Bourne Conspiracy

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Be Jason Bourne in an action experience that seamlessly blends hand-to-hand combat, shooting, and dramatic escapes
• Weaponize the environment to perform deadly attacks and multi-opponent takedowns
• Combines the big moments of The Bourne Identity with all-new back story developed by Bourne trilogy screenwriter Tony Gilroy
• Aggressive cinematic presentation
• Employ signature techniques to weaponries, improvise, and always survive

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000X2SGRY
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,403 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #68 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Action > Fighting
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

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Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy is a third-person action game blending hunter-prey gameplay through a seamless mix of hand-to-hand fighting, gunplay and dramatic escapes, all designed around Jason Bourne's signature combat style. Developed by High Moon Studios in collaboration with Ludlum Entertainment, and with story and character development in conjunction with Bourne screenwriter Tony Gilroy, the game is a companion to the blockbuster films and best-selling novels.

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Jason Bourne: Predator and Prey
Players experience a new storyline in The Bourne Conspiracy, becoming Bourne and playing both as a trained assassin and a marked government agent trying to uncover the conspiracy shrouding his origins. True to the Bourne franchises trademark blend of precision hand-to-hand combat and gunplay, the core to the gameplay is Bourne's definition as a 'perfect weapon,' with heightened combat instinct, where players use his characteristic capabilities to recognize threats, perform devastating takedown moves and use the environment to overcome deadly situations.

Adrenaline is Your Friend
True to the frenetic pace of the books and movies, the action of The Bourne Conspiracy is not only non-stop, it’s integral to the gameplay. As players struggle past enemy after enemy, utilizing hand-to-hand combat staples like punches, kicks and blocks they will notice their on-screen adrenaline meter rising. Once Bourne has built up enough adrenaline he can dispense with the usual combination of moves needed to take out a foe and instead instantly take an enemy down with a single push of a button. If he builds up even higher levels of adrenaline he will be able to take out several enemies at the same time with the same single push of a button.

Complete Features:

• Seamlessly move between hand-to-hand combat, shooting and escape & evasion.
• Harness Bourne’s combat instinct to recognize threats and weaponize every inch of the game environment.
• Distinct Bourne combat style recreated by Jeff Imada, fight choreographer for the Bourne movies.
• Unique combat adrenaline system lets you execute devastating takedowns
• Experience Bourne as both hunter and prey.
• Combat and dramatic escape scenarios weaved into frenetically paced action.
• In-game real-time cinematography engine.

Bourne Instinct: The Way of the Gun
Because firearms are as important to Bourne gameplay as hand-to-hand combat, the development team at High Moon Studios has ensured that players will get the same whirlwind combat experience when they pick up a gat as when they are kicking, punching. This is achieved via the game's 'Bourne Instinct' targeting system. With this system when players are using a weapon all the they need to do is tap a button and enemies will be highlighted in yellow, with the nearest foe automatically targeted. In addition, as with hand-to-hand combat, as opponents are taken out players will also build up their adrenaline, eventually allowing for weapon-based takedowns, where most enemies can be dropped with a single round.

Whether with his skills with his fists or with firearms Jason Bourne is the "30-million dollar weapon." For players the challenge is to become the perfect weapon; to become Bourne and solve the mystery of his past or die trying.

Product Description

You are the perfect weapon. You are Jason Bourne. Robert Ludlum's best-selling spy novels and blockbuster film adaptations have thrilled millions. Now become Ludlum's most famous spy Jason Bourne, going deeper than ever into his world of espionage and conspiracy. A signature Jason Bourne video game experience is born in an original title fusing the viscous tension and depth of the novels with the aggressive style and frenetic action of the films.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Impressive cinematic presentation, decent gameplay, November 3, 2008

By 

K. Anderson (Long Island, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Bourne Conspiracy (Video Game)

This game's rating falls badly due to the terrible boss battles. But I'll get to that in a minute.

The cinematic presentation of The Bourne Conspiracy is actually very good. They did a great job of capturing the feel of the movies with that unique style of fancy camera work (the moving camera with quick edits). And really, that's what saves this game from being just average.

The graphics in some areas are impressive. One drawback however is the characters faces, they look pale and sickly. Towards the later part of the game there is an explosion that is one of the best I've seen in a videogame, the developers knew it was good too because they put it in slow motion! The voice acting is serviceable, but I didn't like how Bourne was done. He's too laid back and speaks in a monotone. It takes some air out of the game because you're spending your time with this guy and he barely even registers as a person. The story? I don't know it wasn't much really. I guess they followed some parts of the movies but really everything was just an excuse to have gun fights and hand to hand combat.

The game is in third person and there's a pretty good cover system. You can peak from behind cover and it's very simple and it works, unlike some games I know (ahem GTA4). However, it can be unresponsive. You'll be standing near a wall and pressing the button and it wont register. I like TPS games with this type of cover so that's one of the main reasons I enjoyed this game. You better like it, because that's basically all you do in this game, besides fight.

Fighting is interesting, but basically it's just button mashing and very simple in medium difficulty. There are combos but it's not deep or anything. Extremely cool is the takedown. When you build up enough adrenaline during a fight, you can press circle and you'll bash the guys head into whatever is in the environment. It's pretty cool and a nice job by the developers to pull it off. There's a long car chase in the middle of the game, and it was fun and looked cool, however there's not much skill involved. Also, there are many quick time button pushes throughout, and I guess it adds to the game, but again, not much skill involved there. You do need quick reflexes sometimes though.

And now the major flaw in this game. The hand to hand boss fights. About 4 of them. It's basically broken. You'll be fighting the guy, trying to land some punches and for some odd reason they keep switching to a quick time cinematic and you have to push a button to land a punch. It does about no damage and it happens over and over and over during the fight. You can barely get any momentum going because the fight constantly keeps getting interrupted by this cinematic. It's awful. I swear I thought the game was broken so I went online to watch a walkthrough and I noticed the guy was having the same problem as me. So I knew it wasn't me. I couldn't take it anymore so I put these boss battles on easy mode. And I never do that. The game loses one star because of that alone.

Other than that, I actually enjoyed this game more than I thought considering all the lukewarm reviews it got. Cool game. Is it worth buying? No. But absolutely worth a rental.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars At Best A Rental..., September 29, 2008

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Raul G. "Raul G." (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Bourne Conspiracy (Video Game)

After first playing the demo for Bourne Conspiracy I was pleasantly surprised to find a fast paced and seemingly well made action title. While considering purchasing the game outright, at $60, I decided to rent it first and I'm awfully glad that I did.
Bourne Conspiracy follows the plot of the Bourne Identity movie with a few extra missions and deviations from the script. Fans of the movie will generally know what to expect when playing the game.

Most video game players probably approach movie-based games with trepidation thanks to the industries spotty record with the genre. Bourne Conspiracy, however, is deceptively wrapped in an attractive package. The games graphics are a highlight of the title and the frantic pace of the action sequences will initially draw you into the title.

However, things quickly start to unravel after the first hour of game time. What is at first fresh quickly grows stale. The combat mechanics of the game rely on 3 buttons - a quick attack, power attack and block. Again while initially satisfying, the melee combat quickly becomes repetitive. Add the overabundance of quick-time events (key moments where a certain button press or combination of button presses) and the combat becomes boring very quickly. Boss battles will largely rely on your performance with the block button and mashing the appropriate button during one of the countless quick-time events. Combos are extremely limited due to the fact that only two buttons are available and most are limited to 3-hit strings. Generally combat goes like this: Mash attack buttons -> Block -> QT Event -> Bourne Instinct (more on this later), rinse and repeat.

The game also features one driving level that recreates the great chase scene in Paris from the Bourne Identity movie. While not terrible the chase sequence is extremely linear and perhaps because of it the entire sequence feels drawn out.

The shooting mechanics of the game are done quite well and anyone familiar with the mechanics used in games such as Uncharted: Drakes Fortune or Gears of War will be familiar with the cover mechanic used here.

The highlight of the game is the ability to use "Bourne Instinct" to immediately take down regular enemies with either hand to hand combat or weapons. The ability works in conjunction with an adrenaline meter that builds as you inflict damage on enemies. Build enough adrenaline and you'll be rewarded with the ability to see Bourne unleash with his fists or weapons. The adrenaline meter builds up to three levels and that corresponds to the number of enemies you can kill simultaneously. The only drawback to this ability is that this too grows quite repetitive. There are a few deviations as Bourne uses his environment and finds possible weapons in everything from shovels to desk chairs, however, all of the animations will look very familiar halfway into the game.

That brings up the last issue I had with the game: It's Short! Bourne Conspiracy can literally be beaten in one sitting or about 5-6 hours.

Honestly by the conclusion of the game I was glad that it was short as I was finding the repetitiveness of the combat to be excruciating. All in all this game is a solid rental and even for die hard Bourne fans I suggest renting before buying.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bourne plays like the movie, Heat with a few Bourne hand to hand combat moves, July 6, 2008

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C. Tiong - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Bourne Conspiracy (Video Game)

I don't know if Bourne Conspiracy developers got confused with the movie, Heat because the game plays like Heat with a few Bourne scenes from the movie and a few repeating Bourne close combat moves thrown into it.

The game makes Jason Bourne very unlikeable character and only knows a few hand to hand fight moves over and over again. In the movie, Bourne is a thinker. In the game, he behaves like a psycho killer.

It is 100% point A to B. You cannot do anything else. Most illogical about the game is when it's timed escape with very limited time, Bourne loves to go into hand to hand fights than trying to run as fast as he can to escape.

Unless you like Bourne Identify too much, this game gets boring very fast because all the fighting are very repetitive with not creativity.

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