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Exclusive Review: The Bourne Conspiracy - 4 out of 5

From GameSpy:
"Unlike has-been martial arts man Jeff Speakman, Jason Bourne does in fact appear to be the perfect weapon, and The Bourne Conspiracy is a brilliant showcase for this. Unfortunately, as followers of the feature film series as well as the Robert Ludlum books are already aware, this fact robs him of quite a bit of his humanity. While this isn't fully communicated through the expository cut-scenes in The Bourne Conspiracy, perhaps one of the game's biggest successes is how Jason Bourne's uniquely tragic circumstances are coded in the ways that his scarred and blood-stained fists operate almost outside of his (and, by video game extension, your) control. Of course, it helps that The Bourne Conspiracy delivers a fantastic blend of melee combat, interactive cut-scenes and staggering graphics as well."

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MK_Red5827d ago

Pretty strong score. I was expecting 3/5 or even 2.5/5 from GameSpy. I hope the team's next project is DarkWatch 2.

sonarus5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

hahaha its better than haze. Take that free radical. This exclusive review will probably be the highest

MK_Red5827d ago

lol, poor Free Radical. I think they've had enough :D
As for Bource, I agree that the score is surprisingly high and could be the highest Bourne's game gets.

Relcom5827d ago

I played the demo and it didn't feel like a 8/10 to me

resistance1005827d ago

I liked the demo at Play.com LIVE, this will be a game i pick up when cheap

Tetsuryu5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

Wow, I wonder how much of an improvement has been made on the final build. I personally was disappointed at the demo.

sonarus5827d ago

That demo was super crap. I wish i could become a game designer, i already know 10 ways to make that game so much better

MK_Red5827d ago

I wonder if the exclusive review thingy has affected their score... Hopefully not. GameSpy is one of the better reviewing sites on net and hopefully the game is indeed a great one and worthy of the 4/5 or 8/10 it got.

sonarus5827d ago

lol but we both know exclusive review affected their score lol

Relcom5827d ago

Yeah lets not beat around the bush, They added a whole 1/5 for that "exclusive" review.

Superfragilistic5827d ago

Wow 8/10 is high! The demo had some great elements (escaping embassy) and some shockers (driving). I'll put my money on a Meta score round about 7/10. :)

rucky5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

I actually had fun with the demo, gameplay was a little shallow and graphic's not up to par with todays standard but it weirdly gave me that "f yeah!" feeling. It's still not a first day purchase for me though.

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The Bourne Conspiracy Retrospective

TGC: There was a time when games based on movies were actually pretty good, and The Bourne Conspiracy stands out as one of the better attempts.

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ZwVw724d ago

Solid movie licensed game indeed. Its unfortunately another High Moon Studios release (i.e. Transformers & Deadpool) with little hopes of a re-release or remaster happening anytime soon, due to expiring license.

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Six Activision Games I’d Like to See Revived Under Microsoft

As the world reels from the shockwaves of the seismic news that Microsoft is acquiring the proverbial swamp of the video-game landscape, Activision Blizzard King, it only seems natural that our minds should now shift towards what the fallout will be for presumably years if not decades to come.

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MadLad842d ago

Another Prototype would be awesome.

As for Singularity, I don't necessarily need a sequel, I just want to see Raven be able to flex their creative muscle again; not just be relegated to assisting with CoD. A lot of the old guard is still with the company.

That's part of what I'm hoping to see come from this acquisition. Revive teams like Vicarious Visions and Ravem to actually allow them to work on their own new projects again.

Crows90842d ago

As great as that would be the deal wont finalize until end of fiscal year 2023. Until after that date MS wont really have a say as to where resources will be spent. So we wont realistically see anything until perhaps 2026 or later.

LWOGaming841d ago

I think that’s a point that so many people are missing. Things will not change this year or next year at all. Maybe some changes might be apparent in 2024 but 2025/2026 is a good estimate of when things will really start happening. And I don’t think we will see as big a set of changes as some are suggesting.

TallDarknWavy842d ago

Those teams having not worked on anything, the employees find jobs at other companies, they don't just remain unemployed till someone at the publisher decides to revive the team, they need to eat lol

That said, this list of games makes me unexcited for anything outside of CoD that Activision has to offer. All games are in stale genres, like Guitar Hero, Simpsons Hit and Run, these are long surpassed genres that are going to be difficult to revive.

gamer7804842d ago

I want to see new IPs. Not a bunch of forced renovations of old franchises.

Gamer75842d ago

Why not a combination of both

gamer7804842d ago

@gamer75 if it is a combination it has to have my seal of approval. Such as a new Warcraft game or a new Warcraft mmo, or an action game based off the night elves orcs and humans if it’s a new IP. I’ll let you know after I talk with Microsoft

King_Noctis842d ago

Man I’ve been waiting for Protoype since the last one. Protoype could seriously be MS’ answer to Infamous (freaking loved that game as well, hope Sony make a new one soon).

porkChop842d ago

I'd love to see Raven take another crack at Heretic and Hexen.

MadLad842d ago

That's one I see being tossed around a lot to bring back, even if not from Raven themselves.

Put so many hours into those games over the years.

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Knightofelemia842d ago

I'd like to see Activision get the Transformers license again and continue the War and Fall of Cybertron games. the movie games were crap and the game that combined both movie and Fall and War of Cybertron sucked a new Prototype would also be good as well.

jaymacx842d ago

You deserve a 1000 likes haha 😂. It’s a shame High Moon didn’t get to continue making Transformers. If they got a decent budget i think most of us TF fans would be excited.

wolf581841d ago (Edited 841d ago )

Ms bought Activision and everybody dancing for what? For cod? Ms want to atleast earn some money Back from those 70 billion dollars.... The only thing they count on is more gamepass subscribers via Activision cod, diablo and over watch 2 1st Day free at gamepass. If they decide to make them exclusive to xbox they Will lose profit from ps4 and 5 sales. As For a New ip or an existing ip like over watch 3,diablo 5 or anything else like a New transformers Dont you think that developers need at least 3 years to Do something decent?
Anyway my opinion is that ms want to make videogaming Just a subscription a la netflix and that ps5 will beat xboxsx in sales like ps4 beat xbox and xbox one x..... All the money ms spending It Will defentily make more gamepass subscribers as for games we all must wait at least 3 more years... And thats why ps5 will get ahead in sales they have more AAA in the pipeline already plus lets see their answer for gamepass... P. S i Dont support subscriptions from neither company and i didnt buy switch plus for n64. If they give me the option to buy n64 games then yes i Will buy them but i am not paying for a rental.

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rlow1842d ago (Edited 842d ago )

Re-imagining of River Raid and the original adventurer Pitfall. Oh Zork is also a great game.

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Games We Feel That Only We Play

In Games We Feel That Only We Play, Gaming Respawn discuss video games that they feel no one else plays except them.

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NecrumOddBoy2041d ago

Castlevania Lecarde Chronicles 2

http://the-mig-page.wifeo.c...

Just because it's an independent fan-made game doesn't mean it's not the greatest Castlevania title in over a decade. This masterpiece truly deserves to be played, but goes unnoticed 😔

Fist4achin2040d ago

Definitely some overlooked gems there. Shadows of the Damned was one of my top five favorite games from the last generation. Highly recommended just for the humor!

Teflon022040d ago

Gurumin A Monsterous Adventure. To this day I love that game. Like a light hearted more platformer than combat version of Threads of Fate. I don't know a single soul outside me and my brother that knows the game. sad because it's one of my favourite PSP games I played even on Vita alot. Now I play the PC version a bit lol

The_Sage2040d ago

I have Dante's Inferno, but I've never paid any of the others. Too few people have played Ico. Still one of my favorite games. As for a game that no one seems to have heard of but me... Undergarden is great. Hard to describe. Watch a vid and you'll see.