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| From: Sega Of America, Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $12.99
You Save: $27.00 (68%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 2722
Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 69015
Model: 69015
UPC: 010086690156
EAN: 0010086690156
ASIN: B000WCT1KQ
Release Date: March 25, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 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!!!!!!
Great now that the price has dropped! June 10, 2008
4 out of 5 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!
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.
 This is very bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May 20, 2008
1 out of 5 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.
 This game could be headed for a Viking Funeral. April 8, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Okay folks - this is yet another boring, middle-of-the-road Playstation 3 game. Amazon has given us a game description, I'll offer my thoughts on them.
[High-impact, brutal combat. Dismember enemies and experience high-impact melee combat unlike any game you've played.]
(My reply) Well, the combat is brutal, I will give you that. Dismemberments, decapitations, they are here, and they are plentiful. However, this combat style isn't unique, I've played several games like this. You'll use two buttons most of the time: One button for strong (but slow) attacks, and another button for weak (but fast) attacks. Been there, done that, bought the CD. Some of the fights with mini-bosses requires a "key in the correct sequence" of buttons to finish an enemy. Sorry, this was already done in God of War and God of War 2.
[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.]
(my reply) While raining fire on enemies with dragons is very cool, it does get old after a bit. The elemental power-ups for the weapons give us an edge in combat, but we've already seen this before. Freezing enemies and shattering them? That's old school, Mortal Kombat stuff. Catching enemies on fire? That's PSI-OPS Mindgate Conspiracy battle tactics. Using lightning to take out our enemies? Again, Mortal Kombat. With the upgrades, Viking is a little more interesting than the average hack 'n' slash game. However, the fighting engine has a collision error: it only works on level ground. If the distance between the character and his enemies is altered because of a hill/mountain, all those well-placed combos can miss, opening the player up for a crushing counterattack.
[Three open-world environments. Explore, uncover and fight your way across huge Norse worlds full of combat and exploration.]
(my reply) Yes, there are 3 worlds to explore, but the exploration isn't as open as you'd think. You move through one world at a time, and it isn't like Grand Theft Auto III or Oblivion, where you have tons of side quests to keep you entertained: Viking is a very linear game. Typical quests are freeing Vikings to join your cause by beating the snot out of enemy forces, finding artifacts, or opening enemy gates. I was surprised a court jester didn't pop out from behind a tree saying I could harness the power of the atom by bringing him the keys to the Wizard's sock drawer. Some of the quests are that lame.
[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.]
(my reply) Okay, this is where the game let me down big time. I was expecting to see battles akin to Braveheart, but instead I get a Dynasty Warriors rip-off type battle which is only possible after I complete a laundry list of quests first (gather more Vikings, open bridges, relinquish the keys to the Wizard's sock drawer, you get the point). The 'saving stricken allies' means you go up to a group of three guys tied to a tree and untie a rope to free them. That's it.
On the plus side, the in-game cutscenes between chapters are a huge plus - they are reminicent of a Frank Miller comic, and it's sad there aren't more of them.
Viking is not a terrible game, but it's also nothing extraordinary. It has incorporated Mortal Kombat and Psi-Ops fighting elements, Tenchu's stealth tactics, Dynasty Warriors' battle mode and God of War's mini-games and chest opening sequences. On the whole, this Frankenstein combination doesn't deliver a lasting, engrossing game for me. I can't honestly see a reason for someone to own this game; especially since you'll probably never play it again after completing it. This game can be finished in about a week, hardly worth its high price tag.
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