King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie

Peter Jackson is not only an Academy Award winning director but also an avid video game player. He worked closely with EA with the various Lord Of The Rings video games made; intertwining the gameplay with movie clips and having the actors like Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood do voice acting and filling the extras menus with plenty of interviews and making-of-features.

When he was getting his new version of King Kong readied, he once again wanted a video game version made, but this time he went to Ubi Soft to work with famed video game designer Michel Ancel. Ancel is world-renowned for being the father of the Rayman series and also the criminally overlooked Beyond Good And Evil. Ubi Soft released Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game Of The Movie for all major consoles and the PC. I played and beat the game on the Xbox 360.

In the game, players control Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody) through the nightmare that is Skull Island. The gamer must attack the various denizens of the Island that attack him or his friends such as Carl Denham (Jack Black), Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts), Jimmy (Jamie Bell), and others. There are also several puzzles to be solved. There will also be some levels where you control the King himself. King Kong re-enacts the fights against the T-Rexs and other huge inhabitants. You basically have one life; with a gameplay mechanic similar to The Getaway and Call Of Duty in which you regain your health if you avoid being attacked. You can also lose if one of your comrades is killed.

The gameplay is simple to learn and well-done. The graphics are excellent and you really feel you are battling for your life on Skull Island. The music is superb and the voice work is very well done. However, Brody brings very little of his Academy Award winning skills to the table; mostly uttering how much ammo is left or screaming ANNNN! Watts is very good but she says "Oh My God!" too many times. Jamie Bell, Evan Parke, and especially Jack Black are excellent as well.

Sadly, the game is very short. You can beat it six hours. However, you can play it again to unlock all the extras like featurettes, interviews, and art. It is a wild ride worth experiencing and Jackson and Ancel deliver one of the better movie-based games of 2005.

I rented this game when it first came out I was just impressed!! The graphics are so brilliant that the people look real.

When I returned it, I knew I had to own it. When I finally got it I was ever so happy.

In the game you mostly play as Jack as you handle weopons like the Thompson or Sniper Rifle, And sometimes You play the legend Kong Where you can take on V-rexes and other monstrous creatures that reside on Skull Island.

Jack Black's character, Carl Denham Is really funny, for example, in one level where Carl, Jack and Hayes meet up with Jimmy, Carl doesn't know his name. ("Defend yourself uh Billy, no uh boy go on hit em") Most of the lines get repetitive like Ann saying "Oh my God" or Jimmy snezzing all the time.

Overall, this is a really good game, and I encourage you to buy it. I guarantee you won't be disappionted.

9/10

For me this one of the greatest movie based games of all time. You can pick holes in it for saying that you can only play it once and then get bored but that depends on what level you are playing on. Running from dinosaurs is great heart-stopping fun all because of the controls you have and the way your character can remind how much ammo you have left.

Some parts of the game can be quite annoying as you are usually the one who always gets separated from the rest of the team. Other times you wish there was an option for exploring the island with some friends only then to find a T-rex but thats me being picky.

100% is this game worth a rental.

This game mixes the great story of Peter Jacksons "King Kong", and some spooky horror vibes. It sometimes gets really difficult to proceed and becomes a great, nostalgic experience!

Peter Jackson didn't want the game to be a slave of the movie, and because of this, the game is very different. This doesn't the game isn't good, though. IT'S FRIKKIN' AWESOME!!!!

The graphics are way above average, the controls are difficult at first, but it's easy to get used to them, the voice acting is very good, and the game automatically adjusts the difficulty level to match your level of skill. However, don't pretend to suck just to beat the game faster, as this isn't an easy game anyways.

Overall, this game is very enjoyable. It's available for Gamecube, GB Advamce, Nintendo DS, PS2, and XBOX 360, so it's not that hard to acquire it, so go play it as soon as possible. If you don't enjoy yourself, sue me.