Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie

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  • Summary: Embark on an epic adventure created in collaboration with Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson and based on the Universal Pictures' film. Survive as Jack in a world crawling with predators and live the legend as Kong. Use weapons, traps, and your team wisely to survive inEmbark on an epic adventure created in collaboration with Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson and based on the Universal Pictures' film. Survive as Jack in a world crawling with predators and live the legend as Kong. Use weapons, traps, and your team wisely to survive in first-person as Jack. Break jaws, slam enemies, and throw massive objects in Kong's colossal third-person battles. [Ubisoft]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    90
    A stunningly atmospheric action-adventure that makes all the right moves. It is intense, scary, exhilarating and pure joy to play. One of the best games so far this year. [Nov 2005]
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  2. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    90
    Kong radiates the ultimate gaming feeling: being a total badass.
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    87
    The most impressive element of the game, though, is Skull Island itself. Grand and gorgeous, the environments never repeat, and the adventure never slackens.
  4. Play.tm
    84
    While the experience is short-lived, the seven or so hours of gameplay you get from it are truly amazing and for once, I can say a film-to-game conversion has successfully been achieved.
  5. Edge Magazine
    80
    This dazzling, determinedly populist experience was not made according to the standards other games are made by, and when judged – or even just described – by those standards, it might seem slender to the point of frailty. [Christmas 2005, p.101]
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  6. Computer and Video Games
    80
    In terms of sheer hold-on-tight entertainment, this is film-to-game perfection. Beat your chest with joy. [PSW]
  7. games(TM)
    60
    King Kong is perhaps a redefinition of the cinematic videogame – entirely based on peaks and troughs of excitement, and devoid of any sense of choice. Just like a movie, but interactive. [Christmas 2005, p.98]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 35
  3. Negative: 3 out of 35
  1. Freakersoft
    Jan 30, 2006
    10
    This is absolutely one of the best games I've played this year in this genre. The atmosphere this game have is amazing. The graphics are This is absolutely one of the best games I've played this year in this genre. The atmosphere this game have is amazing. The graphics are beautiful. The way the game played is so natural and easy. The fights with Kong are super, with great power, brute and anymally. To fight as Jack is also great. Basically with a spear and much different fireweapons. The way the makers of this game have put no numbers on the screen for number of ammo or something like that is so cinematic. The sounds and music they use are fantastic. Good in everyway. This game is a wonderful experience!… Expand
  2. DTester26
    Oct 21, 2020
    10
    Amazing game! As good as the movie. The gameplay mechanics, atmosphere, level of immersion and the graphics are all great for its time.
  4. Moony545
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Огромный респект разрабам, что не паразитировали на громком имени, а выдали отличную игру.Огромный респект разрабам, что не паразитировали на громком имени, а выдали отличную игру.
  5. CriticS.
    Mar 13, 2006
    9
    This videogame is very good, but very short tough, i mean, i completed it in two days, its way to easy, and, i mean, the best of all, is that This videogame is very good, but very short tough, i mean, i completed it in two days, its way to easy, and, i mean, the best of all, is that is "the movie" itself, it has a geat enviroment and great monsters (creepy spiders, birds, and all kind of things), but very cool. Gotta own this game.… Expand
  6. MarkD.
    Jun 30, 2007
    8
    You're really enjoying yourself; You're marvelling at some of the finest graphics and sound the PS2 has ever seen, you're You're really enjoying yourself; You're marvelling at some of the finest graphics and sound the PS2 has ever seen, you're totally immersed in the thrilling, tense gameplay. Just when you think it can't get any better you get the chance to play as Kong and then you finish it. Indeed, this is a game that shows a big movie licence can be both playable and do justice to the movie but ther's not nearly enough of it. It could have been one of the best games ever but it's just a very good game instead.… Expand
  7. lolahah
    Jul 17, 2019
    8
    1 of my top 3 Favorite games ( Hitman blood money,Sly series,King Kong) from 2006 This game has some awesome story, great game play but only1 of my top 3 Favorite games ( Hitman blood money,Sly series,King Kong) from 2006 This game has some awesome story, great game play but only 1 issue when you are about to finish the game its too repetitive.… Expand
  8. S.Washington
    Dec 28, 2005
    0
    Worst game I've played in years and I owned State of Emergency. I kept waiting for the game to get good.It wasn't anything I Worst game I've played in years and I owned State of Emergency. I kept waiting for the game to get good.It wasn't anything I haven't seen in other games except for that you could play Kong. By the way you play King Kong for about 10% of the game. I swear rent this game if you must (like I did) you'll hate all 4 hours it'll take to finish it.… Expand

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#33 Best PS2 Game of 2005
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#29 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
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#9 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005