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Unique gameplay elements, but where's the story
posted by shooterjunkie56 (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) May 17, 2012
Member since May 2011
11 out of 15 gamers (73%) found this review helpful
If you've never played the board game Battleship, what have you been doing, but anyway lets move on. Battleship the movie is hitting theaters tomorrow May 18, 2012. Battleship the video game is based off of the movie and, while it's fun to play there's very little plot within the game.
Battleship places you on an Island in the middle of the ocean when all of the sudden an alien spacecraft comes crashing into the ocean. Battleship is very light on plot. There's hardly any character development and the game doesn't even explain what the alien spacecraft could be or what it has to do with anything. That is what blew away about battleship, one of the worst stories in a game in a long time.
The graphics in Battleship are descent, but nothing special, the scenery is descent and the lighting is pretty good. The character models reminded me of Crysis 2 which is a much better game.
The gameplay in battleship is the one thing they did very well. The shooting is solid and the movement is somewhat speedy. The campaign can be played 2 ways, First Person or Battle command. Battle command turns the game into more of an RPG that an FPS. This is what impressed me about Battleship as it reminded me of the board game somewhat.
Overall Battleship the video game is just another generic FPS with the option of RPG game play. There's not even standard multiplayer which would add some longevity to this game.
Battleship places you on an Island in the middle of the ocean when all of the sudden an alien spacecraft comes crashing into the ocean. Battleship is very light on plot. There's hardly any character development and the game doesn't even explain what the alien spacecraft could be or what it has to do with anything. That is what blew away about battleship, one of the worst stories in a game in a long time.
The graphics in Battleship are descent, but nothing special, the scenery is descent and the lighting is pretty good. The character models reminded me of Crysis 2 which is a much better game.
The gameplay in battleship is the one thing they did very well. The shooting is solid and the movement is somewhat speedy. The campaign can be played 2 ways, First Person or Battle command. Battle command turns the game into more of an RPG that an FPS. This is what impressed me about Battleship as it reminded me of the board game somewhat.
Overall Battleship the video game is just another generic FPS with the option of RPG game play. There's not even standard multiplayer which would add some longevity to this game.
What does it take to become a rated reviewer?
posted by Chessfu (PORTAGE, IN) May 27, 2012
Member since Apr 2005
10 out of 14 gamers (71%) found this review helpful
I read a bunch of reviews still don't understand how some get TOP RATED TAG.
What you have here is a typical 3rd person movie shooter. AVERAGE Graphics. Nothing that will shock you or make you have to have, play or rent this game. In my opinion it is simply a OK GAME. But there are some troublesome things that make you wonder why be bothered.
- Weapon selection, I grade it a D-.
Only five weapons to choose from. We are suppose to believe you are in the Navy. Stationed on a Navy vessel, yet you can't find your way to the armory.
-Over all game, I grade this game a C-
The battle scenes are okay at first. Then it's the same action sequence over and over again. If you sink one Alien ship. You get the same movie scene for any other that you sink. Makes game boring.
-Storyline, Not much storyline, want more. SEE MOVIE.
-Maybe if they used a SEAL TEAM in movie, we would have gotten more weapons and better AI team members. But I grade this a D.
-Game controls, I grade it a B. Typical easy to learn.
Game is short, AI team members are typical= they stand around, get shot, offer little to no help. Little to no replay value for this game.
What you have here is a typical 3rd person movie shooter. AVERAGE Graphics. Nothing that will shock you or make you have to have, play or rent this game. In my opinion it is simply a OK GAME. But there are some troublesome things that make you wonder why be bothered.
- Weapon selection, I grade it a D-.
Only five weapons to choose from. We are suppose to believe you are in the Navy. Stationed on a Navy vessel, yet you can't find your way to the armory.
-Over all game, I grade this game a C-
The battle scenes are okay at first. Then it's the same action sequence over and over again. If you sink one Alien ship. You get the same movie scene for any other that you sink. Makes game boring.
-Storyline, Not much storyline, want more. SEE MOVIE.
-Maybe if they used a SEAL TEAM in movie, we would have gotten more weapons and better AI team members. But I grade this a D.
-Game controls, I grade it a B. Typical easy to learn.
Game is short, AI team members are typical= they stand around, get shot, offer little to no help. Little to no replay value for this game.