Azurik: Rise of Perathia

"Doesn't even make a good paperweight"

I bought this game used for about 10 bucks around a year after xbox came out. I had seen the trailer, the reviews seemed pretty good, and it looked cool. I should've saved those ten bucks and gave them to a random stranger because that would give me more satisfaction than playing this game.

Graphics: 6
I guess the graphics were not bad for the time they came out but compared to Halo and JSRF, other games that came out around the same time, they were pretty bad. Probably the best thing about this sad game. Actually you might have more fun staring at the games enviroment than playing the actual game.

Gameplay: 2
This is were the game really lacks, the gameplay blows. I guess the programmers were trying for a non-linear zelda like feel. Too bad it comes out so bad. There are almost no directions in this game, you run around killing the same generic enemies and doing very easy puzzles. You try and get the different elements and attack use those to progress further into the game. There are few saves and this game can be very confusing. To tell you the truth I tried playing this game twice before I almost puked from frustration and boredom.

Fighting: 3
First of all there are only 2 attacks, and the only variety you can add are element powers to it. If you want a good open fighting game go and grab yourself Dynasty Warriors 3.

Sound: 3
All I can say is it has sound. Bad sound. Crappy sound. The same annoying sound over and over again.

Replayability: 0
This game is probably the one of the most boring games I ever played. Playing it again would be about as fun as staring at a wall for 20 hours. There is no reason I can even think of that would make me want to replay this game.

Fun Factor: 0
How many times do I need to tell you that there is no fun in this game.

Rent or Buy: If you rent or buy, which I see no reason why you should do either, do the world a favor and flush it down the toilet or burn it. Or, if your the conservative type like myself you could try to use it for a paperweight, but it even fails at that.

Game Review: 2
Throwing this game at a wall is funner than playing it. I only gave it a 2 because it actually plays.

Reviewer's Score: 2/10, Originally Posted: 12/23/03