This game is creative and extremley attracting for teens looking for an action game. Tthe graphics are well done and realistic. The story is interesting and complex. This game is totally underrated and should have gotten more attention.
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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy
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Fast-paced action/fights like the Bourne films.
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for Ages 14–15
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This review of Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy was written by Marc Saltzman
Parents need to know that this third-person game has some blood, gun shooting, and hand-to-hand combat, but it doesn't feel excessive or out of the game's context. However, this Teen-rated game does have some graphic finishing moves: You can smash an enemy's head into a neon sign or into a wall, or throw an enemy off a ledge. There's also some drinking and smoking and product placement.
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What’s the Story?
More often than not video games based on movie franchises are a shoddy disappointment -- and you needn't look any further than recent examples such as Iron Man and Jumper. There are exceptions, fortunately, and Sierra's THE BOURNE CONSPIRACY is one of them. Based on Robert Ludlum's popular novels and movies, this Teen-rated game serves as an action-packed tale of espionage that lets you step into the shoes of trained government assassin, Jason Bourne.
Without giving away too much of the story, The Bourne Conspiracy begins near a shipyard in Marseilles, France, shortly after Bourne's attempt to assassinate African dictator Wombosi. Within the first 15 minutes, players will learn most of the mechanics of the game, beginning with hand-to-hand combat that does a good job of recreating actor Matt Damon's moves from the films. On the PlayStation 3 version, players press the square button for a light attack, triangle for a heavy attack (but takes longer to execute), and X button to block. Combos can also be created by pressing buttons in a specific order. Later on, players will master special kicks, using items in the environment such as weapons (like a laptop over the head of an enemy) and finishing moves that result in a cinematic "takedown" (such as tossing the enemy off a ledge or twisting their arm behind their back before kicking them to the ground). These hand-to-hand combat sequences were choreographed by the films' fight coordinator and stuntman, Jeff Imada.
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Played from a third-person perspective, players will also learn how to draw and fire a pistol, stealthily hide behind objects for cover (or to eavesdrop for story info), and sprint while chasing a target or evading gunfire. Press the triangle button, which kicks in your "Bourne Instinct," and enemies and objective points are highlighted on a small radar map. Some timed sequences -- where the player must quickly press a specific button on the controller when prompted -- result in a non-interactive scene, such as Bourne jumping over a wide gap or diving away from an exploding device. Later on in the game players will also be able to drive vehicles, which will be handy in a remake of the famous Paris police car chase from 2002's The Bourne Identity movie.
This all might sound like standard fare for an action video game, but the developers at High Moon Studios did a "bang up" job creating the same kind of nonstop thrill ride as the films -- be it the shaky camera angles while Bourne is on the move, slow-motion sequences for dramatic effect, or believable, high-definition characters.
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Released on 06/03/2008, price $59.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: T (for Blood, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence)
ESRB rating: T (for Blood, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence)
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- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
incredible combat
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
bourne to be fun
Even though it sometimes feels more like James Bond than Jason bourne, it is still one cool martial arts shooter. With top notch gunplay, evasive escapes, a fun racing level, and some of the best finishing moves in gaming, it's defenetly worth playing, maybe not at 60 bucks,but thats only for some. on the whole I'd rate this game 8.75 of 10 (7 being the average).
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
I was amazed
ok i got this game today and already beat it . and now i just keep on playing the game over and over again and it dosnt get boaring!!! i wish they had a better multiplayer mode but i rate it a 10 out of 10! i love the storyline its just like the movie and the books, and the controlls 4 this game are easy 4 x-box 360{the best!!!!} Y is how you kick X is how you punch and A is how you block, easy right. well im going 2 go play it now soooo ya!!!!!!!!!!! I totally recammend this game to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
nice game
this game is pretty good. the is no kissy stuff or anything thing like that. there is a lot of shooting but there is nothing really bloody or gory. in the game there are a lot of ways you can finnish a opponent such as slamming them into billboards, throwing them off ledges, atempting to drown them in a kitchen sink, breaking all there limbs or hitting them in the head with a shovel. really you just have to know your kid and think of how he would react.
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