Messiah (PC) Reviews

Messiah - A game I spotted with a preview rating in ComputerActive, and seemed to have a lot of potential. Well, it did, and does, it needs finding perhaps. Developed through Shiny and Interplay, the delay of this game coming out I understand raged onwards for some time, and a hurried ending looks to have taken place. This, unfortunately seems ...  Read the complete review

Shiny always have a reputation to make off the wall and original games, Earthworm Jim, MDK and, more recently, Sacrifice. And as good as these games were (bar Earthworm Jim) they have failed to sell as much as they deserved. Obviously gamers prefer the safer, more normal mainstream games, which is a shame because Shiny's games are ...  Read the complete review

Messiah seemed to take as long to be released as the Millennium Dome has to fulfil it's targets. But, unlike the Dome, it did eventually happen, and the results are impressive. Messiah is an original, well thought out game, in which you play Bob, an Angel sent from heaven to help erasicate the scum of the earth. For the player, this means ...  Read the complete review

What a bunch of arse. There I was, expected bandana-ed 80s throwback Dave Perry to deliver another quality item after MDK and what do I get? A bloody third rate Paradroid clone. It seems that at no point in the long gestation period of this project did anyone actually consider putting some gameplay into this monstrosity. I feel like I ...  Read the complete review

Messiah is an unusual mix of an action/adventure shoot everything you see game, and a very complicated strategy game. You are Bob, an angel sent down from heaven by God to clean up earth. As Bob you can possess the bodies of several different people from cops to hookers. You also have the choice of several different moves and weapons. ...  Read the complete review

This game is strange. But I suppose we expect that now from Shiny (who have made such titles as MDK). This wonderful shooter features a chubby cherub (you), but also a whole bunch of whores and gratuitous swearing. As Bob, under-age agent of God, you must possess people's bodies and like a good Christian, kill everything in your way. The ...  Read the complete review

Messiah is a cross between a third person 3D shoot em up and a strategy game. To succed you have to develop skills in both pursuits and be prepared to die trying. The concept is fantastic. You play Bob, a tiny helpless cherub tasked by God with clearing the earth of scum and villainy. Alone you are defenceless but your ability to possess ...  Read the complete review

As far as originality goes, this game virtually has the field to itself, bar a few titles from older systems where the premise was vaguely similar. What makes this so original, well you possess people. You play a Cherub that has been sent down from up above by ?The big man himself? to eradicate wrong doers on Earth. You can possess any ...  Read the complete review

Messiah takes an interesting spin on the 3rd person shooter. The abilty to move between characters to avoid death and to gain different abilities adds a different element to the traditional shooter. Unfortunatley the programming quality leaves a fair bit to be desired. Numerous patches, rebuilds, drivers and a complete system rebuild should not ...  Read the complete review

When a game undergoes a lengthy development period plagued by delays, a certain frustration sets in. Once the final game is released, how are you supposed to go about forming an opinion without remembering the hype and anticipation? For years (yes, literally years) the game Messiah has been "just a few scant months ...  Read the complete review

Messiah seemed to take as long to be released as the Millennium Dome has to fulfil it's targets. But, unlike the Dome, it did eventually happen, and the results are impressive. Messiah is an original, well thought out game, in which you play Bob, an Angel sent from heaven to help erasicate the scum of the earth. For the player, this means ...  Read the complete review

This game is fantastic. You play as Bob, who is sent down to intervene in a mass outbreak of bad behaviour. Possession forms the main element of the gameplay, in that you can merge bodies with the other characters in the game, you are then able to control that characters actions and other characters react to you accordingly. This forms the basis ...  Read the complete review

Messiah is a very unusual game in that you control an angel who can possess any character in the game including pimps,prostitues and cops. This is really the only original feature of the game as the bulk of the gameplay is taken up with "really very exciting" platform action and first person shooting. There is some elementary puzzles but ...  Read the complete review

An original game? makes a change you play the part of a little angel and you mission (should you accept it) is to save the world from evil. To do this God has allowed you to possess the bodies of people you may come across this also includes their abilities So take over the right person and you gain access to certain areas and ...  Read the complete review

This game is visually amazing!! Once you get over the initial bugs and get all the relevent patches you are in for a treat. Intelligent gameplay is required you can't just blast everything. Though I found the game a bit easy and finished it on the medium levels after three days, and so felt a bit shortchanged and returned it to EB, and I would ...  Read the complete review

What a great concept for a game! Basically you get to play the part of a little cherub, but instead of setting off on a mission to bring true luurve to the peoples of the world, you're supposed to save the planet from evil-doers who are intent on imprisoning God himself. In order to do this God has allowed you to jump into any person ...  Read the complete review