Apocalypse (PS)

Apocalypse is an action game that I fell didn't quite get what it deserved. It was received as a fairly good game but I think it should have received a better status than it did. The game is a 3D platform, shoot em up action orientated game, where you frantically shoot things. Sounds boring? Well let me tell you it certainly isn't boring. The main character in the game is supposed to be Bruce Willis (well supposed to be played by him) as the game is sort of like an interactive movie. This game was apparently going to be converted into a movie I think but no one ever got round to it. The game is about all of the stages of the apocalypse and the like, different ...

Two years and millions of dollars in the making, Apocalypse is the first video game to feature a mega movie star, Bruce Willis, and an emerging rock star, Poe, as main characters. The two performers are cyber-scanned and motion captured, bringing realism and Hollywood power to the unglamourous world of action-adventure video games. This mega celebrity power did not come cheap. Activision gave Willis a chunk of the company and a portion of the gross, and millions of dollars to lend his rugged physique and incredible vocal talents to the game. Poe probably just did it for the publicity and a spot on the sound track, and a chance to wear some funky outfits: enough to keep ...

Originally Bruce Willis’ character was to be an on-screen partner of yours, and was to tag along and help you out, all the while cracking wise. This buddy-buddy idea was entirely scrapped in favor of the game now available. Too bad. It sounds like it had some potential. As it stands now the game is an okay blast-a-thon through a futuristic world that will give you that feeling of deja vu, especially if you’ve played One, Assault: Retribution and the latest Contra. Graphically Apocalypse is pretty good. Lots of dynamic lighting and explosions, fill the screen and set the mood for this dark adventure. However, at times it’s too darn dark and ...