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: 47 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 57
  3. Negative: 1 out of 57
  1. Extreme Gamer
    95
    One of the most intense experiences I've had with game in a while.
  2. AceGamez
    90
    One of the most classy, authentic, atmospheric, faithful and exciting games of a movie ever to be released.
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  3. Game Informer
    85
    Graphically, it's a masterpiece. [Jan 2006, p.136]
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  4. Game Over Online
    82
    Each step he takes causes a vicious rumble and together with his war cry, you know you're just one mistep away from certain death.
  5. IncGamers
    80
    The sound in King Kong is fantastic. From the music to the ambient background to the massively intimidating roar of Kong, there is nothing bad here. If immersion is what you are looking for, look no further.
  6. DailyGame
    78
    Let's say this again: Tedious gameplay kills the coolness of the "wow" moments and brings it all down to an average level.
  7. Thunderbolt
    40
    Imagine a free-roaming King Kong game, with a main plot line that you can ignore as you run through the jungle, beating the piss out of dinosaurs with tree trunks and rocks. That would have been awesome. Instead, we were given this six to eight hour snooze fest.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 30
  3. Negative: 4 out of 30
  1. Sam
    Dec 4, 2005
    10
    Easily the year's best game, and it might be my new favorite game of all time. The Kong sequences are riveting, the first person Easily the year's best game, and it might be my new favorite game of all time. The Kong sequences are riveting, the first person controls are amazing, and the graphics made my jaw drop. It's not just an action game, it's got some horror refferences as well. Imagine, if you will, an enormous Tyranosaurus that could eat you with one mere snap, and you have to get its attention so your buddies can open a door to escape. You have to stand clear in its sight for a little bit. If you run one second to early, your friends will be killed and you have no chance of escape. One second to late, and you see the inside view of a dinosaur's jaws. The dinosaurs are also very intelligent when you're in battle with them as Kong. When you're battling 2, they're going to take advantage of that. While you're trying to get one of them's jaws off your neck, the other is going to walk over to Ann, or attack you. While you're about to disconnect one of their jaws, the other will attack you to stop. It's challenging to the extreme and a classic for the ages.… Expand
  2. Mirowave
    Aug 11, 2021
    10
    Great King Kong First Person Shooter! Nice Graphics and great Gameplay! On Xbox 360 great!
  4. DragonCriticX
    Jul 7, 2011
    9
    This is hands down, the best movie based game ever made. The controls and mechanics are easy to learn and to master, the graphics areThis is hands down, the best movie based game ever made. The controls and mechanics are easy to learn and to master, the graphics are top-notch and just look really good and the sound is amazing, the gameplay in both parts of the game are solid and fun. However the game itself is not very long and you play as Kong only a handful of times. But in short this is a great game that is really worth playing.… Expand
  5. JackD.
    Feb 1, 2006
    8
    Its a really great game that gives you a great experience the first time you play it. But once you beat it in 5 hours you gonna think it Its a really great game that gives you a great experience the first time you play it. But once you beat it in 5 hours you gonna think it wasn't worth $60.… Expand
  6. goodgriff33
    Dec 25, 2022
    7
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in theAnswer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.… Expand
  7. ANTtheKNEEEE
    Mar 15, 2022
    6
    Played it for the 100% achievements. yeah i dont know what to say about this. Very short.
  8. namDa65
    Jan 17, 2012
    2
    This game is actually just bad. Played it in '08 and did not understand how it got an 80 metacritic, even for it's time. I bought it to getThis game is actually just bad. Played it in '08 and did not understand how it got an 80 metacritic, even for it's time. I bought it to get easy 1000/1000 but I simply couldn't. It was such a terrible experience I haven't put it in my 360 since.… Expand

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#9 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2005
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#9 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2005
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#3 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2005