Band Hero featuring Taylor Swift - Stand Alone Software

This November, the family and friends will gather to ascend the virtual stage and rock the road to glory with Band Hero. Presented by the creators of Guitar Hero, one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, Band Hero has all the best hits from everyone's favorite acts, like Taylor Swift, Lily Allen, The All-American Rejects and Jackson 5. Guided by some of the biggest names in music as artists in the game and playable characters, Hero is the ultimate board game where players of all ages can experience the company, easy to learn but hard to master Guitar Hero. Hero allows fans to create the group that has always dreamed of any combination of percussion and vocals or guitar controller, providing rockers and artists of all ages the opportunity to discover and interact with your music preferred. Music sensation Taylor Swift joins the band Hero experience of playing music with your family! Taylor Swift, the global music sensation and best selling artist of 2008, there will be a new virtual stage this November in the band Hero. Music star formation, their families and friends are all fantastic music band Hero on stage, like Taylor Swift or with singer / songwriter and guitarist, the exercise of its successful "hits" Love Story "and" You Belong With Me " Fearless and his latest album, "Picture to Burn" from their eponymous debut album. "Anything that encourages people to take an instrument and play, I fully support. And I'm really excited about the band Hero, not only because the fans the chance to play my songs, but I'm really at stake, "said Swift. "There are so many incredible things that exist in the band of heroes, how to customize to look like my band My band on tour, and it is so great that people feel they are experiencing one of my concerts. C ' is one of the most happening around me. "

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #2062 in Video Games

Brand: ACTIVISION

Model: 95951

Published on: 2009-10-31

Released on: 2009-11-03

ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Number of items: 1

Dimensions: .60" h x 5.20" w x 6.74" l, .23 pounds

Features

Supports all Guitar Hero instrument controllers within the same gaming platform, as well as other music/rhythm game controllers.

Play with any combination of instruments you want, even with four lead singers.

In Party Play mode, you can jump in/jump out of a song at any time with the click of a button, while Sing Along Mode lets you singe any song you choose.

Expand your music collection by import your favorite Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero downloadable content straight into Band Hero.

Enjoy 2-4 player local multiplayer support in co-op and competive modes and 2-8 player support online.

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description

Brought to you by the makers of Guitar Hero, one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, Band Hero features the hottest chart-topping hits from everyone’s favorite acts including Taylor Swift, No Doubt, Lily Allen, The All-American Rejects and Jackson 5. Headlined by some of the biggest names in music as in-game artists and playable characters, Band Hero is the ultimate party game to play on the road or at home, where players of all ages will be able to experience the signature, easy-to-learn but difficult-to-master Guitar Hero gameplay. Classic Guitar Hero style gameplay. View larger. In-game artists like Taylor Swift. View larger. New in-stage characters. View larger. Go karaoke in Sing Along Mode. View larger. Import Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero downloadable content into Band Hero. View larger. In-game Artists: Taylor Swift and Adam Levine Music sensation Taylor Swift joins forces with Band Hero for the ultimate family music gaming experience. Taylor Swift, global music sensation and best selling artist of 2008, will ascend an all-new virtual stage this November in Band Hero. Budding music stars, their families and friends, will all live their musical fantasy on the Band Hero stage, playing as Taylor Swift or alongside the singer/songwriter and guitarist, as she performs her smash-hits "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me" from her latest album Fearless as well as "Picture to Burn" from her self-titled debut record. Adam Levine joins Taylor Swift as an exclusive, in-game playable character by lending his popular likeness to Band Hero. Fans will be able to play as Levine as he rocks out to the Grammy nominated "She Will Be Loved," Maroon 5's hit single from their debut album Songs About Jane, which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and is Gold and Platinum in more than 35 countries. Key Game Features Join the Party at any Time - In Party Play mode, you can jump in/jump out of a song at any time with the click of a button. Try All-new Sing Along Mode - Sing together karaoke style on any song you choose. Create Your Own Band - Your band is as unique as you are. Play with any combination of instruments you want, even with four lead singers. Expand Your Music Collection - Import your favorite Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero downloadable content straight into Band Hero. Multiplayer Support - Enjoy 2-4 player local multiplayer support in co-op and competitive modes and 2-8 player support online. Controller Compatibility - Supports all Guitar Hero instrument controllers within the same gaming platform, as well as other music/rhythm game controllers. The Song List Band Hero features over 60 master recordings from some of the hottest bands of today and yesteryear. Some of the songs players can expect to be cranking through with their bands are: 3 Doors Down - "When I'm Gone" The Airborne Toxic Event - "Gasoline" The All American Rejects - "Dirty Little Secret" Alphabeat - "Fascination" Aly and AJ - "Like Whoa" Angels & Airwaves - "The Adventure" Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - "Steal My Kisses" Big Country - "In a Big Country" The Bravery - "Believe" Carl Douglas - "Kung Fu Fighting" Cheap Trick - "I Want You To Want Me (live)" Cold War Kids - "Hang Me Up To Dry" Corinne Bailey Rae - "Put Your Records On" Counting Crows - "Angels of the Silences" Culture Club - "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down" David Bowie - "Let's Dance" Devo - "Whip It" Don McLean - "American Pie" Duffy - "Warwick Avenue" Duran Duran - "Rio" Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life" Everclear - "Santa Monica (Watch The World Die)" Fall Out Boy - "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" Filter - "Take A Picture" Finger Eleven - "Paralyzer" The Go-Go's - "Our Lips Are Sealed" Hilary Duff - "So Yesterday" Hinder - "Lips Of An Angel" Jackson 5 - "ABC" Janet Jackson - "Black Cat" Jesse McCartney - "Beautiful Soul" Joan Jett - "Bad Reputation" Joss Stone - "You Had Me" Katrina and The Waves - "Walking On Sunshine" The Kooks - "Naive" KT Tunstall - "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" The Last Goodnight - "Pictures Of You" Lily Allen - "Take What You Take" Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved" Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "The Impression That I Get" Nelly Furtado - "Turn Off The Light" N.E.R.D. - "Rockstar" No Doubt - "Just A Girl" No Doubt - "Don't Speak" OK Go - "A Million Ways" Papa Roach - "Lifeline" Parachute - "Back Again" Pat Benatar - "Love Is A Battlefield" Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue - "Kids" The Rolling Stones - "Honky Tonk Women" Roy Orbison - "Oh Pretty Woman" Santigold - "L.E.S. Artistes" Snow Patrol - "Take Back the City" Spice Girls - "Wannabe" Styx - "Mr. Roboto" Taylor Swift - "Love Story" Taylor Swift - "Picture To Burn" Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me" Tonic - "If You Could Only See" The Turtles - "Happy Together" Village People - "YMCA" Yellowcard - "Ocean Avenue"

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Customer Reviews

A Great Game For Family and Friends To Play and Karaoke Together!
Though Band Hero is similar to Guitar Hero 5 in term of gameplay, it still had a lot to offer. Guitar Hero 5 is said to be "extremely diverse" that players will find that there are songs that they like and there are also songs that they will never even touch. Band Hero done a great job in making the songs to be more specific to pop-oriented tracks.

In my opinion, the game is great in bringing family and friends together. There are a lot of more familiar songs to everyone like Love Story by Taylor Swift, She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5, Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney and more. The guitar and drum notes are relatively easy compared to Guitar Hero, so it will be more accessible to everyone especially beginners and not-so-hardcore gamers. The Sing-Along feature is a great addition to make the game more karaoke-like as multiple player can sing simultaneously on one song.

To conclude, you can enjoy this game at it fullest when you bring along your family and friends to play. It is more easy and the songs are more specific and mostly well-known to all. If you are a Guitar Hero expert wanting for challenge, then this is game is certainly not for you. I am giving 5 stars because I can finally enjoy my favorite game with my friends.

Edited 06:20 PM 12/12/09

Pros
- A good game for beginners and those who want to have fun together
- Sing-along karaoke mode is great for party
- Many known pop songs
- You still can transfer songs from other Guitar Hero games (DLC, World Tour, Smash Hits and 5) and vice-versa
- Party play is a blast

Cons
- For experienced Guitar Hero players, this game will be too easy
- It is basically the same as Guitar Hero 5
- May not be suitable for every Guitar Hero hardcore

Still a great game, but could use some updated features
The gameplay for Band Hero is at least as good as Guitar Hero 5 and it's nice to have songs that are more kid-friendly (there is an option to temporarily hide downloadable content and content from previous versions, too). Guitar Hero's main problem now that there is substantially more music that transfers from one game to the next is that with hundreds of songs they need to look at sorting and listing options like Rock Band currently uses. Because of the difficulty in navigating through the playlist, I only give 4 stars.

Rock band 5 with better track list
This is for all practical purposes another guitar hero game, except it is more pop oriented. So why should someone look at this vs guitar hero 5 or world tour. This offers the advantage of party play like GH5, but also during the tour mode has some specific challenges that require you to do specific things, like sing for a microphone sponsor ect... The characters have the same names, but are polished and slick, like Dawson's creek folks. The songs are family friendly and come from all eras of pop classics. I am fairly impressed with the selection, even though the "featured" artist is taylor swift, even though my preffered genre is metal. Overall, well worth purchasing, and I would recommend it over GH5.

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Jurassic: The Hunted

Jurassic Lost Island is an epic action-oriented story the first person in a dark and mysterious island, between the modern world with the era of dinosaurs. Take the role of Dylan Craig, an expert in weapons and survival equipment, hired to protect an investigation team sent to investigate the strange temporal power of the island and retrieve what remains of the lost expedition of island 25 years ago. Every minute is a fight for survival, that Dylan has to collect the weapons, barricades, and dinosaurs titanic battle to return to his own time.

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #1659 in Video Games

Brand: ACTIVISION

Model: 76041

Published on: 2009-11

Released on: 2009-11-03

ESRB Rating: Teen

Number of discs: 1

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Number of items: 1

Dimensions: .60" h x 5.10" w x 6.60" l, .30 pounds

Features

Combat Encounters include Arena Combats, Boss Fights and Fortifications Battles. Use 13 weapons across 12 levels as you fight for survival!

13 Dinosaur and creature types to hunt, fight, and conquer

Unique Adrenaline Burst ¿ Unique cinematic feature allows you to visualize and then target an opponent¿s weak points in slow motion

Sci-Fi Story Mode - Pulled back in time through the Bermuda Triangle, you're lost in the brutal age of the dinosaurs

40+ Achievement and Collectibles mark your victories

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Customer Reviews

Mindless and fun dinosaur hunting game
Ok, I just started this game a little bit ago and have been playing it for about 30 minutes. For the lack of any more information on it, I did want to let others' know what to think of the game. This is definitely not award winning acting, or award winning gaming at all, but it sure is fun for dinosaur lovers. Decent 1080p graphics, but nowhere near Uncharted 2 or some other games but I'm sure it didn't cost near what those were to make in money and timeless programmer hours. The FPS gameplay is simple run and gun dino hunting. The load times are a bit long, but I really don't care, I love to hunt the dinos. Story? WGAS. I sure don't. Leave the stories to Uncharted 2, Batman, Juarez and the like. No really good one here, but it does make it kind of cheesy fun the way they did it. I didn't expect much from this seemingly last minute release, but its a blast and the dinosaurs look good and its a bit of a challenge but not too hard for an old 41 year old gamer like me. I do only have a few minutes in and I'll update this if there is more later. Sure is better than Turok, at least to me. (Lots more dino action)

Next day update. I don't write very many reviews, but this game seems to be getting such little attention I feel compelled to get info out there because I love FPS's and dinosaurs. I only played the JP games on Sega Genesis. Back to this game. If you are into "realism" and hard core graphics and great stories, give this game a pass. There are many graphical flaws and other low-budget game type of problems and mistakes. Slow loading times are a stand out annoyance, but I'll stick with my 5 star fun review and 4 star overall review. There are lots of guns to find and some magazine upgrades to find, lots of the same dinosaurs to kill and B-movie, or even C-movie acting and story telling. (if there really is a story) But this game should satisfy the dinosaur FPS fan. Its gotten a little more difficult at times but that is good and makes for a good challenge. The checkpoint times are done fairly well, but I have found myself re-doing some of the same mission kills after dying, so, just don't die. Well, some might want to wait until there is a larger price drop, but who knows when that will be. For the dino fan, it should be worth it and there is much more to come because it seems that I'm still early into the game. Hopefully it won't be too short.

Final edit: It didn't take long to beat this game and I'm not that good at games. I do hope that the developers really work at a sequel and putting a story together for the next one, if there is one. I think there is a huge market for something like this if its really done well. Like, instead of finding voice actors for minimum wage like this one, get some good ones. And, gameplay, gameplay and more gameplay. This one is ok but its so clearly a low budget game. Well, I took off one star and ended up with a 3 star and 4 stars for fun.

Jurassic: The Hunted
Let me begin by saying how difficult it is to review this title. As I highly anticipated it's eventual price-drop from it's initial $50 bucks I could not have for-seen the thankfulness for doing so. I did some basic research into this title beforehand and discovered numerous other reviews stating "okay for a budget title" so being fairly new to the PS3-esque world I did not know what "budget title" for this system meant with other games being so awesome.
The reviewers were right. While not a "bad" game by any means it DOES manage to disappoint. Graphics are a bit choppy to the point where they remind me of very early "high graphics" titles for PC back in the original Need For Speed days. Graphics aside, dinosaur variety was also sorely a miss. You maybe see 3 species in abundance. Keep in mind however that these are the ONLY enemies that you are fighting. Example, walking walking walking, then something pops out of the bushes that is supposed to resemble a Raptor (forget anything you think you know about how they look, this ISNT it), shoot it, walking walking walking, random gun laying around. You know how you play multiplayer games and there's no one else on the same map so it's just you running around doing nothing and collecting odd weapons? That's exactly what this game feels like. Gampeplay is extremely linear. You-must-walk-this-path-and-do-this-specific-action. If you're thirsty for random dinosaur action/bloody violence, Turok is your best bet by far.

Decent Bargain priced title
One of the main reasons I bought this game was to satisfy my own curiosity about it. I could find almost no official reviews anywhere and some sites had completely different titles and box art. I guess that can be somewhat expected from a totally under the radar budget title that was revealed like a month before release. Basically this game is a mashup of the new soldier of fortune and the newer cabela games (i read that it was developed by the same team who did soldier of fortune and in fact i believe some of the weapon models are compeletely recycled from that game) and the ability to see the dinosaurs organs as you shoot them in slow motion is taken from the newer cabela games. This game took me about three and a half hours to play through and in that playthough I got all but one of the trophies (play through on the hardes difficulty which is unlocked by beating the game once) there is no online multiplayer, only a weird base defense mode that seems suited for online co-op or even split screen for that matter considering the multiple entrances you have to protect but it is entirely single player with online leaderboards. So the game has very short legs you could easily 100% this game in less than 24 hours and there is not much to come back to , but the price is right and its a decent playthrough, just don't expect to be wowed unless its by the incredibly bad voice acting.

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Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #1480 in Video Games

Brand: ACTIVISION

Model: 83339

Published on: 2008-06

Released on: 2008-06-03

ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Number of items: 1

Dimensions: .57" h x 5.42" w x 6.74" l, .30 pounds

Features

Playstation 3

Action

Box

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Customer Reviews

I love the movie; I love the game.
First, a disclaimer: I really, really love the movie. Have watched it about a dozen times in just a month and it is fantastic in blu-ray on my PS3. So naturally, I got the PS3 version of this game, rather than on Wii, which I also have. Despite having 2 gaming systems, I am not a great or hard-core gamer. The Kung Fu Panda game has 3 levels: student; master; and Dragon Warrior, which correspond to easy, intermediate and hard. I don't know, I'm still playing the first time through on student mode. Some of it on this mode is too easy--but not for children; but some of the battles take quick reflexes which are quite challenging for the not-so-young. I think this game would be good for all ages, especially if you liked the movie.

And speaking of the movie, the directors' commentary said that ideas they left out of the movie--backstory, adventures, characters--are developed in the game. For example, Po is unable to watch the Furious Five competing to be chosen as Dragon Warrior and has to take drastic means to get into the stadium. In the game, you not only get to see Tigress fight the enormous wooden monster, you get to play as her for that event. Throughout the game you get to temporarily play as the other members of the Five and even as Master Shifu. Really fun, imaginative, and not boring or repetitive as many "based on a movie" games often are.

I will update my review after/if I finish the game but at this point, I highly recommend.

Good game for a younger player.
I got this for my 13 year old along with 3 other games after he had had surgery and needed to be taking it easy. We haven't seen the film but that didn't spoil the enjoyment of the game. It is reasonably varied, has good colourful graphics, and was fairly entertaining. But for his age it was very easy. I think it really is best for gamers up to the age of 10. If you are getting it for an older player I would suggest borrowing or renting as they will finish it very quickly.

"Yes"
my 6 year old loves to play this game!!!!
also the holiday is just right around the corner,
it would make an awsome stocking stuffer!!!!

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Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon

Three long years have passed since Spyro and Cynder were trapped in the crystal, since Malefor triggered his evil in the world. In this third chapter of the epic Legend of Spyro trilogy, Spyro must fulfill his destiny and face the Dark Master. How is it spread evil in the world, Spyro and Cynder must discover new abilities and unlock their powers to defeat the true Malefor and stop destroying the world.

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #1038 in Video Games

Brand: ACTIVISION

Model: 72783

Published on: 2008-10

Released on: 2008-10-21

ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Number of items: 1

Dimensions: .57" h x 5.43" w x 6.75" l, .30 pounds

Features

Fly at anytime - Players can now fly at any time with Spyro and Cynder

Co-op Play - Players have the option of completing the game as either Spyro or Cynder, giving them more freedom to explore Spyro¿s world in completely new ways

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Customer Reviews

Too difficult for a family game
I know that some will disagree with me but this game was very disappointing to me and my family. We have enjoyed the Spyro series over the years and eagerly anticipated this PS3 version.

Unfortunately, the designers seemed to want to "upgrade" the game to be a much more complex and difficult game. At the same time, they eliminated useful capabilities that would make it enjoyable.

On the first level, there is a door that needs to be opened and required Spyro or Cinder to carry an object. It is heavy and makes climbing/jumping from platform to platform very difficult. The some of the jumps have to be perfect!!! I'm sorry but that is not why I play the game. Trying the same darn jump over and over and over until I finally make it perfect. What a waste of time. I don't have hours and hours to spend each day on a game. I want to get in, have some fun and then have time to do other things.

Also, they eliminated the previous ability to look around 360 degrees. The ability to look around is very limited. That doesn't help when you are stuck and trying to figure out the next puzzle and yet cannot even see all around.

It is nice that you can be either Spyro or Cinder and can change. Plus, the graphics are nice. But these do not overcome the game's shortcomings, in my opinion.

Instead of a PS3 version of the old game with incredible graphics, they have also made it a much more difficult game. Not for younger kids as I think they will get frustrated.

My suggestion is you try this game before you buy it.

an engaging fairy tail episode
My son loves this series. It is vastly superior to the previous release, being more intense and heavy in graphics. The story line is a bit more complex, as well.

Unexpectedly good Lord of the Rings rip
I picked up DotD and thought that it would be a fairly good action game like the others in the series. What I began to play with my dad was a high quality adventure/RPG game That is, it would be an amazing game if not for 2 things. 1: the story. This series had an original, glorious storyline until now. I spent half my time saying to my dad "isn't this just like Lord of the Rings" or "remember when that happened in Lord of the Rings?" Example 1: Hunter is exactly like Aragorn and example 2: The dam level is just like one of the best scenes in the trilogy from Return of the King. Example 2: the camera. Upon starting to experiment in the Ruins of Warfang level, we found that the makers of the game made moving the camera next to impossible. i would move the camera and it would fidget in one direction and then stop, but the camera is not needed very often. Could have been better, but hey it's Spyro.

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Bourne Conspiracy

You are the perfect weapon. You are Jason Bourne. Robert Ludlum spy novels bestsellers and blockbuster film adaptations have thrilled millions. Become Ludlum's most famous spy Jason Bourne, goes further in his world of espionage and conspiracy. A signature Jason Bourne video game experience is born from the merger of the original viscous tension and depth of the novels with the aggressive style and frenetic action film.

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #3994 in Video Games

Brand: ACTIVISION

Model: 72679

Published on: 2008-06

Released on: 2008-06-03

ESRB Rating: Teen

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Number of items: 1

Dimensions: .59" h x 5.21" w x 6.74" l, .30 pounds

Features

Be Jason Bourne in an action experience that seamlessly blends hand-to-hand combat, shooting, and dramatic escapes

Weaponize the environment to perform deadly attacks and multi-opponent takedowns

Combines the big moments of The Bourne Identity with all-new back story developed by Bourne trilogy screenwriter Tony Gilroy

Aggressive cinematic presentation

Employ signature techniques to weaponries, improvise, and always survive

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy is a third-person action game blending hunter-prey gameplay through a seamless mix of hand-to-hand fighting, gunplay and dramatic escapes, all designed around Jason Bourne's signature combat style. Developed by High Moon Studios in collaboration with Ludlum Entertainment, and with story and character development in conjunction with Bourne screenwriter Tony Gilroy, the game is a companion to the blockbuster films and best-selling novels.

Become the perfect weapon

Paint the town red with weapon in hand. View larger.

Use the whole environment as a weapon. View larger.

Masked men are never to be trusted. View larger.

Jason Bourne: Predator and Prey
Players experience a new storyline in The Bourne Conspiracy, becoming Bourne and playing both as a trained assassin and a marked government agent trying to uncover the conspiracy shrouding his origins. True to the Bourne franchises trademark blend of precision hand-to-hand combat and gunplay, the core to the gameplay is Bourne's definition as a 'perfect weapon,' with heightened combat instinct, where players use his characteristic capabilities to recognize threats, perform devastating takedown moves and use the environment to overcome deadly situations.

Adrenaline is Your Friend
True to the frenetic pace of the books and movies, the action of The Bourne Conspiracy is not only non-stop, it’s integral to the gameplay. As players struggle past enemy after enemy, utilizing hand-to-hand combat staples like punches, kicks and blocks they will notice their on-screen adrenaline meter rising. Once Bourne has built up enough adrenaline he can dispense with the usual combination of moves needed to take out a foe and instead instantly take an enemy down with a single push of a button. If he builds up even higher levels of adrenaline he will be able to take out several enemies at the same time with the same single push of a button.

Complete Features:

Seamlessly move between hand-to-hand combat, shooting and escape & evasion.

Harness Bourne’s combat instinct to recognize threats and weaponize every inch of the game environment.

Distinct Bourne combat style recreated by Jeff Imada, fight choreographer for the Bourne movies.

Unique combat adrenaline system lets you execute devastating takedowns

Experience Bourne as both hunter and prey.

Combat and dramatic escape scenarios weaved into frenetically paced action.

In-game real-time cinematography engine.

Bourne Instinct: The Way of the Gun
Because firearms are as important to Bourne gameplay as hand-to-hand combat, the development team at High Moon Studios has ensured that players will get the same whirlwind combat experience when they pick up a gat as when they are kicking, punching. This is achieved via the game's 'Bourne Instinct' targeting system. With this system when players are using a weapon all the they need to do is tap a button and enemies will be highlighted in yellow, with the nearest foe automatically targeted. In addition, as with hand-to-hand combat, as opponents are taken out players will also build up their adrenaline, eventually allowing for weapon-based takedowns, where most enemies can be dropped with a single round.

Whether with his skills with his fists or with firearms Jason Bourne is the "30-million dollar weapon." For players the challenge is to become the perfect weapon; to become Bourne and solve the mystery of his past or die trying.

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Customer Reviews

Bourne plays like the movie, Heat with a few Bourne hand to hand combat moves
I don't know if Bourne Conspiracy developers got confused with the movie, Heat because the game plays like Heat with a few Bourne scenes from the movie and a few repeating Bourne close combat moves thrown into it.

The game makes Jason Bourne very unlikeable character and only knows a few hand to hand fight moves over and over again. In the movie, Bourne is a thinker. In the game, he behaves like a psycho killer.

It is 100% point A to B. You cannot do anything else. Most illogical about the game is when it's timed escape with very limited time, Bourne loves to go into hand to hand fights than trying to run as fast as he can to escape.

Unless you like Bourne Identify too much, this game gets boring very fast because all the fighting are very repetitive with not creativity.

Impressive cinematic presentation, decent gameplay
This game's rating falls badly due to the terrible boss battles. But I'll get to that in a minute.

The cinematic presentation of The Bourne Conspiracy is actually very good. They did a great job of capturing the feel of the movies with that unique style of fancy camera work (the moving camera with quick edits). And really, that's what saves this game from being just average.

The graphics in some areas are impressive. One drawback however is the characters faces, they look pale and sickly. Towards the later part of the game there is an explosion that is one of the best I've seen in a videogame, the developers knew it was good too because they put it in slow motion! The voice acting is serviceable, but I didn't like how Bourne was done. He's too laid back and speaks in a monotone. It takes some air out of the game because you're spending your time with this guy and he barely even registers as a person. The story? I don't know it wasn't much really. I guess they followed some parts of the movies but really everything was just an excuse to have gun fights and hand to hand combat.

The game is in third person and there's a pretty good cover system. You can peak from behind cover and it's very simple and it works, unlike some games I know (ahem GTA4). However, it can be unresponsive. You'll be standing near a wall and pressing the button and it wont register. I like TPS games with this type of cover so that's one of the main reasons I enjoyed this game. You better like it, because that's basically all you do in this game, besides fight.

Fighting is interesting, but basically it's just button mashing and very simple in medium difficulty. There are combos but it's not deep or anything. Extremely cool is the takedown. When you build up enough adrenaline during a fight, you can press circle and you'll bash the guys head into whatever is in the environment. It's pretty cool and a nice job by the developers to pull it off. There's a long car chase in the middle of the game, and it was fun and looked cool, however there's not much skill involved. Also, there are many quick time button pushes throughout, and I guess it adds to the game, but again, not much skill involved there. You do need quick reflexes sometimes though.

And now the major flaw in this game. The hand to hand boss fights. About 4 of them. It's basically broken. You'll be fighting the guy, trying to land some punches and for some odd reason they keep switching to a quick time cinematic and you have to push a button to land a punch. It does about no damage and it happens over and over and over during the fight. You can barely get any momentum going because the fight constantly keeps getting interrupted by this cinematic. It's awful. I swear I thought the game was broken so I went online to watch a walkthrough and I noticed the guy was having the same problem as me. So I knew it wasn't me. I couldn't take it anymore so I put these boss battles on easy mode. And I never do that. The game loses one star because of that alone.

Other than that, I actually enjoyed this game more than I thought considering all the lukewarm reviews it got. Cool game. Is it worth buying? No. But absolutely worth a rental.

At Best A Rental...
After first playing the demo for Bourne Conspiracy I was pleasantly surprised to find a fast paced and seemingly well made action title. While considering purchasing the game outright, at $60, I decided to rent it first and I'm awfully glad that I did.
Bourne Conspiracy follows the plot of the Bourne Identity movie with a few extra missions and deviations from the script. Fans of the movie will generally know what to expect when playing the game.

Most video game players probably approach movie-based games with trepidation thanks to the industries spotty record with the genre. Bourne Conspiracy, however, is deceptively wrapped in an attractive package. The games graphics are a highlight of the title and the frantic pace of the action sequences will initially draw you into the title.

However, things quickly start to unravel after the first hour of game time. What is at first fresh quickly grows stale. The combat mechanics of the game rely on 3 buttons - a quick attack, power attack and block. Again while initially satisfying, the melee combat quickly becomes repetitive. Add the overabundance of quick-time events (key moments where a certain button press or combination of button presses) and the combat becomes boring very quickly. Boss battles will largely rely on your performance with the block button and mashing the appropriate button during one of the countless quick-time events. Combos are extremely limited due to the fact that only two buttons are available and most are limited to 3-hit strings. Generally combat goes like this: Mash attack buttons -> Block -> QT Event -> Bourne Instinct (more on this later), rinse and repeat.

The game also features one driving level that recreates the great chase scene in Paris from the Bourne Identity movie. While not terrible the chase sequence is extremely linear and perhaps because of it the entire sequence feels drawn out.

The shooting mechanics of the game are done quite well and anyone familiar with the mechanics used in games such as Uncharted: Drakes Fortune or Gears of War will be familiar with the cover mechanic used here.

The highlight of the game is the ability to use "Bourne Instinct" to immediately take down regular enemies with either hand to hand combat or weapons. The ability works in conjunction with an adrenaline meter that builds as you inflict damage on enemies. Build enough adrenaline and you'll be rewarded with the ability to see Bourne unleash with his fists or weapons. The adrenaline meter builds up to three levels and that corresponds to the number of enemies you can kill simultaneously. The only drawback to this ability is that this too grows quite repetitive. There are a few deviations as Bourne uses his environment and finds possible weapons in everything from shovels to desk chairs, however, all of the animations will look very familiar halfway into the game.

That brings up the last issue I had with the game: It's Short! Bourne Conspiracy can literally be beaten in one sitting or about 5-6 hours.

Honestly by the conclusion of the game I was glad that it was short as I was finding the repetitiveness of the combat to be excruciating. All in all this game is a solid rental and even for die hard Bourne fans I suggest renting before buying.

Price: $58.99

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Cabela's Dangerous Hunts '09

Get into the bone of cooling, pressure-packed hunting situations live wild animals in the most dangerous places in the world. In Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009, facing the danger before he met the fiercest animals on earth, including lions, grizzly bears, jaguars and more. For precision teams Cabela's in the game: guns, tactics and gear are realistic and precise - but this does not always help them cope with an unpredictable environment, elephants frightened open water full of landslides, and piranha infested. If you miss a shot and did not stop a horde of man-eating animals, which would be forced to fight a melee defense - but beware, it's likely another nearby animal will join the attack.

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #8349 in Video Games

Brand: ACTIVISION

Model: 047875756830

Published on: 2008-09

Released on: 2008-09-23

ESRB Rating: Teen

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Number of items: 1

Dimensions: .75" h x 5.25" w x 6.75" l, .30 pounds

Features

Seek out savage animals in the world's most dangerous locations

Encounter the fiercest animals on earth, including lions, grizzly bears, jaguars and more

Accurately modeled Cabela's equipment in the game means the firearms, tactics and gear are all realistic and precise

An unpredictable, open environment packed with avalanches, elephant stampedes, and piranha infested waters

If you do miss a shot and fail to stop a charging man-eating animal, you will be forced to fight it via a melee defense - but pay attention; it's likely another nearby animal will join the attack

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Customer Reviews

not what i expected !!!!
got this game a few days ago and boy was i disappointed.i had such high expectations for this title but it just didn't deliver on any level.the graphics are very poor and the realism factor (which this game is supposed to be known for) is just terrible.it's by no means a simulator.the animals reactions are very sudden and don't seem well thought out as far as real life scenarios go and the accuracy of the firearms are not great either.the levels end far too quickly and the voice acting is very cheesy.avoid unless you are a die hard fan of the genre but even so...you have been warned !!!!!

Boring game
This is a bad game, I finished the main adventure and optional adventures two days after I received the game. My first time thru the main adventure I had the 8th highest score on the Internet without even trying. The storyline is very linear and is boring. There are timed and non-timed sections but you find the animals easy. The best part is in the last adventure when you can have a .223 and you ride in a jeep shooting wolves. The first game in this series was the best.

not bad
It is the most fun the first 3 times you play it. It does get a little reduntent. You can only do so much.

Price: $24.99

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Cabela's Deer Hunt: Season Opener

Keep your eyes open and his trigger finger ready as you search for "Monster Trophy Buck Deer Cabela's Hunt: 2004 Season. Developed in partnership between the grain of sand Studios, Deer 2004 players offer more than nine different kinds of hunting deer and over 90 unique rack configurations with a wild variety of formats and locations. firearms and gear add authentic realism of the game, and while most outdoor environments provide plenty of off-road vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, and trucks. Best of all, deer hunting 2004 offers even more advanced versions of the behavior of famous Cabela's upgrade to the latest generation of hunters.

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #16473 in Video Games

Brand: ACTIVISION

Released on: 2004-09-14

ESRB Rating: Teen

Platform: PlayStation2

Number of items: 1

Dimensions: .20 pounds

Features

9 different deer species to hunt for the largest selection ever offered in one game

90-plus unique rack configurations with the widest variety of sizes and points available today

authentic weapons and gear for the most realistic, true-to-life hunting experience possible

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Customer Reviews

Most realistic hunting sim around
I really like this one, although a lot of people are saying it is too hard.

You need to pick your hunter carefully, because each hunter type has stats - some are good at aiming, some are good at tracking, some are really strong. I think the other person who reviewed was having problems because he took a weak hunter and bought lots of heavy equipment!

Speaking of equipment, there's a wide selection of gear including stands, lures and decoys, which you have to use to actually hunt - this isn't a first person shooter with deer, it's actually a hunting game. You can (and should) sight your weapons at the target range, and it really makes a difference. Bow hunting is awesome, and very realistic, unlike some of the other sims out right now.

Overall - it's tricky till you get the hang of it, but very rewarding when you do.

LOADING....LOADING....LOADING....LOADING....LOADING....
The game is very frustrating. With the default equipment you get tired very quickly with every character. I know they are trying to be realistic but realistically you would need a truck to carry half the basic set of equipment. You get tired just walking up a little hill and you walk extremely slow most of the time. The hunting areas are really small, it is like hunting in somebody's backyard. You can easily trap the animals against the hills and they run in circles until you kill them, which is not much of a challenge. You also have to wait for the game to load all the time. You walk just a few hundred feet and then have to wait for the LOADING..... To further add to the frustration, you frequently slide down the smallest hill and it says you are too injured to go on, and yes, you guessed it, more of that LOADING.... Also, if you walk or slip into the water you can't get out and guess what, yes, you guessed it again, LOADING.... Like if that was not enough, you will get in trouble for shooting near a building. You do it twice and, oh, the suspense is killing you, I know it.... LOADING..... ARRRGAHHH!!!! I could go on, and, well, I think I will. When you use the vehicles they are really hard to drive. Most of the time I get stuck in trees or drive off a cliff or into the water and LOADING.... They should change the name of this game to Cabela's LOADING.... All I wanted to do was some hunting. My final thought is RETURNING.....

Activision is writing the good reviews!
Don't be fooled by the long detailed and positive reviews. Donna Johnston from NY is listed in the credits of all the Cabela titles as the QA Lead. Why is she giving her review on the games she worked on which you see on every Cabela game? It looks like Activision is paying their employees to write reviews for them. This game has poor graphics and is tedious and boring. There are much better hunting games out there. Don't waste your money on their falsely advertized garbage.

Price: $19.98

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Cabela's Outdoor Adventures 2010

Is hunting and fishing of a lifetime! experience points than hunting and fishing in North America in search of records of big game, small game, turkey, upland birds, waterfowl and fish species trophy all combined in an incredible experience in the outdoors!

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #3321 in Video Games

Brand: ACTIVISION

Model: 75969

Published on: 2009-09

Released on: 2009-09-08

ESRB Rating: Teen

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Number of items: 1

Dimensions: .59" h x 5.40" w x 6.75" l, .30 pounds

Features

Pursue record-breaking big game, small game, turkey, upland birds, waterfowl and trophy fish species

Live the adventure of real-life scenarios that will have you hunting realistic animals with advanced artificial intelligence

Explore more than 50 adventures across top North American hunting and fishing hotspots

Create Your Dream Trophy Buck - customize your buck¿s rack, body size and color

Compatible with Cabela's Wii Firearm peripheral and the Wii Zapper (not included)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description
It's the moment you've been waiting for. All your careful preparation, your stealth and your painstakingly chosen weaponry have brought you to this instant, when your prey is finally within your crosshairs. Hardly daring to breathe, you squeeze the trigger, and as the shot rings out, your target drops. At long last, the trophy you've dreamed of is yours.

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Synopsis Live out the breathless excitement of hunting and fishing in Cabela's Outdoor Adventures. Roam some of the top hunting and fishing hotspots across North America as you pursue large and small game, birds and fish through more than 50 thrilling hunting and fishing adventures. Arm yourself with authentically branded equipment and gear, and experience the intensity of real-life scenarios that pit your aim and stealth against incredibly realistic animals. Customize your own amazing trophy buck, and see the story of your success featured in Outdoor Life magazine. Key Game Features: Pursue record-breaking big game, small game, turkey, upland birds, waterfowl and trophy fish species Live the adventure of real-life scenarios that will have you hunting realistic animals with advanced artificial intelligence Explore more than 50 adventures across top North American hunting and fishing hotspots Create your own trophy buck, customizing its rack, body size and color Enhance your hunting and fishing prowess with integrated tutorials and guided hunting and fishing adventures See your trophy and story featured in Outdoor Life magazine The Great Outdoors are Calling! Cabela's Outdoor Adventures provides you with the hunting & fishing expedition of a lifetime with 22 outdoor adventures across North America and beyond. Fly, float and trek from Utah to Mexico to New Zealand in search of 10 different species of trophy bucks or stop off and angle for the local species of fish. While on your adventure, you'll also have the opportunity to hunt 11 species of both big game and small game, compete in shooting contests and embark on varied missions. Your Cabela's® Guide introduces each true-to-life outdoor adventure where stealth, strategy and technique are of the utmost importance.

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Customer Reviews

Interesting game, lots of shooting, fairly easy to follow.
Main drawbacks were this kind of irritating guide who pops up now and again giving advice. Also some of the gadgets that the game wants you to employ are a bit much, gps, scent spray, etc. Overall liked this game and viewed against most games it is worth the $. >>> Edit added later. I found the fishing scenarios irritating beyond measure, seemed redundant and pointless. Reduced the stars rating from 4 to 3.

Fantastic Game!!
I love it! Great Game.
Ive already made it thru the entire game and am starting on it again.
I wish it had trucks and jeeps in it though that way you could drive around, maybe even a camping adventure.
Cant wait for the next one

20 gage fun!
All of us in the family love this game and every kid on the neighborhood that comes over wants to play it since it is not in every kid's collection yet. Some boys went home with dreams of owning a BB Gun one day! We are a Cabela's kinda family!

Price: $39.75 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

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