Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian

by Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian

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• Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian

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• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006DY14
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,151 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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This 3-D combat adventure chronicles the future Scorpion King's first adventure, a long and arduous quest to thwart an evil lord's diabolical plan to raise a supernatural army of beast-warriors to conquer the world. Players will wield multiple attack combinations against enemies. The action takes place in breathtaking vistas of ancient Egypt. The story shapes up as a prequel to the Scorpion King movie, in which World Wrestling Federation superstar the Rock plays hired assassin Mathayus, better known as the Scorpion King.

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Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This game is pathetic!!!, April 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian (Video Game)

This game does not live up to the movie. If you have seen the movie and are expecting the fun, over-the-top sword-slashing action in the movie you will be severely disappointed. In the game your movements are short, never vary, and just don't look real. The kicks are absolutely the worst I have ever seen in a video game. The sword fighting is barely amusing for 5 minutes, and then repeats itself over and over again until you want to just kill yourself and spare the suffering. The enemy A.I. is pathetically easy, making for no more than a 3 hour game. The level design is boring, with the only puzzles involving opening doors with easily found levers. You just go from room to room killing people as you go. The levels all look basically the same, and this is the worst level design I have ever seen. This game is boring and easy. If you want a good game go for metroid prime, splinter cell, or ghost recon. The scorpion king is trash.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Repetitive, Repetitive, Repetitive, June 8, 2005

A Kid's Review

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian (Video Game)

At first it was ok. You got to be the scorpion king and learn to kick bad guy butt while also dishing out insults. I would enjoy it because you would get weapons such as swords and daggers. You'd then battle "ancient evils" in the name of good. These ancient evils would be evil gods and monsters, and their minions would be men, snakes, and dogs (rabid dogs, not puppies).
What I didn't like about this game was that the last level was just like the first. You always had the same weapons, techniques, and the minions would always act the same! They all just staggered back when they died and always seemed to come out of nowhere! Then the bosses weren't even historically accurate, and it didn't take a historian to figure that out! The fist boss was Anubus and another was medusa, so the creators just threw in some Greek gods with the Egyptian ones! So to sum it up:
OK:
The graphics (on a scale of 1 to ten; 4)
The music (it was ok, but not awe in spiring)
BAD:
The weapons (there were only four different kinds, and one type of shield)
The bosses (Egyptian and Greek Gods DON'T mix!)
The levels (the same thing over and over)
The minions (they always acted the same, like they just had different skins or something)

I wouldn't recommend buying this game for someone with experience, but if you just got a gamecube and the price is right ($5 or less) then maybe consider it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A challenge sutiable for a 5 year old, February 2, 2003

By 

dylan ellal (Griswold, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian (Video Game)

This game by far was the easiest game i have ever played. I beat the game in about 3 hours. Wow i usually have a harder time peelign a banana then beating this game. No offense Vivendi Universal, but I would call this game mediocre. The graphics are'nt overly impresive either. The only thing that was a bit enjoyable was the arsenal of weapons, although i was hoping for more of them. To sum it up i was horribly dissapointed.