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Square pumps out another oddball
posted by dfloss721 (GRAYSLAKE, IL) Jan 23, 2011
Member since Jun 2007
37 out of 39 gamers (95%) found this review helpful
Square Enix is usually definitely known for creating some weird games, and this is one of them. Mindjack is based on the concept of being able to use mind control to takeover enemy humans and robots. You can become this little floaty cloud and 'mindjack' over available targets in the game using certain controls.
Using this mindjack ability, you can become a lot of different characters and robots throughout the campaign and multiplayer modes. This game is also designed to be played 'OPEN', giving you or others the ability to hack into other gamer's sessions...literally. You can join another xbox live game that is OPEN, and hack into either his team, or you can hack into the enemy team and try to kill the host and impede his progress (perfect to annoy people). You can also turn this mode to OFF if you want to just play by yourself and not have people hack your game and mess you up.
So that adds a unique aspect to this third person shooter. It also uses a cover system like Gears of War, when you press A to get in and out of cover. It's very flawed and doesn't work half the time which adds to the frustration of this game. Along with that, it takes a thousand bullets to kill enemies, while theirs seem to shred through you like you're made of paper. The guns are pretty bland, not much variety or uniqueness. The shooting gameplay in Mindjack is below average, and on level with games like "Wanted" and "007 Bloodstone."
If you're looking for something different, than I may suggest checking this out, but I could recommend 100 better shooters for the 360. The story is non-existent, graphics were blurry, sound was bad, and the campaign was repetitive. Online play was kind of fun, but there is not much depth to anything, including customization, character leveling and upgrading, new guns, etc. A very forgettable game that I would only play if you are also an oddball or want to get a few easy achievement points.
Milt Drucker
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Using this mindjack ability, you can become a lot of different characters and robots throughout the campaign and multiplayer modes. This game is also designed to be played 'OPEN', giving you or others the ability to hack into other gamer's sessions...literally. You can join another xbox live game that is OPEN, and hack into either his team, or you can hack into the enemy team and try to kill the host and impede his progress (perfect to annoy people). You can also turn this mode to OFF if you want to just play by yourself and not have people hack your game and mess you up.
So that adds a unique aspect to this third person shooter. It also uses a cover system like Gears of War, when you press A to get in and out of cover. It's very flawed and doesn't work half the time which adds to the frustration of this game. Along with that, it takes a thousand bullets to kill enemies, while theirs seem to shred through you like you're made of paper. The guns are pretty bland, not much variety or uniqueness. The shooting gameplay in Mindjack is below average, and on level with games like "Wanted" and "007 Bloodstone."
If you're looking for something different, than I may suggest checking this out, but I could recommend 100 better shooters for the 360. The story is non-existent, graphics were blurry, sound was bad, and the campaign was repetitive. Online play was kind of fun, but there is not much depth to anything, including customization, character leveling and upgrading, new guns, etc. A very forgettable game that I would only play if you are also an oddball or want to get a few easy achievement points.
Milt Drucker
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