Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter (Xbox)
Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter (Xbox)
Enter a world of treachery, revenge, really big guns and even bigger spaceships as you take on the role of Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter in this decent new shoot-’em-up adventure. Although at first sight it appears to be just another sci-fi first-perso
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(out of 5 reviews)
List Price: £29.99
Price: £2.49
Review by Mr. M. L. Hanford for Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter (Xbox)
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I’ve not played this much but have had the PS2 version for a long time and never really bothered with it,only after playing the Xbox demo did I realise the Xbox version is much better,on the Xbox the crates are a subtle grey/green colour and have a metallic sheen to them on the PS2 they are a bilious green colour with black stippling and as flat as a pancake!,likewise the canyon bits are wobbling all over the place,the guys you’re with on the Trouble at the temple level have grey armour and on the Xbox they are suitably shiny and the scale texture on the Valleakans is much more prominent on the Xbox,the blurb on the PS2 box declares it as being as good as Halo,mmmm…debatable,
Overall much better on the Xbox.
Review by M. R. Wilson for Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter (Xbox)
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If you love first person shooters like me, its hard not to recommend this game. Theres lots to see and do and its technically excellent. Its a shame it wasn’t fully playtested to finetune the gameplay but whats there is still excellent but you have to forgive it a few flaws. Sometimes its too hard, sometimes its not obvious what you have to do or where to go and sometimes you notice a few basic flaws in the a.i. However it doesn’t get bogged down like the later Halo levels (the library) where you end up doing the same thing over and over again.
There was times when my jaw dropped. Its a single player experience worth playing especially at the low prices this goes for.
It is not 360 compatible.
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mace griffin is a an average first person shooter.sure it has great graphics,good playability and shows what the xbox is capable of.unfortunately it is let down by many glitches.the ai is not constant.sometimes the enemies walk straight into your arc of fire and sometimes stand still while you are shooting at them.also there is no point in trying to sneak in this game as the enemy know where you are at all times able to shoot you while you think you are concealed.do not get me wrong i thought this game was slick,enjoyable and highly playable but the futher the game went on the more frustrating it got.
Review by Vendetta for Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter (Xbox)
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I’m convinced companies ‘bribe’ computer magazines to give their games good reviews – such highly overated titles that spring instantly to mind are Brute Force and Mechassault.And now another can be added to that long list.Playing Mace Griffin is like doing the housework – long, boring -and a chore. In many respects, Mace Grffin shouldn’t be bad – the graphics are crisp and clear – the animation is excellent, and the score (although highly repetitive) is very good. The programmers have also managed to create a beautifully crafted 3D world of living characters (the city level)and the game sports highly decent voice acting by Henry Rollins. By combining two major elements of gameplay – FPS and space combat, the game promises to be both varied and exciting.However, the programmers must have been so wraped up in the game’s graphics and looks that they forgot about the basic fundamentals – gameplay. And this is where Mace Griffin falls miserably. To say the game is bad would be an understatement – it’s much worse (sorry Black Label, but it is). Everything about the game is SHOCKING. Frustrating gameplay, a difficulty curve that is beyond belief, boring maps that take hours to complete, predictable A.I, weak story that takes forever to get into, highly poor weapons, no multiplayer, no replay-value, and a diabolical physics engine (jump over a barrier and you can’t move – jump over a crate and you get stuck). Yet Mace Griffin itself isnt hard – its nigh on impossible, thanks to the worst control system ever devised in the history of any FPS. Rejecting all known logic, the programmers have decided to reverse the movement direction and the look up/down on the joypad. They can be configured, however, but doing so means having to exit the game, as there are NO in -game options available. And with alot of control systems on offer, you WILL be exiting the game frequently when starting.The worst part of Mace Griffin is the space sections, which involves alot of hectic dogfighting. These would have been good if the control system made any sense – but, as it stands, none of the flight controls do. If Colony Wars on the Playstation managed to invent a decent control system, why Mace Griffin has the worst is a mystery. Instead of enjoyng the pulse-pounding arcade action, I just kept praying for the levels to end.The weapons on offer are the worst I have seen, and are more of a liability to the user than the enemy. All I can say is this: Do not use the electro-cosh – doing so gets you killed. Thanks to the enemy having shields, you will not be using the pistol after level two. The chaingun features an ‘excellent’ aiming system that only targets dead bodies. Despite the enemy’s ability to shoot you through the wall with the sniper rifle, toggling between normal and zoom often gets you splattered. Unless you are within kissing distance, do not use the shotgun. Despite what the booklet states, the plasma rifle is neither effective nor powerful. And grenades have the ‘brillant’ added bonus of being able to bounce off anything they hit -the sky, walls, floor – even the enemy…and they always bounce right back towards you.The save system is truly ‘unique’ – and ultimatly, the nail in the games coffin – how many games do you know that automatically overides your previous save everytime? I had great difficulty working the save system out, as there is no explanation in the booklet. What I found is this: 1. You cannot save your game anywhere. 2. To save your game, you have to reach a checkpoint. 3. Sometimes, the game automatically saves after you reach a checkpoint. 4. Saving your game EXITS the main game. 5. To restart after you have manually saved, you must load the game in again. 6. You cannot replay a previous save – doing so takes you back 3 or 4 previous checkpoints…and automatically overides your current save. 7. With no way of knowing how far back you’ll be taken, DO NOT replay any missions.I was SOOOO disapointed with Mace Grffin. After waiting for what seemed an age, the game did not justify the wait or the delayed release date. Sadly, I made the mistake of replaying a checkpoint after failing a mission for the hundreth time(the one where the president’s ship is destroyed) AND lost my save ( the game took me back an hour into the mission AND SAVED OVER MY CURRENT SAVE.) Finally, I said ’sod it’ – used the cheat to get to the end, and got rid of it. Mace Griffin is a travisity and I cannot recommend this to anyone.
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When I saw the review for this game I new it wasn’t going to be like any normal FPS! This was going to have a huge WOW factor that set it apart from other games on the market. Like a normal FPS you have the great deal of killing working your way through levels fighting the bad guys aiming to complete your objectives but Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter takes this to anther level you explore new worlds new lands and have to achieve exciting missions! Like stop cattle rustlers from stealing your clients rare dinosaur type creatures! Protect a client at a party and many other different missions that lead to the end of tale! This games graphics are amazing and shows the true power of the xbox the style is pretty darn good to. The range of weaponry is excellent giving you the opportunity to shoot your foes up with a pistol or resort to a rocket launcher to blow the hell out of them its up to you but all weapons are equally fun and have a secondary fire to help in those difficult situations!
But Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter comes to life when you get to fly your own ship yes I did say you get to fly your own ship around and even explore it and place it on auto pilot this brings a whole new dimension to the game! So now when landing in a enemy base instead of getting out and being blasted you can sit in the comfort of your seat and nail every one of them the fun it is!
But this game gets a big thumbs up and I would recommend it for anyone who’s a fan of FPS and someone who wont’s to a great action packed game!
Liam Metelko aka ( GWA )