Minority Report

by ACTIVISION

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00006YZ8K
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 18, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,589 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

You are unlikely to find much to enjoy in this game, even if you liked the movie. The elements that made the movie worthwhile--a compelling narrative wrapped in a bow of futuristic high-tech--are glossed over or absent from the game. What’s more, the gameplay is as redundant and simplistic as the graphics are uneven. Worse yet, the game does not allow you to save midlevel (some levels are long), and the instruction manual contains no information on how to play the game, forcing you to play through the training course.

You play the game as John Anderton, an officer in the elite Precrime unit responsible for apprehending would-be murderers before they can commit the deed. Given these parameters, it’s not surprising that not a lot of characters die in this game. But there's still plenty of violence. Anderton himself is quite adept at pummeling other officers, guards, robots, or anyone else who gets in his way. With a decent selection of kicks, punches, and combinations (you can purchase additional combos when you collect enough dollar signs), Anderton can beat his way through at least the beginning levels. But even with the ability to purchase additional moves, this slugfest soon becomes tiresome.

Minority Report does successfully represent parts of the movie, such as the concussion gun, the jet pack, and the spider bots. The first time you fire the concussion gun, for example, you’ll be impressed with the way the space around Anderton ripples with the force of the weapon. (Unfortunately this rippling effect will also severely limit your ability to see what’s going on in front of you.) Otherwise, the game levels are unimpressive. Character animation is poor--some characters have slotlike mouths and limbs that look like noodles. Minority Report is not great at re-creating the movie, and is even less successful when it breaks with it. --Bill Hummel

Pro:

• Movie elements represented with decent graphics

Cons:

• Elements original to the game have terrible graphics
• Redundant gameplay
• Can’t save midlevel

Product Description

The year is 2054 in Minority Report. You take on the role of precrime officer John Anderton, who is the head of an elite police squad that predicts and apprehends murderers before they can commit their crimes. But now you are on the run. Accused of a premurder, you are hunted by the same force that you've dedicated your life to serving.

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Game, December 3, 2002

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C. Roblyer (Denver) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Minority Report (Video Game)

This is a great game. Lots of action and adventure with great detail in the graphics. Cut scenes are great which proves a great storyline. Controls are magnificient. I would recommend this game to anyone. But, dont buy this game, I would only recommend renting it. It is a very short game, I beat it in less than two days and I didn't play it that much. RENT dont buy!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I forget...was the MOVIE a cartoon?, April 14, 2003

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"bluenote6251" (Spokane, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minority Report (Video Game)

There should be a law, and I volunteer to organize a protest to get things rolling. Did no one involved with the movie Minority Report pay attention to Activision's most recent games? Such as Spiderman: The Movie? Now don't get me wrong....I gave Spiderman 5 stars, but Minority Report is NOT Spiderman.

Minority Report, the movie, is a stunningly beautiful, story-driven mix of action, drama, and suspense created through ethical dilemmas. Minority Report, the game, is a fun, combat-driven game with incredible rag-doll-enemy effects, cool futuristic weapons, and a fair dose of jet-pack insanity.

"What's your problem?" you're saying. "It sounds to me like you liked both the movie AND the game. So quit your whining, you pathetic, left-over carnival prize, before I..."

Now wait a second....I didn't say I liked the game. It's fun, but I don't like it. The combat is great, but I found myself just playing the same level over and over, trying out different moves, instead of going through the other 40-or-so equally repetitive levels. And I kept being dissapointed with the lame, badly-animated cutscenes. (An even greater loss than Tom Cruise as John Anderton, is the loss of Colin Farrel as Danny Witwer. The voice talent that replaced him put me in physical pain. No, really. Miss Cleo could have delivered a more convincing performance as the cocky CIA agent.) And the story isn't even the same! Not even close!!! It's as though the folks at Activision had a meeting and carefully decided to screw up what could have been one of the greatest epic action/adventure games ever. Instead, they created yet another enjoyable but stupid fighting game.

RENT IT. Don't buy.

I'll see you at the protest.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A dissapointing game, December 30, 2002

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"theshadowfire" (Granger, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minority Report (Video Game)

I loved the movie Minority Report, and eagerly gobbled up the book as well. However, I expected more from a video game based on my #2 movie of the year, Your meager three weapons--A compressed air rifle, pellet shotgun, and spark machinegun--can only hold one clip, and the auto aim takes all the fun out of combat(not to mention the fact that you couldn't kill people). Unarmed combat isn't much better due to hypersensitive controls--it took me 8 tries to execute a combo in training. The foes are unimaginative and easy, and John Anderton looked nothing liked tom cruise. I ended up getting a little bit of fun out this game by turning on the FPSSTYLE and MRJUANEZ cheats, the beating it in about 10 hours. There are definitely better choices out there.