King Kong

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• Epic Adventure
• Live as Kong
• Break, Slam, Throw
• Includes Bonus Map

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A0EFIS
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 0.8 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 31, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,815 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Acclaimed game creator Michel Ancel and the Montpellier studio collaborate with triple Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson and visual-effects company Weta Ltd. to develop Peter Jackson's King Kong, a video game that will capture the imagination, vision, and emotion of the epic film.

Delve deeper into the film experience through alternative viewpoints designed to immerse the player into the action and truly "feel" the tension of the adventure.

Features:

• Unprecedented alternating gameplay: battle for survival on Skull Island in first-person as Jack Driscoll and experience the staggering power of King Kong in third-person taking on massive beasts.
• Cinematic quality: by integrating Weta assets directly into the game engine, and taking a true cinematic approach, from both a visual and audio perspective, players are thrust directly onto the Skull Island where the dark jungles, over-sized environment, and lurking danger become reality.
• Cooperate with your expedition team: Each team member plays a crucial role and complements each other with valuable skills and abilities. The player relies on them and vice-versa to succeed. The unique resource management system keeps the action seamless and plausible while keeping items, weapons, and assets readily available.
• The Power of King Kong: King Kong is one of the most powerful of all the creatures on Skull Island and players will learn first-hand what it means to be feared, respected, and dominant. Kong will use both his agility and his raw, brute strength by any means necessary to battle enemies and navigate though the perils of Skull Island.
• Experience all key movie moments and more: journey through the explosive action of all the key movie moments, as Jack and Kong, and even explore the beautifully rendered mysterious jungle environments not seen in the film.
• Engage in climactic battles: intense and unbelievable battles with all creatures featured in the film challenge players’ nerves and skills in fighting the savage beasts created by Weta--some of which are exclusive to the game.
• Film cast likeness and voice: full immersion into the dynamic King Kong universe realized via inclusion of film cast member’s likenesses and voice-over.

Product Description

Plunge into an epic adventure in Academy Award winner Peter Jackson's King Kong. Play as Man, play as Kong. Survive in a world crawling with predators and live the legend of Kong. Use weapon traps, break jaws and throw massive objects as your work to defeat enemies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One heck of a good game!, January 11, 2006

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E. Begody "Redhouse Woman" (Ft. Defiance, AZ) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: King Kong (Video Game)

I recieved this game a couple days ago and this game became one of my favorate ds games because the graphics were very good and this game is also very fun. But the things that I don't like about this game is how easy it is and the weird controls when you play as Jack. But this game is excellent once you gety used to the controls as Jack. But wait for the price to go down before you buy it.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WAY better than the console versions!, January 28, 2006

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A. Barry "THE reviewer" (Elk Grove, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: King Kong (Video Game)

I have this game on the 360 and DS and let me tell you, it's a piece of crap on the 360. Now the DS one, now we're talking!

So with the DS, you got 2 screens,and this game puts the 2nd screen to good use! Displayed on the 2nd screen is your health and ammo! Truly innovative!

And the graphics. The game may look good on the 360 but the DS version had graphics so good they rival that of the 360's

I beat the 360 one in 2 days, yet I've spent 80 hours on this game! There's so much to do! Like NOT rampaging through new york as Kong!

So, overall,don't waste your time with the console version. The DS version has the features of the console version and more!

DS game of the year

4.0 out of 5 stars fun little game, August 20, 2010

By 

Ramblin' Jim - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: King Kong (Video Game)

Peter Jackson's King Kong the official game of the movie (the longest and most unnecessarily long title in video game history) has been receiving a lot of praise on its console iterations, and yet, quite often the DS and PSP versions are often overlooked. unfortunately for PSP owners, I'm only reviewing the DS version right now. Anyway, this game has received a good deal of criticism lately, and it is likely that you have read many of these reviews. But since your reading this, you are obviously still interested in this product and have seen several game play movies and the works. Basically, in my opinion, this game has been unfairly (and often) compared to its console counterparts. Likely you either own, have played, or are familiar with how good these games are. Even so, its just not fair to compare a game on the X-Box 360 to a game on the DS simply because of the huge difference in graphical and engine power. In my opinion, probably the most criticized part of this game is the graphics. In my opinion, the DS (much like the Wii) is not meant to be a graphics powerhouse, its meant to be a unique way to play hand-held games. Even so, the graphics (while not raising any bars) are actually not that bad. Sure there is the occasional muddy texture and polygon spacing but other than that, it looks fairly good. As far as sound goes, the soundtrack is actually pretty good, with some very catchy adventure themes (my favorite is the V-rex theme). The guns also sound nice considering the small speakers, and the occasional dinosaur roar is actually pretty good. However it isn't perfect, footsteps are repetitive and sound more like popping bubbles and the (rare) voice acting sounds muffled and odd.
As far as control works, jack is handled very similarly to Metroid Prime Hunters which means that although raiser sharp, players should prepare to co-laps in agony in a couple of hours. The mighty Kong also makes an appearance, however there is no stylus control to be seen.
As far as game play goes, its fun, but has very little variety. Jack walks down many linear hallways occasionally stopping to help an AI partner, find a lever or (most likely) kill an enemy. Happily, Jack does star in one level where he and Ann are riding a raft down river wile you use a rifle to keep a hungry V-Rex at bay. As Kong, you spend most of the time swinging, climbing and occasionally stopping to open a door, kill a Venetasaurus, or pull open a V-rex's jaw. Most enemies as Kong don't do much damage and can be defeated in one powerful swipe. The V-rex is the sol acceptation as these large, boss-like beasts take awhile to beat. However, when you do finally down him and bust his jaw, you really do feel like Kong.
Sadly, this game isn't without its problems. The game can be beaten in just a little over two hours, and the whole New York scene is just a cinematic. The in game cut scenes are just storyboard style still with text. Worst of all, Kong, probably the best part of the game, is only in four levels.
In short, King Kong on the DS is a fun little game that can be easily enjoyed over a rainy day. Just be wary not to prepare for something in the line of the console versions.

Graphics ****
Sound ***
Game play ****
Replay **
Lasting appeal ****