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The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
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Overall Critic Score:3.6155
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay Critic Reviews
As a mature FPS experience it still comes highly recommended though....read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at Jolt Online Gaming UK
This is the first stealth FPS I've played that actually works. From it's near-perfect melee controls and truly next-generation-level graphics to the pacing imbedded in its taut narrative, Riddick is a must-see, must-play, must-buy Xbox classic....read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at Electronic Gaming Monthly
One of the first things people will notice when playing this game is that it's very easy to get a grasp of. After learning the initial control scheme, things will eventually become second nature as you start to pull off hand-to-hand fighting combos and...read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at My Gamer
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Dark, brooding, and bad-ass, VU's Riddick kicks off the summer with a bleak, beautiful vision....read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at IGN
There are not many games that have a fantastic storyline with top of the range graphics and gameplay, but this is one of them....read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at MS Xbox World
Love him or hate him, there's no denying that Vin Diesel epitomizes the ruthless action hero that is Richard B. Riddick. The character was first introduced as a killer in the underappreciated 2000...read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at GameSpy
The on screen HUD is minimal with only a health bar (which uses a recharge mechanism similar to that of Halo) appearing on screen. This lack of information that has become almost mandatory in a videogame makes for a very involving experience. Much like...read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at Pro-G
A fair-sized portion of the game consists of acquiring clues and hints from fellow inmates, usually in return for favours. Butcher Bay is divided into the cliques and gangs that define prison society, meaning rivalries and grudges between inmates are...read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at PALGN AU
It’s not very often that a movie-based game, or, for that matter, a game-based movie, has been any good. Such abominations, such as E.T., or Charlie’s Angels, or ones so bad they’re painful to bring back into memory, such as Ringu for Dreamcast…...read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at Jive Magazine
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay takes place after Riddick is captured by a bounty hunter and is imprisoned at Butcher Bay, “the toughest slam in the universe.” It doesn’t take him long to make allies and enemies. Butcher Bay...read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at DreamStation.cc
Could have been a classic in the world of gaming if it had better AI and been quite a bit longer. Unfortunately, like most movie games, parts of it fell short. Overall, the game still presented an entertaining, story driven shooter that is well worth a...read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at Netjak
Unlike many other games, there is little satisfaction in the subtle degrees between the player’s success and failure, only the obstacles in the way of the next point in the plot....read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at Boomtown
The plot has been inspired by conversations from the film Pitch Black: when the characters of Johns and Riddick refer to the past in some way, they are usually detailing events from Riddick’s escape from Butcher Bay, the maximum security prison that...read the complete The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay review at NTSC uk
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