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Good

Good old fashioned beat'em up

posted by HippyVock (MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO) 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 solve a mystery that's deeper than they realize.

Again, this is a very simple game where you walk forward, beat some guys up, repeat ad nauseum. The brutal Rorshach animations and electrical fun of Night Owl just doesn't get old tho as you're smashing anything that moves, almost always several up to many enemies at a time. The controls seems simple but take a measure of control as there are VERY important counters to be done along with earned combo moves you can unlock thru minor collecting, usually just slightly off the main path. Not too serious. The characters play fairly differently so it comes down to style as to which you like better. Rorshach is more about starting slow and finishing brutal where Night Owl is about tactical strikes and immobilizing your foes.

I enjoyed the game. It reminded me of the old side scrolling beat em ups on the 8 and 16-bit systems that were usually a lot of fun. You have to like the style, but the license is handled intelligently, the voice acting is good, and the fun lasts a good 8 hours or more (I'm guessing with the addition of Part II). Co-op wasn't online before and it should have been. Other than that, good game.

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7

Good

Watch me beat em up!

posted by aroness26 (FRESNO, CA) Sep 30, 2009

Member since Oct 2008

3 out of 3 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

Watchmen is one of my favorite stories of all time, the movie was fantastic but does that mean the game is? Simply put its a good old fashioned beat em up game.
The story taking place before the Watchmen were banned I thought was a great idea. During this period of time their is a huge area that you can explore and see when these heroes were in their prime. If they had based it off the film it would of been a failure I believe.
What I loved was that the story was both different and very similar to watchmen still having that same rugged theme but telling a new story but keeping familiar characters from the comic.
When I saw the film my favorite character was Nite Owl and my best friends favorite was Rorschach. When we started playing we were so excited to be playing those characters in this game!
Each has their own different unique style of combat,Nite Owl having a martial arts meets gadgets to Rorschach using a more brutal beat the heck out of your opponents style.
However in this game all you can really do is beat people up and continue down the story. Yes I wish they had added more but myself personally I found it to still be very satisfying and a lot of fun nonetheless.
The art style of it and graphics fit the concept of Watchmen perfectly, people mite say they could of been better but they fit the mood and style in a great way.
Overall I really enjoyed this game. Some times you want a game that is just a good beat em up type of game and that's what this is. Its not a game where you have millions of things to do and you do very little fighting, fighting is the heart of this game.
This game stays true to its roots, for that I respect it and will always enjoy it.

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8

Very Good

Watchmen

posted by ebook32 (LOS ANGELES, CA) Aug 7, 2009

Member since Dec 2007

8 out of 9 gamers (89%) found this review helpful

If you already downloaded part 1 on XBOX live, I don't recommend buying this game because there are only 3 levels on part 2. Overall it's a fun arcade game. You'll have fun playing the game as both, CO-OP is good too. I didn't like the ending for part 2, but other than that I recommend renting the game and save your money for something better.

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