Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie review video

18 December 2005

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Posted by:Ferry

Working very closely with Peter Jackson and Wingnut Films, Ubisoft’s Montpellier studio (Beyond Good & Evil), its Montreal studio (Splinter Cell), and game director Michel Ancel have created a game reflecting the visual interpretation, character dynamics and dramatic narrative of Jackson’s epic take on the classic King Kong story.

In Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, you will experience the fateful legend of Kong from the perspective of both man and beast. Survive Skull Island as unwitting hero Jack Driscoll in first-person shooting action, and unleash the staggering power of the 25-foot-tall King Kong in third-person action sequences. Use everything in the jungle to your advantage, exploiting the natural food chain of the prehistoric predators and grabbing objects from the environment to kill those hunting you. Use weapons, traps, and your team wisely to survive in first-person as Jack. Break jaws, slam enemies, and throw massive objects in Kong’s colossal third-person battles.

Is it a classic, epic adventure? Find out in this King Kong video review.


To quote the video review: “King Kong easily represents one of the better film-to-game translations released in recent years. This is a tightly delivered adventure with barely a dull moment, and the ability to play as two such wildly different protagonists as Jack Driscoll and King Kong is a real treat. It’s just too bad that the two characters’ respective sections weren’t more evenly balanced, and that the game ends so soon and with a final level that feels tacked on. But those problems aside, this is a game that immerses fully you in a quality adventure, the likes of which will probably make you want to see Peter Jackson’s film all the more. It’s the thing that so many licensed games shoot for, and so few achieve. King Kong hits the mark, and hits it fierce.”

Overall — 8.2