Clive Barker's Jericho (Xbox 360)

There are some games that try to be ambitious and combine many elements of gameplay. But more often than not, they're so ambitious that they usually fail. It's like trying to combine cats with dogs-it is just a bad idea. Usually, they are trying to please so many people that they end up displeasing everybody. Clive Barker has returned to the world of video gaming after his solid game from 2001, Undying, to release Jericho. Jericho is a squad-based tactical shooter, mixing elements of horror as well. There are various design ideas in Jericho, like the ability to revive your people, eight different playable characters, and even quicktime events. Is it too ambitious, or ...  Read the complete review

I've always been an avid follower of Clive Barker's work, especially the Hellbound Heart and Nightbreed, so I was awaiting Jericho with suitable anticipation. Although the game did not quite live up to my expectations, I found it rather entertaining nonetheless. You play as Jericho, a seven-man team of wizards, psychics, telekinetics and muscle-bound arsonists, who are sent into the forgotten city of Al Khali to face an ancient and ungodly enemy: the Firstborn. The Firstborn, being the supernatural equivalent of a rejected script in God's waste paper basket, was the Almighty's first attempt at life. Unfortunately he got a little carried away, and made ...  Read the complete review

Available fror Xbox 360, PC and PS3: From the brilliant mind of horror genius Clive Barker comes this innovative and utterly playable supernatural survival-horror shooter. This dark and sinister game takes place over many different locations eras in history, including Nazi Germany, The Roman Empire and Ancient Sumeria. The player is part of the Jericho team, a top-secret government group of seven elite soldiers well-versed in occult warfare, all possessing some unique and creative magical, psychoactive and combat skills as well as individual weapons such as customizable pistols and a katana. Each member has a fascinating backstory, notes on which can be ...  Read the complete review

Clive Barker's Jericho is A horror themed first person shooter for the Microsoft Xbox 360 games console. This game story is created by the horror writer Clive Barker, and it will take you to many different Eras in time and each are truly terrifying, mainly because the locations are very sinister and dark. The action game is A first person squad based game, you can take control of any of the squad members in your team. Some are equipped with heavy weapons like machine guns, some are light equipped with light machine guns, swords and so on. A nice touches most of your team have special abilities for instance slowing down time. This game ...  Read the complete review