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

 PSP
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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 27
  3. Negative: 6 out of 27
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  1. GeebLord
    May 19, 2020
    6
    For the psp this game is impressive but overall the gameplay is lacking. Game is exciting at first but you soon realize you just fight the same bugs and dinosaurs the whole game. and the Kong missions are terrible.

    The story is stripped down from the console version and much of the later levels are missing.

    Play the console versions over this, but honestly even those games are overrated.
  2. EthanH.
    Dec 10, 2005
    10
    This King Kong game for PSP is the best game on PSP it beats GTA!!! My favourite games on PSP are King Kong The Sims 2 Pursuit Force SW BF 2 Untold Legends coded arms Burnout and Wipeout Pure!
  3. [Anonymous]
    May 1, 2006
    5
    The game was okay on PSP but the film is better as a big monkey jumps around for 3 hours. King Kong made a good point about stereo typing monkeys which saddly is missing in this game. I think I'll get the GBA version of this game.
  4. Sam
    Feb 9, 2006
    8
    The sacrifices it made really ruin the game. Remeber the fantastic level where you battle the bat (Both as Kong and as Jack)? That's gone. Remeber you allies that you had to watch over and could lend you a weapon? They're gone to. Remember the challenge you faced when you battled 2-3 V-Rexes? That's gone as well. Don't get me wrong, it's still a ferociously fun The sacrifices it made really ruin the game. Remeber the fantastic level where you battle the bat (Both as Kong and as Jack)? That's gone. Remeber you allies that you had to watch over and could lend you a weapon? They're gone to. Remember the challenge you faced when you battled 2-3 V-Rexes? That's gone as well. Don't get me wrong, it's still a ferociously fun game, but it gets rid of more than half of the levels, and if it weren't for the sacrifices it made and the unneded switch of Kong controls, it would've been as great as its console brother. Now some of the sacrifices are excusable for the PSP. Rather than see about 4 brontos at a time, you see one at a time, which is fine due to the PSP's abilities, it's just to bad that the others aren't as excusable. The 2nd biggest flaw is the levels order. I mean, come on! One moment, you're shooting off small raptors, and another, you're playing as Kong battling a V-Rex which was about 6 levels later in the game. The graphics are pretty nice, but the glitches are terrible. You actually see white graphical lines. However, a really nice addition is the Multiplayer. You don't see your ali, but for co-op, when you kill an enemy, you kill it for your pal. When you open a door, you open it for your pal.… Expand
  5. CraigG.
    Dec 17, 2005
    7
    one of the best games on psp superb graphics but lacks a storyline and also its hard to actually understand whats going on.
  6. ElvisW.
    Dec 29, 2005
    5
    A massively cut-down version of the home console games. No companions, you're on your own. No idea where you're going or why. This is half a game at best.Tthe Kong levels are great fun but too few and really short. The Jack levels are messy and confusing. And the whole thing is over in what feels like minutes. An all Kong sequel would not be amiss if you're listening Ancel.
  7. JohnL.
    Mar 11, 2006
    8
    I thought this game was pretty good. The best parts were the graphics and the sound. The graphics were amazing with good textures (where most PSP games fail). The models were highly detailed. The sound is great too, the voice acting was great. The Sound FX are good. The one huge problem is the game length. The longer levels are around 10 minutes, while some are about 3 min. The level I I thought this game was pretty good. The best parts were the graphics and the sound. The graphics were amazing with good textures (where most PSP games fail). The models were highly detailed. The sound is great too, the voice acting was great. The Sound FX are good. The one huge problem is the game length. The longer levels are around 10 minutes, while some are about 3 min. The level I was looking forward to the most, the T-rex level, was only 2 minutes. It was the best level in the game, but shortest too. The game only takes a little more than 3 hours, but that is time well spent. Another bad part was how you are alone as Jack. The game is really messed up because of that. Some really great moments are when fighting the larger raptors, because it takes strategy. This is a great game.… Expand
  8. MrXile
    Dec 30, 2005
    5
    Very linear game, with no aims of such - just troll through the levels, fight the enemies - put some wood in another piece of wood and turn it, open door - move, kill some more baddies - ohhh switch to kong, same old same old kill some baddies, climb, jump ... roar. Game complete. Very boring, very ancient - nothing new in this genre at all other than some nice sounds and boring visuals Very linear game, with no aims of such - just troll through the levels, fight the enemies - put some wood in another piece of wood and turn it, open door - move, kill some more baddies - ohhh switch to kong, same old same old kill some baddies, climb, jump ... roar. Game complete. Very boring, very ancient - nothing new in this genre at all other than some nice sounds and boring visuals for the PSP. Avoid.… Expand
  9. SpencerT.
    Dec 27, 2005
    9
    The game is good but the levels are kind of confusing what is the point? What is the destination through the islands horrible bowels? I don't really get the purpose of the game and what you are supposed to be working towards.
  10. AxeT
    Jul 21, 2015
    7
    This is mostly a strategic action game with no clear paths to level success that becomes downright maddeningly addictive in trying to find the path to conquer each level. The graphics have some flaws, but the cinematic mystique of the environments is very well done. Playing as Kong is not nearly as engaging as Jack, and one major and frankly unbelievable oversight is the final level onThis is mostly a strategic action game with no clear paths to level success that becomes downright maddeningly addictive in trying to find the path to conquer each level. The graphics have some flaws, but the cinematic mystique of the environments is very well done. Playing as Kong is not nearly as engaging as Jack, and one major and frankly unbelievable oversight is the final level on the Empire State Building. This should have been the hardest and most intense game play of all, but instead is not even game play really but a stupid cinematic throwaway!… Expand
  11. r03vg
    Jan 6, 2021
    6
    Порой не отличишь пещеру от скалы. Теряешься, когда пытаешься понять, куда тебе идти.

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#67 Best PSP Game of 2005
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#37 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2005
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#35 Most Shared PSP Game of 2005

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Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. Maxim Online
    40
    But while the PSP version adds a two-player Co-op mode, it also has wonkier controls than its console cousin, which weren't great to begin with.
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  2. IGN
    69
    The control is decent enough for some fun dino hunting, the kind of deep jungle danger that we haven't had much of since the original Turok (and haven't had any of on PSP), but the handling of the story is messy and confusing.
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  3. GameSpot
    62
    It is most definitely King Kong in the palm of your hand, but the sacrifices and compromises made to get it there ultimately suck away much of its appeal.
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