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Gag Gifts, Occasion Gifts - The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
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List Price: $14.99
Our Price: $4.90
Your Save: $ 10.09 ( 67% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Vivendi Universal
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 204
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Vivendi Universal
EAN: 0020626721707
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Feature: This intense, epic storyline will reveal secrets of Riddick's past and drop hints about his future
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Label: Vivendi Universal
Manufacturer: Vivendi Universal
Model: 20626721707
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: Xbox
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Release Date: 2004-06-02
Studio: Vivendi Universal
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Features
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This intense, epic storyline will reveal secrets of Riddick's past and drop hints about his future
Groundbreaking graphics technology creates vivid, ultra-realistic harsh environments
Exciting combination of frenetic 1st-person shooter action with stealth and hand-to-hand combat
Riddick's trademark eye-shine enables players to see in the dark, for a new kind of stealth gaming
Features voice and likeness of Vin Diesel
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Editorial Reviews:
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Chronicles of Riddick acts as a prequel to "Pitch Black" and "The Chronicles Of Riddick". The enigmatic antihero namedRiddick escaped from one of the universe's most violent prisons, Butcher Bay. This game presents the story of how he escaped triple-max security.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing!!!
Comment: I can honestly say this was my favorite xbox game
The graphics were incredible, there as good as 360 without a doubt.
The story, weapons and controls are all flawless!!!
Buy this game today!!!
Fun fun fun
Customer Rating:
Summary: Savagely Brilliant
Comment: Still have the old Xbox ?
Didn't pick this one up ?
This game is worth brushing off the dust & reconnecting the old system.
How it wasn't backwards compatible and where the updated version for 360 currently is...I can't even begin to fathom.
Visuals - Best ever on the Xbox.
Immersion - Beyond compare. I found myself surviving for inordinately long spans of time after "Starting to think like Riddick would."
Controls/shooting mechanic - As good as Halo if not better.
Overall presentation - More like a movie than a video game.
By comparison, Riddick makes Halo and Half-Life look like goofy lightweights.
(And I say this as someone who has logged an embarrassing amount of fanboy time on both of those titles.)
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Well Worth a Buy
Comment: The Chronicles of Riddick- Escape from Butcher Bay
After the success of the movies, Riddick Trilogy (Pitch Black/ The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury/ The Chronicles of Riddick), it is destined to have a video game to go along with it. Luckily, this game did not follow the storyline of the movie. This game had perfect graphics for it's time and had near perfect gameplay. This is one of the very few movie games that actually turned out to be any good.
Graphics- 9.5/10
Everything is perfect. Things are shaded well, people look good, your weapons look good, everything is good. The load times are the only drag on this game. They aren't too long, but they are constantly being pushed on you.
Story- 10/10
You are Riddick. You are a murderer. You have been sent to Butcher Bay, an extremely secure prison, to rot the rest of your life. You do not like this idea and decide you escape. Along the way you meet an interesting cast of characters that will either help you or halt your progress. Just when it seems like you are going to escape, you are stopped, and pushed further into Butcher Bay.
Sound- 10/10
Vin Diesel does the voice of Riddick in this game. Very rarely do video games have their true voice actors. Every character in this game has voice-overs. Machines and guns have brilliantly put together sound effects. Sounds fade in and out as you get closer to the sound.
Gameplay- 8.5/10
This game is less of a shooter and more of a fighting game. In the beginning of the game, they hint a lot of gun fighting. Don't be fooled by this. The game is more of a stealth/fighter game. This is not a bad thing, and is in most ways very refreshing. A good portion of the game consists of running between people in the prison to get what you need to advance. This slows the game down a lot and gives you a lot of backtracking to do.
Difficulty- 8/10 (Note- This is how much I like the difficulty)
When you have guns, this game is simple and very easy. The rest of the game, around 75% of it, is a lot harder. You will become stressed out trying to get past 10 enemies with nothing but a shiv.
Overall- 9/10
I can't give this game a perfect score due to its difficulty, backtracking, and pacing. Don't get me wrong; this is a fantastic game. It's one of my favorite games in fact. I just can't give it a perfect score due to some minor problems.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Prequel to Pitch Black
Comment: I was a huge fan of Pitch Black and its 2 sequels, plus I love XBOX games so it was a no brainer that this game was on my to buy list. The game is fun and challenging and has an interesting story to boot, even more so if you're a fan of the franchise. Riddick is actually voiced by Vin Diesel so don't dread. The game was basically created to promote and cash in on the movie Chronicles of Riddick that was released the same year.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great game? Not in my opinion
Comment: Okay, so there are a ton of reviews that say this game is awsome and so on. Well, personally I didn't really like it that much. I first got the game because everyone went on about how wonderful it was. I loved the movie, and thought the game would be pretty cool. At first I found it interesting, and the graphics were quite excellent. However, after playing for a while I found the game a bit repetative. Maybe I just don't games where I have to be stealthy, lol.
I also found that Riddick can't shoot. Okay, so I'm aiming, but can't there be at least a better aiming system? I know I can aim and shoot, I've playing the Silent Hill games, and it's a bit difficult to aim at times but I manage. I felt as though I was just wasting bullets in this game.
People who like stealthy games and such would probably really enjoy this game. I just really didn't care for it.
Hope this review helps. I know people will have different opinions about the game, and that's fine. Not everyone will love this game, and not everyone will hate it.
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