The Scorpion King: Rise of The Akkadian for PlayStation 2

PS2

Action Adventure

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The Scorpion King: Rise of The Akkadian

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Game Details

Release Date 9/10/2002
Publisher Vivendi Universal
Developer Point of View
Platform PS2
Genre Action Adventure

Number of Players 1

Violence

Game Description

The ancient warrior made famous by The Rock comes to the PlayStation 2. The Scorpion King: Rise Of The Akkadian is a prequel to the film; Mathayus is trying to become an Akkadian assassin, and must journey around the Mediterranean on his quest. Journey through 12 environments in this action-adventure game, including Crete, the Tower of Babel, and the Netherworld. Battle eagle warriors, snake people, and almost 20 other mythical species!

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GameSpot Review (4.0 out of 10)

The movie-to-game translation is a time-honored tradition in the video game industry. Since the earliest days of home gaming with E.T. on the Atari 2600, we've seen more downright awful movie-licensed titles than most discriminating gamers would care to remember. Unfortunately, in the new PlayS...more

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Average Member Rating: 5.3 out of 10

The Rock Flop. (1 out of 10)

posted by Dre077 (AINSWORTH, NE) on May 27, 2009
Member since Jun 2008
2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

To the millions -----and millions of the Rock's fans do not rent this game. Poor graphics, poor story line, and poor action moves. I idolize the Rock but I could not stay interested enough to play the game with what qualities it does have. It is very limited in every aspect.more

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