game that feels almost as tense as "Resident Evil," but with a realistic premise. [Jan 2003, p.32]
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Lacking in the production department, with awful slowdown at times and a camera that makes life difficult. [Feb 2003, p.70]
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It's more of a puzzle-solving game, yet it somehow remains completely thrilling throughout. [Feb 2003, p.99]
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The game looks like a late generation PS1 title that was switched mid-way through development to PS2, but they simply forgot to update the graphics.
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One of the best adventure games I have ever played on the PS2.
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Ultimately a flawed game, but its original premise and varied mix of gameplay create a refreshing experience nonetheless.
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What works so well in the game is the spontaneity of the destruction. You never know when it’s going to happen on an epic scale or create a small tremor.
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Clunky, ugly, and yet bizarrely progressive, Irem's latest survival attempt earns a couple of points for ingenuity and a handful of legitimate thrill-ride type moments. What it doesn't earn, however, is my recommendation.
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Has some great ideas, which are sadly letdown by poor execution and sloppy presentation.
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To make matters worse, the game slows down dramatically when there's too much happening on screen. It's almost like the building is collapsing in slow motion.
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From stiff control to appalling graphics and horrible English voice-overs, Disaster Report is a small-scale disaster in and of itself... It’s surprisingly fun to play despite its numerous flaws.
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Just as Dark Angel is guilty of repetitive character models and backgrounds, the game design is guilty of repetitive action, which is unbelievably stagnant.
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It flexes its muscles with artistic creativity, much like "Ico" and even "Rez" before it. But those two were much, much stronger in the gameplay department.
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With a slightly bigger budget, a lot less slowdown, and better dialogue, Report wold be a great game. As it is, it's just a good survival-horror game without the horror. [Mar 2003, p.116]
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Game InformerThere is simply no reason for a PlayStation 2 game to look this bad. I mean, the framerate chugs when you're walking, fer Chrissakes! [Mar 2003, p.83]
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If only it were more polished, this could've been a fantastic sleeper hit. [Mar 2003, p.46]
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Cheat Code CentralI've played better games on the PSX, in terms of appearance, gameplay, sound, graphics and re-playability.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 14
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Mixed: 2 out of 14
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Negative: 1 out of 14
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May 22, 2023
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Jan 23, 2022
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Jun 20, 2021Bad game. Only a bad game. Cant say nothing about this. Only nothing but a trash game