1UP writes: "The recent box-office success enjoyed by director Doug Liman's Jumper proves that the moviegoing public can still be tricked into paying 10 bucks to consume something awful -- in this case, a sloppy sci-fi romp starring Samuel L. Jackson's bleached hairdo and a wooden-as-ever Anakin Skywalker -- but hopefully, gamers will be savvy enough to jump far, far away from the flick's fetid tie-in title.
For the uninitiated, the term "jumper" refers to people with the power to teleport to any location they've seen, whether they've been there in person or merely seen a photograph. Think: X-Men's Nightcrawler, only without the annoying tail or obnoxious "bamf" sound effect. In the Jumper universe, these gifted individuals must contend with constant strife from the Paladins, a secret society of high-tech warriors hell-bent on eradicating all Jumpers. Surprisingly, Jumper: Griffin's Story doesn't attempt to directly retell the film's plot, choosing instead to augment the movie's storyline by casting you as fellow jumper Griffin. Props should be given for trying something different with the narrative, but the results aren't particularly pretty -- what little story you're given here arrives via comic-book-style cut-scenes that suffer from nasty video compression and uneven voice acting".
The Xbox 360 has been out for more than two years now, and while there have been a lot of great games released in that time, the 360 has seen its fair share of bad games as well. There isn't quite anything as epically terrible as Drake of the 99 Dragons or Aquaman like we saw on the original Xbox, where Xbox fans are proud to have them in their collection like a badge of honor, but there are plenty of stinkers that could reach those heights of fame and misfortune. Check out our full list of the Ten Worst Xbox 360 Games right here.
In all fairness, Sonic the Hedgehog was garbage across all platforms. With that said, I am actually looking forward to the DS sonic game because it is been developed by Bioware.
Make sure you don't take away the horrible glory of Area 51 away from PS3!! Let's people rag on something other than Lair (I liked Lair actually, just like if you hear horrible things about a movie, its hard to live up to the awfulness)
If your gamer score is important to you, then Jumper is the game for you as it hands them out like candy on Halloween night. Players should be able to unlock almost all the achievement points after one run through with the game. Outside of that, the other bright spot about Jumper is that it's a short rollercoaster ride that you'll be glad to get off of. Lasting only a few hours, it shouldn't take too long to complete.
There could have been a lot of innovative aspects, but in the end, it's too repetitive. With not challenging the gamers, Jumper's only redeeming factor is the easy-to-earn achievement points.
To all the truck drivers out there who are transporting copies of Jumper: Griffin's Story to retail, please redirect your shipments to Alamogordo, New Mexico. You'll know you are in the right location when you see thousands of E.T. cartridges moving out of the way to make room for your shipment.
Well, games based on good movies turn out to be crap. This game is based on a bad movie...