Customer Reviews

The Great Escape

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Admit it; if you've seen the classic movie, you were always kind of hoping Steve Mcqueen would really escape. Well here's your opportunity. I was 10 years old when the movie came out in 1965 and playing this game made me feel 10 years old again. Which really worked out perfect since I was taking turns alongside my army-game-loving six year-old (except for the times I wanted to grab the controls away and say, "Hey, it's MY turn again).
The graphics are not as good as Medal of Honor Frontine, but the variety and challenge of play is better and some levels are frustratingly hard (even set on Easy). Use your four saves throughout each level to save progress or you will scream in despair. It took us 12 days at an hour each day to beat the game. The shooter level (third to last) "Ambush" was my personal nemesis (and high mark when I finally beat it), but my son blew through the last two motorcycle driving escape levels in less than two attempts. Personally, my own Steve Mcqueen hasn't jumped the fence and escaped yet, but I will continue to have a blast trying. If only my kid will give me back the damn controller.

The Great Escape is one of my favorite war movies. So, when I heard they were going to make a video game I was very excited. When I got the game for Christmas, 2003, I enjoyed playing it. The controls are very easy to learn. There are four characters in the game that you will be able to play as. They are Hilts, Hendly, McDonald, and Sedgewick. And of course the game enemies are Nazis.

This is the plot, it is just like the movie but more in depth. You are able to find out how 4 characters(there names are in the first paragraph)in the film started out and how they got to the prison camp in the film. The 1st mission is airplane combat. You are McDonald and are in a British bomber fighting the Nazis over Berlin, you are shot down and have to parachute, you are then captured by the Nazis and sent to the first prison camp. You then have to escape from that prison camp, when you escape you are caught again and are taken to a castle prison. Just as before, you have to escape from that prison. Now you have to fight your way down the mountain by stealing weapons and of course killing Germans. After you do this, the game switches you to a new character, Sedgewick.

Now that you are Sedgewick, you have to burn an important code book that was left in the plane that is crashed, but the "Jerries" are getting close to the crash site and will find the book if you don't get there fast. After you journey to the crash site and burn the code book, you change to the next character.

Now you are Hilts. You arrive at a prison camp and have to escape and go to a truck depot and steal a truck and drive to freedom.

After you do this you are McDonald and are at Stalag Luft III, the prison camp in the movie and you must complete a series of objectives. Then the next levels are with Hilts and Sedgewick and finally you escape from the prison camp.

After you escape, the character Hendly is finally introduced and you are able to play him and help him and Blythe(Blythe was his blind friend in the movie)escape, you also get to ride the motorcycle that Hilts rode in hte movie. But at the end of the game, all 4 characters escape. In the movie only Sedgewick escapes. That is just a little fun thing that makes you feel like you've really escaped. This game has pretty good graphics. If you liked the movie, play the game.

I just rented this game, and have to say that it is simply awesome. Every bit as good as Medal of Honor Possibly even better. Each character has a diffrent skill. The stealth requirement makes it much harder than The Medal of Honor Series. The Graphics are great. And this game is a challenge even on the easy setting. I strongly recommend this game to anybody that enjoyed Medal of Honor, Syphon Filter, and Medal Gear. Yes in my humble opinion it is that good.

The Great Escape is a great game and I think everyone should play it.It might not have the best graphics but hey what game does! The story is great and takes you into the world of The Great Escape.The likeness of the characters is great,and the enemy A.I is superb.The missions are fun and each character has a special ability.For Example Macdonald can pick pockets,Hilts can pick locks,Hendly can speak German,and Sedgewick can Repair machinary.
The game includes strategy and stealth.It will be considered to me a masterpiece.So what are you waiting for go out and buy this game.

Man, I started with the demo and I was instantly hooked. The graphics and realism were astounding! The sounds were pure and not choppy, along with the graphics. The plot (after watching the movie) was very accurate. This is truly one game that will rise to the top!

This game is great! It has really good graphics, just about as good as the cover. The levels are challenging too. The controls are pretty simple when you get used to them. I really enjoyed this game a lot. I would recommend this game to anyone who likes games that are challenging, sneaky, and about war. This game is great!!!

I loved this game, I really did. Even on the easiest setting, I found it frustratingly hard to progress at any speed, often I'd find myself playing the same level again and again until I worked out how to defeat it. That, to me, is half the enjoyment of playing the game.

Ok so things aren't perfect but I can live with the slight nuances that the game has (the Ashley-Pitt-walking-in-circles glitch is my favourite).

Cool audio samples from the original movie only improve the game-playing enjoyment. Thoroughly recommended.

I bought this game before seeing the movie. I've heard good things about both. When I began playing - I couldn't stop! Each level offers something different - many unique escapes. The thing I liked most about this game is the stealth aspect and attempting to avoid being spotted. Sometimes you'll hear a guard mumble like he heard 'something' hence giving you an opportunity to move out of sight or try and find a better place to hide - it wasn't frustrating at all but still remained challenging right up until the last scenes.

Overall one of the best strategy and adrenilin games I've played in a long time.

5 stars all the way!

Kudos to Gotham Games - I hope they keep bringing us games like this one.

THERE WERE QUITE A FEW NEGATIVE REVIEWS ABOUT THIS GAME, BUT BEING A WWII BUFF, I WENT AHEAD AND GOT IT ANYWAYS. I WAS NOT EXPECTING MUCH BUT THE GAME TURNED OUT TO BE VERY INTERESTING. IT IS NOT AS POLISHED AS THE NEW PS2 GAMES COMING OUT NOW, BUT THE GAMEPLAY IS VERY GOOD. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS, MORE SO IF YOU ARE A FAN OF THE MOVIE. ITS WORTH ITS TIME.

This is the best game I've ever played, its so tense that you have to carry on. If it was out of 100% I would give it 99% sucsess and 1% failture so basicly its thumbs up all around!