Rambo: The Video Game
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 Teyon
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| Publisher |
 Reef entertainment
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| platform | Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 | ||
| genre | Rail shooter , action adventure , stealth computer game | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| medium | DVD-ROM , download | ||
| language | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish | ||
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Rambo: The Video Game is one of Teyon produced and Reef Entertainment published rail shooter for Rambo -Filmtrilogie. From the point of view of the eponymous John J. Rambo, scenes from the three films are played out.
Gameplay
The player does not control the protagonist directly, only his weapon. You shoot at enemies who stand in the player's path or after a certain time run into the field of vision or at objects such as B. a gasoline drum to make it explode. Sometimes in quick-time events, the player has to press the right key at the right moment in order to master the situation. You use different weapons in the course of the game and temporarily operate the guns of vehicles such as B. a tank . It is also possible to take cover to protect yourself from enemy fire. In anger mode, which can be activated as soon as you have killed enough opponents, the screen turns yellow-orange and with each further enemy killed, part of your own health is regenerated. After completing a mission, the player receives skill points with which he can unlock various skills.
action
The plot begins with John Rambo's funeral, at which his old commander Colonel Trautman reports on his deeds. The player now plays Rambo's escape from a prison camp in a flashback that does not actually appear in the films. This mission serves as a tutorial . Then you act out the plot of the Rambo films. One fights in Hope (Washington) police and army forces after their own escape from prison, in Vietnam the Viet Cong, who are holding US soldiers, and in Afghanistan, alongside local resistance fighters, Russian soldiers who are holding Colonel Trautman prisoner. The original sound from the movie is used in some cutscenes.
reception
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Rambo: The Video Game received mostly negative reviews. The reasons for this included:
- outdated technology,
- mostly the same looking opponents,
- as well as the fact that you can neither look around nor influence the path you take.
"Lone warrior on rails"
"Your worst software nightmare"
"Stop this desecration!"
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rating by Gamestar
- ↑ a b Website from PCGames with rating for Rambo The Video Game and a quote
- ↑ a b Test and quote from Gamezone.de