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

 Xbox 360
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 102 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 102
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 102
  3. Negative: 12 out of 102
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  1. WyattG.
    Oct 17, 2007
    5
    I had no intention of buying this game until I saw it in the shops one day for a fraction of the price of a normal 360 game. So was it worth buying ? If I had paid more I would have been disappointed. To me the real value of a game is either the replay value or the multiplayer. This game has neither. Once I had finished it I have not given it a minute of thought of playing it again. In I had no intention of buying this game until I saw it in the shops one day for a fraction of the price of a normal 360 game. So was it worth buying ? If I had paid more I would have been disappointed. To me the real value of a game is either the replay value or the multiplayer. This game has neither. Once I had finished it I have not given it a minute of thought of playing it again. In fact if the game was stolen I would not even bother filling out an insurance claim ! Playing the game for the first time is quite good, the graphics is good, the voice acting is excellent the gameplay is enjoyable and it does a good job of following the movie and making you feel part of it. The fact that you switch between playing as Jack and Kong is a nice touch even if Kong is a little difficult to control....oh...and if you like collecting achievement points, you can get the full 1000 for doing nothing more than playing the game from start to finish...easy. My advice...buy it cheap or rent it.… Expand
  2. JohnB.
    Nov 30, 2005
    5
    Some great concepts trapped in a lackluster game. The occasional stand-out moments hardly make up for repetitive gameplay and a narrative that's quite literally on rails. I felt like I was being herded from point a to point b rather than moving through, and the Kong sequences are few and far between, lasting just long enough for me to get excited before it was back to playing Jack. Some great concepts trapped in a lackluster game. The occasional stand-out moments hardly make up for repetitive gameplay and a narrative that's quite literally on rails. I felt like I was being herded from point a to point b rather than moving through, and the Kong sequences are few and far between, lasting just long enough for me to get excited before it was back to playing Jack. The final level is pretty pointless and anticlimactic in nearly every sense of the word. Worth a rental, but the abbreviated length and linear gameplay pretty much kill off whatever replayability it might have had.… Expand
  3. aspentitan
    Sep 24, 2016
    5
    For me this game is a 5 or a 6. I picked it up at a garage sale for almost next to nothing and i was surprized to see the ratings were actually quite good and it still sells for a respectable price....so i thought id give it a try and i was shocked how bad it was. it made me laugh quite a bit. I'd say this is a very simple game with a decent atmosphere. I can give it that and appreciateFor me this game is a 5 or a 6. I picked it up at a garage sale for almost next to nothing and i was surprized to see the ratings were actually quite good and it still sells for a respectable price....so i thought id give it a try and i was shocked how bad it was. it made me laugh quite a bit. I'd say this is a very simple game with a decent atmosphere. I can give it that and appreciate that a casual gamer would really enjoy the story of the game. If you are a King Kong fan again i could recommend this. As a hardcore game this game is an ultimate joke. You can aim pretty much anywhere on screen, the audio cuts are terrible and there is no option for difficulty. The NPC voice prompt what to do is embarrassing to a gamer that has played a ton of games and the levels were quite linear and simplistic. The graphics are quite outdated. Im not sure why people regard this highly but then again ive played a lot of games so don't really have any special appeal to movies and comics ect. I have the same issue with spiderman games they are also meh. Anyway this game is not for hardcore gamers it is for lighthearted fans of the theme. I only lasted about 45 minutes and despite my score i would not say this game is brutal it just would not have universal appeal and that is the reason i think a buyer beware 5 score is what i gave it. Its a pretty trivial game for fans or casuals only.… Expand
  4. Rem
    Apr 22, 2013
    7
    In the early years of xbox, movie licensed games were still a bore, till this game came along. The very essence of survival in this game was astounding and I truly loved it. The lack of a HUD made it more tense as you carefully consider your supplies and ammo. The story follows much of the film, but it doesn't look as bad as other movie licensed games. What it gets wrong is the length. TheIn the early years of xbox, movie licensed games were still a bore, till this game came along. The very essence of survival in this game was astounding and I truly loved it. The lack of a HUD made it more tense as you carefully consider your supplies and ammo. The story follows much of the film, but it doesn't look as bad as other movie licensed games. What it gets wrong is the length. The game is pretty short and I cruised through it in about 6 hours. The King Kong sections however, are fun and truly make you feel powerful. This is a game rarely seen as it shows promise that movie licensed games have a few gems.… Expand
  5. PreownedReviews
    Aug 13, 2016
    7
    I remember when I first played this game all the way back in 2005.I thought thought it was up there with one of my favorite games to play on my Gamecube. It was a fun game that was held back by it's short length. Having played it again on the Xbox 360, it's pretty much how I remembered it, but it definitely has aged with time.
    The game doesn't really follow the story of the movie it's    I remember when I first played this game all the way back in 2005.I thought thought it was up there with one of my favorite games to play on my Gamecube. It was a fun game that was held back by it's short length. Having played it again on the Xbox 360, it's pretty much how I remembered it, but it definitely has aged with time.
    The game doesn't really follow the story of the movie it's based on, but it does share some important plot elements such as Ann Darrow being captured by the natives and King Kong climbing the Empire State Building. Throughout the game you'll be playing as either of these two characters :Jack Driscoll and King Kong himself. The game's levels follow a very linear structure where you have to get to the end of each level while fending off against the island creatures and solving puzzles along the way: It's all very straight forward. 90% of the game takes place on Skull Island, and while everything looks a bit lifeless with lots of gray and pale green coloring everywhere, most of the levels feel varied in it's environments and with very little backtracking. In each level you'll be playing as either of these two characters: Jack Driscoll and King Kong himself. The Jack segments play much like a first person survival horror game, where you'll have to fend off against dinosaurs and other creatures with limited limited weaponry you find on the island, from guns that found in supply drop boxes with limited ammo, or the plentiful spears that you'll find yourself using very often. Most of the games puzzles involves trying to find door handles to open doors and using spears to light bushes on fire to clear pathways or to throw spears tipped with bait to lure away predators. The game gives you a great feeling of vulnerability and urgency as you have to fend off against the likes of velociraptors and giant centipedes, all of which can easily kill you. You'll also have to face off against T-Rexes, which are impossible to kill, and all you can do is try to get away. These portions of the game are easily the most intense, and they'll make your heart race. As King Kong, you're able to kill all of the small enemies in one hit and you also face off against T-Rexes, often against multiple ones at a time. There's even a level where you play as Kong where he goes on a rampage in New York City after escaping captivity. While this level is fun to play, your destructive capabilities are only limited to destroying cars. You can't damage buildings or attack pedestrians like you'd expect, and the street feel like big hallways. The game can be beaten in less than 4 hours and the time you beat the game, you feel like there should be more to it. While you do get an interesting art gallery mode, there isn't much reason to replay the game, not even for Xbox Achievements as you can get all of them just by playing through the game.
    I'm glad I decided to play through this game again. It's still as fun to play now as it was to play back then. When it first came out, it was being sold at the retail price of $50, and let me say that while I like this game, it's not worth $50. Luckily you can just want a copy for just under $10, which is much more better deal, but I'd recommend renting it since it's so short. It's the perfect game to play though the weekend.    … Expand
  6. ANTtheKNEEEE
    Mar 15, 2022
    6
    Played it for the 100% achievements. yeah i dont know what to say about this. Very short.
  7. goodgriff33
    Dec 25, 2022
    7
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  8. VLG
    Aug 23, 2023
    5
    Its a game based on a movie, so expect the bare minimum in every way possible.

Awards & Rankings

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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

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 57 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 57
  3. Negative: 1 out of 57
  1. Official Xbox Magazine
    90
    Playing through Kong is one of the freshest gaming experiences we've had all year. [Holiday 2005, p.34]
  2. 1UP
    85
    It's a great example of a movie tie-in that is easy to play, it's a successful combination of a first-person adventure and a third-person beat-'em-up, and at times it even feels like a dungeon crawler. But at its core, it's an extremely good (and extremely simple) survival horror game.
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  3. GameSpot
    82
    It won't take you long to blow through King Kong, but its sometimes thrilling, often tense, and always entertaining adventure is absolutely worth checking out.
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