Review game Rambo: The Video Game – dancing on the bones

Virtual shooting range based on the movie about John Rambo – not the worst, at first glance, the game. But five minutes later you realize that this bottom – shaped mockery kinoserialom and his fans.

The plot resembles a brief retelling of the events of films First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part 2 and Rambo III. At the funeral of one of his colleagues, John recalls his exploits, does not bother to clear explanation of what is happening and abruptly jumps from one event to another. Heroes Game least resemble their screen counterparts. In the dialogues heard carved replica of the films, which reinforces the rejection.

Basis virtual shooting gallery in Rambo: The Video Game is not touched. Hero moves independently, the player controls a gun and shoots the dummy. Enemies Rambo before jumping to the next moment picturesquely die. Placed around the barrel with combustible substances, so many explosions.

In certain situations, the hero stops and on all sides, like cockroaches crawling soldiers. From heavy fire can hide behind cover. These battles are converted into a series of actions “popped-shot-hid to recharge.” Because of this, the pace of the game falls to kill mob villains in this format quickly becomes boring, but the authors do not expect to get rid of a bad reception.

Sometimes Rambo begins to “run away”, and it only adds to the headache. Camera tossing from side to side is not always clear who the enemies of a threat and who is present in the frame for the extras.It happens that the hero is in the open field against hordes of soldiers without the ability to hide.There’s a shortage of ammunition may result in a fatal outcome. Recharging takes time. Help comes from the idea of ​​an “ideal” in the manner of recharging Gears of War, but failure in this mini-game leaves no chance for salvation.

The game has no kits. Rambo restocked health only during killing enemies in “rage.” The energy required for the superpowers, also accumulates after killing enemies. The problem is that to catch a favorable moment to activate the ability to be extremely difficult. May fall into a rage, and the protagonist, as luck would suddenly just go somewhere. As a result, John loses an important trump card and continues on his way with a small stock of health.

Rambo is also a path and then diluted stultifying mini-games. Stolen whether Rambo on Soviet base in Afghanistan under the cover of night, beating whether police in the melee – need time to press the button on the screen pop. One misstep means returning to the checkpoint. These inserts are not so much afraid of primitiveness and tighten as disgusting movements animation heroes.

In the final level Rambo faces a sharp jump in complexity as the entire Soviet army with tanks, helicopter gunships and machine guns. Made it clear to justify the development system, which gradually makes the hero stronger and gives useful perks. However, to become a true hero, one must methodically fill “levels” and pereprohodit head again, m-ee-Slow stretching “pleasure”.

From the first minutes, when the movie “First Blood” from the anti-war drama turns into a trash genocide police, Rambo: The Video Game makes it clear that the authors did not try to make a good game. Four hours in this campaign finally convinced. Rambo fights or bad staging fight scenes, or kill enemies in a stationary turret mode. All this alternates with poor mini-games that stick out nightmarish graphics and animation.