Will Rock

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• Locked.  Loaded.  Possessed. Product Information Raw power courses through every fibre of your being. It feeds on our hate and fuels your need for revenge. Where once there was weakness and self-doubt, now there is only confidence, power and grim resolve. You are no longer a man, for within you is the Titan Prometheus. On your hand his sigil glows - a reminder that you share n

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00007LVDR
• Item Weight: 1 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 3, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,785 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Locked.  Loaded.  Possessed.Product InformationRaw power courses through every fibre of your being. It feeds on our hate and fuels your need for revenge. Where once there was weakness and self-doubt now there is only confidence power and grim resolve. You are no longer a man for within you is the Titan Prometheus. On your hand his sigil glows - a reminder that you share not only his power but also his mission to defeat the gods themselves.Product Features Battle hordes of beautifully rendered creatures monsters warriors and gods. Explore 10 levels of amazingly real Greek ruins with beautifully modeled and animated opponents and outstanding bosses. Furious multiplayer fights for up to 8 players including Capture-the-Flag Deathmatch and Treasure Hunt. An array of high-tech weapons that make the Trojan Horse look like a toy. Weapons include acid gun flaming crossbow and nuclear atomic gun with terrific hidden powers and astonishing visual effects.Windows Requirements Windows 95 98 Me XP Pentium III 500MHz or equivalent processor 900MB hard drive space 128MB of RAM Any 32MB DirectX 9.0 compatible graphics card * 4X CD-ROM Drive or faster Any 100% DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card Multiplayer: two networked computers required Internet Playable: Internet connection required* Must support Hardware Texture and Lighting. Unsupported cards: 3DFX Voodoo series Kyro / Kyro II Nvidia TNT ATI Rage series (and earlier) SiS / Intel Graphics Chips/Cards Matrox 450/550 (and earlier).Software pictured here is represented by the packaging for easier viewing. You will receive actual software on CD.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Will Rock. . . Rocks, June 23, 2003

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This review is from: Will Rock (CD-ROM)

Since "Serious Sam: The Third Encounter" is mysteriously absent this spring, it's a good thing we have "Will Rock" - since this game is essentially, well, "Serious Sam" with better graphics and a Greek motif. Instead of aliens, the title character guns down all manner of mythological beasties, including minotaurs, firebirds, centaurs, satyrs and more. And, of course, if you're at all familiar with "Serious Sam," you can rest assured that these creatures are going to come at you in droves. Fortunately, you have plenty of ammo and power-ups with which to deal with the onslaught.

The engine behind "Will Rock" is impressive, especially when you consider that it has been designed for a budget title. The Greek locales Will Rock explores are vast and intricately detailed, though you'll rarely have time to take a deep breath and admire the scenery. Enemies are well-animated and believable looking, and it goes without saying that there is no engine slow-down when several enemies are onscreen at once (provided your system meets the needs of the game). Interestingly enough, the game's technology allows for some nifty tricks. For instance, when you shoot a foe with the acid gun they swell to three times their normal size before exploding. Or if you opt for fire arrows, watch as your burning opponents wither away and fall to ash before your very eyes. Will's arsenal of weapons is certainly impressive (if not particularly original).

Of course, if you like your shooters deep (more "Deus Ex" and less "Doom"), you probably won't find much to like about "Will Rock." The game is one huge arena that constantly spews enemies your way, and like any one man army, it's your job to destroy them, guns blazing. Just like uncle Sam, that's as deep as this one gets. And, of course, it must be faulted for its lack of originality. This is Sam through and through - even some of Will's one-liners are shameless variations of Sam's quips (which weren't that great to begin with). Will Rock is kind enough to provide a discernable storyline, though, unlike its predecessor - although, when it's all said and done, the stylish opening is just a lean excuse to get you wading through mythological corpses right off the bat.

When Will Rock is battling his enemies in large, spacious arenas or courtyards, the game is truly at its best. Unfortunately, the designers occasionally opt to take you into narrow corridors and hallways, and the ensuing fights are not well-suited to the engine. Will also has some slippery feet, which makes leaping to and from narrow walkways a needlessly frustrating chore. Fortunately, these kinds of situations are the exception rather than the rule. Also expect some minor graphical glitches (such as levitating shadows).

The bottom line is this: if you've been playing first-person shooters since the early days, and you're nostalgic for those less-than-cerebral firefights of olde, then "Will Rock" is your game. If you're a fan of "Serious Sam," "Will Rock" is your game. If you just like to blow stuff up, "Will Rock" is your game. If your coffers are limited and you want something cheap and exciting, "Will Rock" is your game. Sure it's derivative of an existing title, and one regrets that more creative license was not taken to provide the game with an identity of its own, but "Will Rock" does exactly what it set out to do, and that is provide the same fast, furious, irreverent action that made "Sam" such a hit. At a budget price, it represents bargain excellence.

Final Score: B+

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stupid Title but a Better than average "shoot-em-up", June 21, 2003

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H. A Huffman "haumf" (Mt. Prospect, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Will Rock (CD-ROM)

Will Rock is a lot like Serious Sam: Great graphics, lots of firepower and a high body count. The story centers around the hero fighting off resurrected Greek gods and Demi-gods with non-magical automatic weapons and rocket launchers and a few exotic weapons. You do get magical powerups: immortality, super slow-motion and invulnerability.

You will need a fairly powerful PC with a good graphics card to fully enjoy Will Rock. Also, I found this game to be very hard due to the sheer number of enemies that come at you, always when you are trying to cross a narrow bridge over a lava pit. Bosses are always accompanied by their aggressive underlings; an advanced degree in fragology is needed to get past the last boss: Zeus.

All in all, this is a great game for the price, and it has no game-stopping bugs.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Run and Gun, July 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Will Rock (CD-ROM)

This a typical "run and gun" type game. No bullcrap puzzles and no "which way do I have to go?" situation. It's a straight forward gunner. I never got tired of the waves of different enemies popping up from the ground, around a corner or even in the air.
This game also makes you think just enough to satisfy you but not leave you wondering, "how the heck do I get out of here". The puzzles are more along the line of figuring out how to launch yourself with a catapult. Will doesn't take damage when he lands which is a big plus. Or flipping a large (obviously visual) switch in this room, opens a door close by.
Also it has some pretty (I hate to say it) cheesy tag lines which are adult oriented but it's still funny.
I almost never ran out of ammo and health. It's everywhere you look. And treasure is almost everywhere too.
Enjoy the carnage!