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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deserves a try, April 27, 2003
By A Customer
This game is far better than what some reviewers will have you think. The graphics offer detailed textures and models. Everything is realistically presented in the sense that everything is true to the game world. There are games that have game worlds with textures that have a look closer to the real world, but not by much. Game developers will continuously strive to bridge that gap. But some will also use their artistic freedoms to create Disney style-animated graphics. RLH has a very beautifully rendered game world in this regard.The sound and voice acting was beautifully done. Some reviewers have tried to deny this, which I find astonishing. The story is also very good. Some reviewers have pooh-poohed this by saying it is a rip-off from every Sci-Fi movie since the late 70s. I find this irrelevant and don't understand this argument. What difference does it make whether you play this game or a game officially based on any of the Sci-Fi movies produced since the 70's? If the story is good, that should suffice, especially to new audiences to the genre.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Run Like Hell: Great acting and graphics, April 10, 2003
By A Customer
Graphics:
Animations and environments are extremely detailed. People and the aliens are well animated. Emotions are very well conveyed in the humans, and the alien creatures and hybrids are both intriguing and disgusting in appearance. The details in the environments are very similar to those found in other horror-survival games giving an incredible sense of realism. The framerates are high in all of the game. In some places there may be a glitch for a micro second, but nothing annoying to spoil the gameplay. cutscenes (in-game movies) use the 3d models in the game with the in-game engine for the animations , so they tie together with the gameplay elements without any interruption. It all flows together nicely. Most of the time, you can skip the cutscenes, but I recommend you watch them at least once to get the story.Sound:
Run Like Hell features some of the best voice acting that there is in a video game. Featuring well known actors such as Clancy Brown and Lance Henrikson, the feeling in the words is well conveyed and the story doesn't come across as sci-fi cheese. The sound effects are also equally well done, giving a sense of realism and fear. Really good Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, enhances the illusion of being on the space station. Gameplay:
Storyline is complex and keeps you guessing throughout the entire game and has an unexpected ending. The game has downloadable content from Xbox Live, like exclusive mini-games and skins. Camera angles can be paned around the room, but the camera always resets itself to right behind you whenever you perform any actions. This can become deadly when being ambushed. To avoid this, one can deploy hit-and-run tactics. The game automatically targets the enemy nearest, but you can also manually cycle through enemies. You can save the game anywhere, but only the things done up to a checkpoint are saved. So to save everything you have done, just go to a checkpoint and save there. The designers probably didn't want the player to cheat? Overall:
The game is immersive and entertaining simply because it has a good storyline and in-game movies with good voice-acting that keep you wanting to know how the story ends. In-game movies using the in-game engine, are well done and pretty to watch.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
..., July 9, 2003
Run Like Hell is made by Interplay, a US company.I have played DeusEx and Noone Lives For Ever on the PC. They are both First person adventure games. As we all know PC graphics cards are superior to any of the game consoles. The graphics in RLH is just as good and better than the graphics in those games. RLH is 3rd person with a camera angle close from behind but it almost looks like a first person adventure. Personally I prefer first person view, but Interplay makes tons of good RPG games where the player interacts with non-player characters the player can control. But RLH still feels like first person because the camera is so close behind the player character. It is easy to pan the camera simultaneously while running and moving around. The people who have problems with the controls are in my opinion physically very uncoordinated. If you don't believe the graphics are good, just go to your local video store and play a tutorial session in Run Like Hell. I read so much untrue garbage about RLH; I begin to wonder if people are deliberately malicious. It is a Sci-Fi game with very good graphics. It isn't 100% verbatim copy of the real world, but the game world is very believable and you immerse yourself into the story. The story and acting is good. There are flaws, but they are not irritatingly visible and don't take away from the story. Game play is easy; most enemies can be killed with your rifle. Be sure to upgrade it to max power, or use cheat codes to get max power. But this game is all about the story. A few puzzles are sophisticated and original, but most puzzles are easy. There are no more than 20 key codes in the game for doors, elevators, computers, airlocks and control panels etc. You don't have to look far for the codes. If you enter every room on your way, you automatically find all codes as every place to look have exclamation marks marking their spot. Many doors are jammed making it very few rooms to enter.
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