The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Xbox)

-(Game Information)- Name:The Chronicles Of Riddick:Escape From Butcher Bay Publisher:VU Games Developer:Starbreeze Genre:First-Person Shooter Release Date:Aug 13, 2004 Age Rating:16+ for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence and Strong Language Number Of Players:1 Online:Live Aware Custom Soundtracks:No In-game dolby digital:Yes Developer Site:www.starbreeze.com/home.jsp Product Site:www.riddickgame.com (note:this is the site for the 360/PS3 remake of this game as the site for the original has been replaced with this) ONLY ON XBOX -(History)- The developer with more than 700 PC and console ...  Read the complete review

If there's one thing that can make every videogame reviewer cringe in unison it's the news of a game release based on the next big summer blockbuster to hit the big screen. This was the reaction most people gave to the news that Universal were all set to release a game based on the feature film The Chronicles Of Riddick, that was already looking like a second rate summer flick itself. Imagine my surprise then when I actually got around to playing the game and discovered a product with the words 'sleeper hit' plastered all over it. A game with the skills to revolutionize the way games are made, to become the game of the year, the best game on X-Box, and one of the all ...  Read the complete review

The Chronicles Of Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay is a shooter developed by Vivendi. The story follows the character of Richard B Riddick who has been captured by the bounty hunter Johns and is taken along to the maximum security prison called Butcher Bay, the aim is quite simple to simply escape from the prison but it is a long a tough journey and you will have to team up with in mates and shoot your way past a lot of guards before you will be free! The story is actually very good and is well told as you have many conversations with in mates which really helps set the scene. The game has you perform a number of things, at the start you will have ...  Read the complete review

This is a (PAL) review of the computer game ‘ The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay’ for the Xbox. The game was released in Europe in August of last year. (Those without an Xbox could alternatively buy the PC version.) For the most part the game is a first person shooter (FPS), a genre that the Xbox does far greater than the PlayStation 2 (Take Halo 1/2 v Killzone for instance: there really is no debate which is superior – Halo for those uninformed). I say for the most part because the game combines FPS with fighting and stealth elements to provide a rather unique experience. --------What is it all about? -------- The game is set before the ...  Read the complete review