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G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra

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G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA is a video game based upon the movie of the same name that is marketed as taking place after the movie. However, the storyline of the game actually has more of a lapover and the ending doesn't match up with the movie at all. In the game you choose two G.I. Joe soldiers to fight with (or one each in co-op mode) as you battle your way through the Arctic, the desert, and a jungle to unravel what Cobra is doing and stop them from creating an ultimate weapon. Along the way you can unlock battle files about characters and vehicles, rescue captured teammates that you can then later play, and short movie clips and PSAs from the 1980s G.I. JOE cartoons. There are three levels of game play settings: casual, advanced, and hardcore. In casual a character doesn't die, in advanced they can die but regenerate at a checkpoint, and in hardcore they die and don't regenerate until after the end of a mission. Advanced is a good level to start out, but hardcore might be necessary for serious gamers.

The game play is pretty straight-forward and is reminded me of some old shoot-up games from the early 1990s, e.g. TEENAGE MUTANT TURTLES: THE ARCADE GAME. The game is also a great 2-person co-op game. It's becoming more and more difficult to find a great 2-person co-op game. Most games are either for one person play or are built around a multi-player online format. There are very few good 2-person co-op games. G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA is one of the better ones I have played in recent years.

The game does have some downsides. The camera angles in the game are terrible. Your Joe will be running around a corner and you can't see anything around the corner until about 5-10 seconds after they've already rounded the bend and sometimes by then you're under attack by a viscous enemy that almost leaves you dead. The path of the game is pretty easy to make out most of the time, but sometimes you'll follow a side path looking for an unlockable and end up getting stuck behind a rock or a tree. Also, the best bonus characters (including all of the Cobra characters) aren't unlockable until either late in the game or until you've beaten the game. The game is great fun playing once with a friend, but once you've beaten Cobra Commander towards the end and played the level using Cobra characters, there's really no joy or initiative to go back and replay the game. It would have been nice to either have these characters unlocked earlier or to have two or three bonus levels than there are after the defeat of Cobra Commander. Also, the final battle between Cobra Commander and G.I. Joe is really lame and not difficult at tall, just time-consuming.

Still, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA is great fun for one-time play. It's also a wonderful 2-person co-op. It's a video game that is far more entertaining and exciting than the movie it's based upon. Recommended for fans of the movie and for those who enjoy old school 2-person co-op games.

G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra is a pretty sweet game. it dosen't really follow the movie. but the game play is sweet and so are the characters. if you have not played it this gane is worth a try.