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Rango
the
movie is fantastic.
It starts out a
little rough but it
moves up and turns
into a fantastic
story from
Pirates of the
Caribbean
director Gore
Verbinski.
Rango
the game is the
opposite of that. It
starts out fine but
towards the middle
of the game and
definitely at the
end it loses its
momentum and falls
short of being a
good game. The kids
will love this title
though, it’s easy
enough for them to
pick up and play.
And for a licensed
game, it scores some
serious points.
The
game of
Rango
starts out
differently than the
movie. It takes a
past-tense approach
to some stories
based on the movie.
The story’s not
fantastic but its
good enough to get
the point across to
where kids can
interact with the
main character of
the movie and
everyone’s soon to
be new favorite
lizard, Rango. The
story itself isn’t
great, but the
cut-scenes are all
done fantastically
with some great
audio/video work.
The best part of
this game is its
stellar cut scenes
which will have
gamers chasing
through levels the
first time through
to advance the
story. That gameplay
is a bit simple at
times, but the
production is
excellent.
This
is the standard
third-person
licensed game where
you fight bad guys
and collect items
while playing
through levels to
advance the story.
All of the fighting
is easy with three
main moves to beat
up baddies. You can
blast enemies with
your gun, you can
get them airborne
with uppercuts and
you can mash your
melee attack button
over and over to
beat them up in
tail/hand combat.
You run around a
level until you have
something to climb
or interact with a
button prompt and
you fight and smash
barrels and crates
between these
events. That’s what
Rango
is. It’s not
anything intricate
but it does the job.
This
game’s gameplay
isn’t great but it
isn’t bad either.
The biggest negative
about this game is
some of the camera
tracking. You’ll get
blasted by guys who
you won’t be able to
see and you’ll get
lost on the screen
from time to time.
Really this is an
age-old licensed
game problem and
Rango
continues the
tradition. The other
big negative is
there’s no need to
play through this
game more than once.
The only reason to
play through the
second time around
is to collect fish
and mine all the key
spots. That would be
it. After that
there’s no reason
and that isn’t
enough to justify
playing through
again.
Rango
is a middle of the
pack licensed game.
It’s not great but
it’s not bad either.
It has some decent
gameplay but it also
has the same
hindrances that all
licensed games have.
Again- it’s not bad,
but it’s not great
either. Still, if
you’ve got a little
one at home that
loved the movie like
my kids did, then
this game is worth
picking up and
letting them play
through.
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