Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy

 PlayStation 3
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 47 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 47
  3. Negative: 0 out of 47
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  1. Armchair Empire
    85
    For a first attempt at an established franchise, The Bourne Conspiracy makes good on its promises and gives us the chance to become the perfect weapon.
  2. GamerNode
    85
    By no means does this look like a MGS4 or Ninja Gaiden 2, but the graphics are not a sour point and fit well with the environment. Finally seeing destructable environments used to such a strong degree in a game is a definite welcome.
  3. GamingTrend
    84
    The few places where it stumbles are more than made up by the polish and attention to detail everywhere else.
  5. Extreme Gamer
    83
    The Bourne Conspiracy is stylized and cinematic experience without the weight of sitting through long drawn out cut-scenes or overly dramatized storyline drags. Bourne pretty much sticks to the action, telling the story while you run and gun you way through each phase of the game.
  6. DailyGame
    83
    It's not that often you encounter a game that mixes genres and still manages to be above-average in quality.
  7. GameShark
    83
    Take any thoughts of how the game is based on a movie out of your head, as The Bourne Conspiracy is a compelling action game built on mostly solid gameplay ideas.
  8. MEGamers
    80
    With plenty of fist fights and some great action sequences, this is a must have for the Ps3.
  9. Kombo
    80
    At the end of the day, Conspiracy is a winner.
  10. Cheat Code Central
    80
    By breaking all the assumptions that normally come with a movie-based license (such as using the film's actors and pushing to do a simultaneous game-film release) High Moon Studios has crafted a solid action game.
  11. Hardcore Gamer
    80
    Most games based on movies are cheap shovelware that are released to capitalize on the popularity of the franchise they're based on. The Bourne Conspiracy, however, is clearly a labor of love.
  12. GameSpot
    80
    Translating the lightning-quick close-quarters combat of the Bourne films into viscerally satisfying gameplay is no mean feat, but High Moon Studios has done it and done it well. The adventure is a bit short, and the solid gunplay becomes tedious the second time around. Still, the combat system alone makes this game worth playing, and the dramatic moments it creates are the real treat.
  13. GameZone
    80
    While most moviegoers must stick to $9 tickets and $15 DVDs to satisfy their cinematic cravings, fans of The Bourne Identity can finally get their fix in a new and interactive form that’s actually worth playing.
  14. PSX Extreme
    78
    In the end, The Bourne Conspiracy hits just a few rings away from the bulls-eye. It’s not quite as polished as we would’ve hoped, and we wanted better visuals and a bit more variety in the gameplay, but we still had a lot of fun playing it.
  15. Gamer 2.0
    77
    The Bourne Conspiracy, despite its shortcomings, is an example of a very good movie-licensed game.
  16. Game Chronicles
    77
    As stated numerous times before, The Bourne Conspiracy is extremely repetitive. You have a great length and well worth the price in that category but I really don’t see the average player finishing this game due to doing the same thing over and over again.
  17. PTGamers
    75
    It captures the setting perfectly, going straight to the point. This also makes the experience somewhat short and repetitive, but it manages to be exhilarating at times.
  18. GamePro
    75
    There were definitely moments when I wanted to chuck my controller across the room because one of its minor design flaws sent me to a cheap and unfair death. And yet, there were also moments when the game clicked for me and I really did feel like I was a damaged super spy on the run.
  19. Gameplanet
    75
    A decent, fun game, but the excitement is much too short-lived.

Awards & Rankings

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#80 Best PS3 Game of 2008
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#65 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2008
31
#31 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2008

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 54 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 54
  3. Negative: 4 out of 54
  1. BaronMonaco
    Jul 27, 2016
    7
    The Bourne Conspiracy was and remains the only videogame about the franchise, who otherwise would seem perfect for videogames but did itThe Bourne Conspiracy was and remains the only videogame about the franchise, who otherwise would seem perfect for videogames but did it deserved a sequel ?

    Technically the game is pretty average for its time, there's some good destruction but the background is always blur which is pretty annoying, there's no bugs or framerate issues that I could see but the camera during fist fight will sometimes be in a wrong angle and get on your nerves.

    The gameplay will alternate, in a nice pace, third person shooting phases, with a good cover system but globally pretty classic and fist fighting sequences that made the distinction of the Bourne trilogy in theaters, unfortunately the Batman Arkham games weren't out yet (this system would have work perfectly) and therefore the gameplay is closer to a Tekken with slow pace, and more or less 1 VS 1 fighting (sometimes you have a small QTE to doge a punch from an other guy) but they did capture the good use of the environment with lots of interactions possible and it's very fun to bash someone into a crate or whatever.

    Concerning the story it follows the scenario of the first movie with additional levels in the form of "flashbacks", if you know the movie then you'll be pretty familiar with it, but for someone that would buy the game without previous knowledge the story and motivations of the characters can be pretty unclear, they didn't took the time to develop things in its 8 hours long campaign which is too short, as always I consider that the bare minimum for a game that is solo only its 12 hours.

    So in conclusion the game isn't bad, it's faithful to its origins and is globally fun to play but some design errors (choice of combat system in particular), average graphics and the lack of efforts to please new Bourne consumers make this game for from unmissable. If there's ever a sequel there's potential to make a better game, but the poor sales make it unlikely. Advisable for the ones that love both Bourne franchise and action game.    … Full Review »
  2. JrDouble
    Jul 1, 2023
    4
    This game is bad. It amounts to a chain of horrible quicktime events with an awful checkpoint system. I kept playing the same sections overThis game is bad. It amounts to a chain of horrible quicktime events with an awful checkpoint system. I kept playing the same sections over and over, not because I died during shootouts or fistfights, but because I pressed the wrong button during a quicktime event. It's too bad because the game would have been playable, and maybe even enjoyable, if they left the quicktime events out entirely, or at least had an auto-save checkpoint before each and every quicktime event.… Full Review »
  3. rcoberle54
    Nov 1, 2020
    5
    I've been on a serious movie game kick.

    Again surprised to see what the reviews are for this game. This is another case of if you have    I've been on a serious movie game kick.

    Again surprised to see what the reviews are for this game. This is another case of if you have played the first two levels, you have played the whole game. You alternate between third person shooting segments and hand to hand combat segments. Pretty straight forward but there's never any variation of that. And the shooting and combat sections aren't even that particularly fun. The combat sections force you into a 1v1 perspective and it plays out like a fight night game. It's sort of interesting and unique the way that they did it. You could see how in a few years it would have been an arkham knock off.

    But this needed variation. I played through about half the game. There was never an entire stealth section. There was no driving section. There were no minigames or puzzles. There was one sniping moment but all it was, was a quick time event. Oh man the QTEs in this game. It loves them! And god forbid you fail one because you will go back a significant portion in the level. Incredibly annoying. Even though you fight cops, terrorists, and US Marines none of them feel distinct from one another. None of them have their own unique fight style and instead are simply just a reskin of the same character model. Another example of the need for variation.

    But I do have to say you would be hard pressed to find a movie video game that better replicates the feeling of a movie. The way they intersplice animations and cut scenes with combat makes it feel very cinematic. It looks pretty good for 2008 and even if I didn't love the combat I don't think I could ever get sick of the finishing animations of this game. I found myself throwing karate chops and elbows along with Jason Bourne. The sound effects are really well done and the punches and cracks and snaps have a real punch and weight to them. I'd be remiss to not mention how much fun it was to blow through enemies with the shotgun in this game. That had a real weight to it too.

    Just like GI Joe, this game didn't get the movie actors to voice their characters. That's really the only thing the Watchmen game has on these past two I've written about. This game wasn't very glitchy. The only thing I noticed was the sound cut out a couple times on me. The second time it happened, the game crashed which I took as a sign to stop playing.

    Ultimately this wasn't terrible, but it just wasn't that much fun either. It felt unique in a sense, but also like a missed opportunity.    … Full Review »
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