Console Monster writes: "As far as episodic content goes we've seen some pretty good examples of how well the Xbox Live Arcade can churn out some half decent titles with the likes of Wallace and Gromit and Tales of Monkey Island leading the way for the classic revival of point and click.
But how exactly, can what I can only describe as a cheap 3D brawler work as episodic content? Rewind back nearly six months and our own Sam Finch said: "On the face of it, The End Is Nigh is just a brawler, and it pulls it off pretty well, but for the recently increased Watchmen fan base, it will offer further content and back-story in which to indulge themselves and further understand the mystery, the magic and the murder that is Watchmen..."
Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons revealed that he was paid a hefty sum to be a consultant on the critically-panned Watchmen: The End Is Nigh game even though he wasn’t heavily involved. Gibbons also says the game is not canon, and because of that, he was actually fine with liking and disliking parts of the game.
"A brawler? Are you serious? As a game developer you look at the Watchmen movie / graphic novel and think “Hmmm that would totally go good with a fighting game, but since Dr. Manhattan would own everybody lets make it a brawler with Rorschach and Nite Owl!” Screw you Deadline Games!" - FirstDropShow
Well, *as* a brawler, it was decent. And had better graphics than most downloadable games. And don't forget, most games take longer to make than most movies, so movie games are always rushed.
That said... yeah, it wasn't worthy of the source material.
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