From: Sega Of America, Inc.
Category: Video Games

List Price: ~~$59.99~~
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

11 reviews
Sales Rank: 893

Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: 69015
Model: 69015
UPC: 010086690156
EAN: 0010086690156
ASIN: B000WCT1KQ

Release Date: March 25, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks

Features:

•	High-impact, brutal combat. Dismember enemies and experience high-impact melee combat unlike any game you've played.
•	Mythical powers. Tame dragons and command them to rain fire upon your enemies. Power up your weapons with elemental abilities and lay waste to your adversaries.
•	Three open-world environments. Explore, uncover and fight your way across huge Norse worlds full of combat and exploration.
•	Climactic, epic battles. Lay the foundations for huge battles featuring hundreds of warriors at once. Subtly influence the battle through targeted assassination and sabotage, or wade in to save stricken allies.

Accessories:

•	Playstation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
A fierce struggle is taking place within the realm of the Norse Gods, as the goddess Hel has been banished for defying Odin, Lord of Asgard. Angry at her fate, Hel has raised an army of resurrected Viking warriors to wipe out all of humanity in the mortal realm of Midgard, as she seeks to bring about Ragnarok -- the apocalyptic battle that that will destroy Asgard and the Gods themselves. The task of stopping Hel and defending the future of mankind falls to Skarin, a promising but deeply flawed young warrior, ignorant of the true reason for his favor with the Gods. Subtly influence the battle through targeted assassination and sabotage, or wade in to save stricken allies

Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars

Could of been better... June 25, 2008
It was ok when I first started to play, then it went down hill after a few hours. The chacter just seems to slow at times, you feel that there should have a run button. The graphics are great though but this game falls short. This game had potential but it seems they only took the game so far...

4 out of 5 stars

THE VIKINGS ARE BACK June 16, 2008
If you like games were you get to kill everyone in sight this game is for you, the history of the game is very good, and the battle moves are great, not to many to do, but great, the only reason that I did not gave it 5 stars is becase you have to check often your map to se what it is taht you have to do in order to advance, other than that this game is a must have, especially if you like games like GOD OF WAR.
ENJOY!!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars

Great now that the price has dropped! June 10, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I held off on getting this game because I saw all of the reviews that suggested this was a very middle of the road game. And for sixty bucks, it is very middle of the road, maybe even terrible.

But for THIRTY bucks now....

Storyline - fair to slightly above average. You go through different islands and clear different areas based on what you learn along the way. You collect gold to get upgrades on everything from maps to weapons. I'm a fan of the viking period in history, so I found myself more interested in the story than I probably should have been. It does get rather repetitive. It does get rather repetitive.

Difficulty - game is easy to learn and to play. Maybe too easy. You run around and use combo's to slay enemies. And I do mean slay them.

Graphics - not too bad. Kills are VERY gory. Probably the only reason for the "M" rating is the quantity of blood and limbs that are thrown around with finishing moves. The AI is not very good, if you run out of eyesight of enemies, they forget you exist most of the time. I didn't care very much for the cutscenes between major battles.

Overall - I'm glad I bought and played it. I'm probably not going to finish the game, and I've put about 12 to 15 hours into it, but am very rapidly losing interest. At thirty bucks I feel like I got my money's worth.

Hope you found my review helpful!

4 out of 5 stars

Surprisingly having a blast!! June 5, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Wow. I bought Viking:BFA before I read the reviews, only because it was on sale. Worried about the reviews, I almost took it back before opening it. I'm glad I didn't and decided to try Viking anyways. I'm really pleased I did because the game is great.

I don't usually like hack and slash, button-mashers but for some reason the fighting in this game has really clicked for me. The animations are smooth, the controls are responsive, and the finishing moves never get boring to watch.

Leveling doesn't occur through a tradional "point-based" mechanism, but through a couple of interesting mechanics. Fighting moves are available for purchase as are more tradional spells. The moves are pretty easy to pull off and the spells are easy to access. There is something compelling about this system and even while writing, I'm thinking about a couple of moves that I would like to purchase.

Graphically the game is great looking. While the game is played from a 3rd person perspective, the size of your character is closer to that of sam fisher than a traditional diablo-type character. As such, the detail is great on everything about the character except the facial expressions. I was wishing for a little more in the facial expressions. It would have given the conversaions with NPCs a little more appeal. It's a minor nitpick though.

I can't say how the game will be after another couple of hours, but right now I'm having plenty of fun. Actually, I'm enjoying it more than another more highly rated game called Overlord.

1 out of 5 stars

This is very bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I bought PS3 because I thought the gaming would be better. You know all the hype and stuff............Wrong. This game is so bad. You character is so slow. When enemies attack you in numbers you have no chance of winning. You also have to talk to a ton of characters. Lets be real this is just a PS2 game with better visuals. The game play is horrible. The so called special moves are not very special. They don't help you beat enemies in large numbers. I'm so mad at PS3 right now. I use my PS3 to watch blue ray movies far more than I use it to play games, like 99% of the time. PS3 games at this time are terrible. Only a hand full are any good. Seriously don't buy this game. You will be very disappointed.