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-Ubisoft/Gameloft (2005) -played on a Sanyo 8300
Summary A big hairy beast tries to win the heart of a human beauty by beating the crap out of dinosaurs.
Like any of us primates, human or ape. Kong likes his women. Although he is much bigger than any woman on the planet, he will still try his best to impress her so she’ll be his companion. No screen is too small to hold neither Kong’s massive frame nor his love for the ladies. The mobile version of Peter Jackson’s King Kong places the primate in an enjoyable, but short, side-scrolling platformer. The consoles versions of King Kong were visual feasts and the mobile game is no different. The graphics are impressive for a mobile game. Kong, as well as his surroundings, looks great. The jungle foliage is lush and detailed while the dinosaurs are fierce for their small appearance. Likewise, the animation is simply amazing. I couldn’t believe how fluid Kong was moving throughout all of his animations. Kong isn’t the only monkey to control as you will switch between him and main human hero Jack. As Kong, you follow Anna around the dangerous skull island in hopes of obtaining sweet monkey love. Kong must protect her from tiny raptors and big T-Rexes by punching and smashing his fists to great satisfaction against the dinos. Kong’s pre-battle roar and chest beating is an especially cool moment no matter how many times you see it. While moving through the jungle Kong can leap over holes and climb tangled trees with ease. While Kong has more action-orientated type of stages, Jack’s lean more on the puzzle side. He must burn grass, trip switches to open pathways, and blow gun the natives to meet back up with Anna.
The final two stages occur in 1930s New York. I had so much fun smashing cars in the city that I hoped there would be a few more. I almost would have preferred a Kong only game, but Jack is nice to add a little more variety to the monkey business. I would also like to point out that King Kong: The Official Mobile Game of the Movie is way too long of a title for something that could just be called King Kong Mobile.
-Shawn
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King Kong: The
Official Mobile Game of the Movie
My
Thoughts
There are
nine stages dispersed among Kong and Jack. Nine is a good amount of stages, but
because of the low difficulty level, the game was over way too quickly. Not once
did I have any trouble traversing the beautiful jungle or beating dinosaurs to a
pulp. Kong truly was the prime primate in his miniature jungle.
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