Blade Runner (PC)

The game of 'Blade Runner' would have achieved a lot of publicity even without the grandiose claims of its publishers. Those first demos, re-creating the dizzying dystopian images of police cars swishing through the sky over an orange-tinted cityscape, showed that the designers were intent on capturing the atmosphere of the classic Ridley Scott film in a way which could not fail to excite its many fans. But the publishers did make certain claims. Apparently the game features dozens of AI characters who wander around the game environment, and whose responses and motives change every time you play. In fact, the story changes and you get a new gaming ...  Read the complete review

Blade Runner like it's own movie, is an aquired taste. Some adored; yet some truly hated it. The original movie, which happens to be my favorite, was based upon the novel "Do Androids Dream Of Electronic Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick. In Ridley Scott's film version of the bleak vision of a violent future, the atmosphere is captured brilliantly brought to life in a living and breathing world without leaving anything from the novel which can be a common mistake. I would like to say 15 years or so on it still lives and breathes in it's games counter part. Although, as you have probaly already guessed, I can't (without lying that is). ...  Read the complete review

I really enjoyed playing Blade Runner, the storyline and atmosphere is unrivalled and compelling, the control system is simple, but the puzzles, (or perhaps they should be called "the things you have to do to move on in the story") are often hard to figure out at times due to the large game world which you can freely navigate. The game isn't linear in the sense that after figuring out what you do you move to the next screen;, you have a fairly large universe that you can explore and there are numerous things that you can do. My main problem with this, is that you can often be wandering about looking for the thing which will put you onto the next ...  Read the complete review

Bladerunner is a little old now (it was released around the end of 1997), but for me it is a gem of a game, and although I have one or two quibbles with the game, I still love playing it even now, mainly because I love Bladerunner the film. Bladerunner is an RPG (Role Playing Game), which for it’s time was a real beast in the RPG world, combining multiple endings, ‘good’ graphics and a plot to die for. I have the DVD version but believe that Bladerunner would comfortably fill two or three CD’s, as the cut scenes that make up the plot are superb and probably the game’s best asset. The plot itself is nothing new to RPG fans or ...  Read the complete review

Ridley Scott's fantastic 1982 film Blade Runner has been transferred onto the PC very well, holding on to the essential ingredients of dark atmosphere, gritty characters and an air of uncertainty. The game takes place in a number sets from the film, while many more have been added - some more loyal to the film than others, but all atmospheric and attractive (in a degenerative metropolis way). The locations are pretty much strings of two dimensional screens, but they are linked together by almost seamless camera movements and are littered with objects such as burning fires (which let off dynamic lighting), and the omnipresent rain adds much to the dark ...  Read the complete review