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Release Date 7/20/2009
Publisher WB Games
Platform Xbox 360
Genre Action Adventure

Number of Players 2
Online Enabled Yes

Blood, Strong Language, Violence, Sexual Content

Game Description

Rorschach's Journal: More than ten years before the Watchmen movie storyline. Tonight I hit the streets in Watchmen: The End Is Nigh: Two-part prequel action brawler with Rorschach and Nite Owl. Two heroes fighting crime together. Cleaning city of scum. Holding back nothing in combat where bottom-feeders get what they deserve. Keene Act not yet passed. City still needs and respect its heroes. Vigilante justice best way to clean up human trash. Part 1: Explore once-fruitful partnership of Rorschach and Nite Owl. Part 2: Rorschach contacts Nite Owl for help in finding missing girl. Combat not for squeamish. Bloody and unforgiving. Explore characters, rivalries, and backstory of the landmark graphic novel.

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IGN Review (5.0 out of 10)

Let's try to ignore the fact that such a cerebral graphic novel has been turned into the basest form of videogame entertainment, the beat-em up. If you can't get past that, then just stop reading this review right now. This game isn't for you. If you love a standard brawler, pretty visuals, and th...more

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Average Member Rating: 5.1 out of 10

Good old fashioned beat'em up. (7 out of 10)

posted by HippyVock (MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO) on Jul 21, 2009
Member since May 2006
47 out of 51 gamers (92%) found this review helpful

I am a Watchman fan, so when the game came out for download all those months ago, I played the first part and liked what they did with the story. It's a very simple game where you play as either Rorshach or Night Owl before gov't legislation has banned masked heroes as they beat up scum and try to s...more

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