Beowulf for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

This game had the fastest price drop I've ever seen, going from $60 to $20 in about 2 weeks.

I see why.

I hated the "epic poem" it was based upon. Probably the worst thing I had to read back when I was in high school. I've not seen the movie, but outside of a naked Angelina Jolie, I doubt there's going to be a lot there to keep one's interest unless one just LOVES gore.

You, naturally, play as Beowulf, Danish barbarian. You are a strong man with a healthy violent streak, capable of rending people apart with your bare hands. You are also strong enough to swing weaponry so hard that it will break on you in minutes. Repeatedly. Never before have swords been more fragile.

I actually think the game looks pretty nice. It's not going to blow your mind, but it looks better than a lot of games. And that is a good thing since it gives me something positive to say about the game. If not for the visuals, this might be a somewhat hostile review.

You, of course, follow the movie's plot. Having not seen the movie, the plot apparently involves you and your easily killed cohorts engaging in skirmishes that you will lose frequently because you have to spend all of your time saving them from getting killed. You have the ability to unleash extremely powerful carnal attacks --- but since they tend to ALSO damage your squad, it's usually best for you to refrain from it.

The missions are just tedious. The one I got sick of playing was where you had to protect virgins from ogres/trolls/whatever. You save one, get swarmed on by minor baddies, then on the opposite side of the area, another virgin gets taken. You are supposed to save them, but since your slow as molasses, you don't often get there in time.

The game is bad. If you bought it, you got ripped off. If you were given it, mark that giver down as somebody who secretly does not like you.