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Aside from the vividly detailed environments that teem with colour and light, Ninja Theory's pedigree is on full display here with characters that carry the game's plot extremely well. Of course, there are also plenty of great action sequences to be f...
Beautiful art design, engaging story, excellent voice acting, combat is fun, escorting Trip through dangerous areas is a unique and fresh gameplay challenge...
Inconsistent frame rate, not much variety in enemies, final boss battle feels slightly lacklustre, Not many objects in most environments are destructible or interactive outside of scripted action sequences...
Even though the classic Chinese novel "Journey to the West" has been relentlessly adapted back and forth across many books, TV shows, and video games, Ninja Theory's Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an incredibly unique take on the iconic story. Suppor...
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A futuristic, post-apocalyptic version of Monkey? Yes, that's the basic concept of Enslaved, and it's one of the more novel and exciting premises for a game we've come across lately, being big fans of the original harebrained TV series (which was actu...
A joyously cinematic experience, Enslaved is finely honed in terms of its aesthetic impact, sense of pacing, script and plot. Granted, it's very much on rails, and guilty of a touch too much hand-holding, with the spectre of repetition creeping and pro...
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Tweet Where you stand on Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, will depend on how much things like atmosphere, characterisation, storyline and style matter in the games you play. Look at it one way, and it is merely a competent action/adventure game with stu...
Graphics, script, score...
Might not be for some, fairly easy gaming experience...
Enslaved might not be the best game you play this year, but don’t be surprised if it becomes one of your favourites...
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Name: Genre: Platform: Though it may seem a little premature to be getting all festive, the start of October marks the beginning of the holiday quarter. In gaming circles, the run up to Christmas normally means just one thing; a whole load of sequel...
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Remember when you were a kid, and you would call out that you were going to the park, and your mum would yell back to take your little sister, and off youd go, and shed cry and moan the whole way? Enslaved is exactly like that. Except that its set i...
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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is a post apocalyptic retelling of a classic Chinese fable. Ninja Theory have delivered a capable title, but one that's unlikely to set the world on fire...
Very easy on the eye, great animation, nice level design.
Clumsy controls, limited enemies, repetitive fighting, mollycoddles the player somewhat.
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Ninja Theory’s a developer that’s become known for producing games that weigh style rather heavily over content. We say ‘games’, but in actual fact, apart from 2003’s throwaway curio Kung Fu Chaos, Ninja Theory as a team only ever developed one other t...
It just goes to show that sometimes a game’s success can lie just as much in the strength of its fiction as in its gameplay tenets. While Heavenly Sword perhaps relied a little too much on such practices, Ninja Theory has the balance far more in check...
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Someone at developer Ninja Theory has a thing for redheads. Looking back at the studio’s previous effort, Heavenly Sword, the similarities between that outing’s heroine Nariko and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West’s Trip are unmistakable: both have scarlet...
Unparalleled storytelling, Original, wondrous world, Climbing and fighting like a monkey...
Some lessthanpolished graphics, A few irritating bugs, It may not get a sequel...
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The action adventure genre is jam packed with a number of fantastic titles, including the likes of the Uncharted, Ratchet and Klank and Tomb Raider franchises. Naturally then, new entrants into this market have a lot to live up to should they hope to b...
Enslaved is no Uncharted 2 or Tomb Raider, but it does a good job of injecting some frenetic yet simple fun into the genre. Overall it’s a great title to pick up and play, but it won’t blow your hair back for years to come.Tags: enslaved | namco | nin...
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Xbox 360Enslaved is the newest Action/Adventure title from winning studio Ninja Theory, based loosely on the Chinese fable, Journey to the West. After a stellar introduction, your main character Monkey is paired up with a useful but generally helpless...
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Set 150 years in the future, Enslaved tells the tale of star-crossed captives who must help each other tread across the desolate American frontier in search of Pyramid, the global organization that imprisoned them. When the slave ship upon which they w...
Rich characters inhabit an equally rich world; gorgeous environments; fascinating story thats presented in an engrossing way; flawless facial animations; voice work and music are exceptional...
Simple platforming and combat hold it back from being a truly great action title; sloppy camera system; very frequent texture popins; the storys culmination doesnt live up to its presentation.
Enslaved is a definite improvement over Ninja Theorys previous title, Heavenly Sword. Though it features that same great attention to character detail and some remarkably beautiful looking environments, it remains a bit shallow in the technical depart...
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During the E3 presentation of the Witcher 2 this year, the producer for the game mentioned that they were going to have an easy combat option for people who just wanted to experience the story without having to worry about the combat. It struck me as a...
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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is Ninja Theory’s 2nd epic adventure after their landmark 2007 PS3-exclusive, Heavenly Sword. Enslaved has all the ear-marks of an epic Ninja Theory adventure except some weak character interactions and budget constraints...
I wanted Enslaved: Odyssey to the West to essentially be Heavenly Sword 2: powerful writing, powerful characters, intense/emotional moments and falling in love with the characters, unfortunately the “punch” needed to do that just wasn’t quite there, on...
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When we think of post apocalyptic settings and locales our minds are implicitly drawn to images of barren wastelands or dilapidated cities enveloped in darkness. UK based developers Ninja Theory have approached a typically desolate portrayal of global...
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Whenever video games and the film industry collide there is usually a mess. It is rare to find a collaboration between the two great entertainment industries that truly works well. Video games usually suffer for their links to Hollywood names and so it...
Whenever video games and the film industry collide there is usually a mess. It is rare to find a collaboration between the two great entertainment industries that truly works well. Video games usually suffer for their links to Hollywood names and so it...
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Normally, when games developers are touting the big Hollywood types that they have involved in the production of their latest game it sets off alarm bells in the gaming press. In the build-up to it's release Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Namco Bandai...
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gamingshogun.com Updated:
2012-01-25 05:17:22
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Enslaved is a world full of heartache and struggle as most of mankind has been wiped out by an ever-evolving race of robots. The game starts with the main character in the story 'Monkey' locked inside a slave ship where he runs into his future counter...
Great story, likable characters, and beautiful landscapes...
Camera can be wonky and action is repetitive at times.
The developers behind Heavenly Sword, Ninja Theory, set out to create a brand new world for Namco Bandai Games with Enslaved. We got our hands on the post-apocalyptic, robot-filled game and put it through it's paces. Does the game become a slave to t...
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Monkey, despite the name, is the ultimate beat-em-up character. The genre traditionally relies on a trio of styles, the all-rounder, the speed, and the power. Monkey is all three, a enormously tenacious brute bashing away at surviving mechs of a war lo...
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Many saw developer Ninja Theorys first game, the PS3-exclusive Heavenly Sword, as not only a mediocre effort, but a sign that the studio just didnt have the talent to make great games. I cant say that I agreed, however, as I found that while Heav...
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It wasn’t that long ago that I was walking away from the Enslaved: Odyssey to the West booth at E3 with a general feeling of indifference. I couldn’t even muster up a level of disappointment since I had heard nothing of the game prior and had no expect...
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A compelling adventure that is hard to put down.I had more than my fair share of reservations going into Enslaved. Ninja Theory's previous effort, Heavenly Sword was a bit on the short side and didn't do much to advance the genre. Still to this day tho...
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Movies and games are increasingly crossing paths. We've had games that have big Hollywood involvement before, of course, but Enslaved feels like it has tapped into the movie biz's talent pool at every opportunity. It has a story co-written by Alex Garl...
Excellent story, Brilliant voice acting, Believable characters, Combat isn't as deep as others in the genre...
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I’m going to cut to the chase. Go out and buy this game. At the time of this review it is not selling all that well and has seen a recent price drop. Don’t think about it, just go out and get it and then wait to find out why.Great! Now that...
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Even though the classic Chinese novel "Journey to the West" has been relentlessly adapted back and forth across many books, TV shows, and video games, Ninja Theory's Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an incredibly unique take on the iconic story. Suppor...
Beautiful art design, engaging story, excellent voice acting; Overall narrative carried by likable, believable characters; Combat is fun, simple, and smartly paced throughout the game; Escorting Trip through dangerous areas is a unique and fresh gameplay challenge.
Inconsistent frame rate, not much variety in enemies; Final boss battle feels slightly lackluster; Not many objects in most environments are destructible or interactive outside of scripted action sequences.
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This is how the world will look after the war. The buildings still stand, but they are in a state of ruin. Walls, ceilings, and floors have crumbled away, and the healthy foliage that covers every surface gives the appearance of a thriving ecosystem, t...
Sympathetic characters and wellcrafted cutscenes, A wide variety of beautiful locations, Smooth combat that is brutally satisfying, Boss fights, chase scenes, and puzzles offer good variety.
Touchy movement controls, Camera is too zoomed in at times.
Enslaved is an affecting adventure that makes strong use of its characters and story to create a believable world...
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2012-01-25 05:17:29
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Originally pitched to studios as an idea for a Unreal Engine 3 powered feature film, Enslaved has instead landed on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in an unenviable position: an unknown game from a formerly console exclusive developer, in a sea of high profile se...
As a reviewer, it’s sometimes hard to assign a number to an experience, and Enslaved presents that challenge. It has flaws for certain, from dodgy controls and limited combat, to a conclusion that feels less like an ending and more like the story just...
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Ambitious. That's a word I'd use to describe Ninja Theory. In terms of game narrative, this is one studio that goes all-out and is never afraid to stray from the accepted archetypes that have plagued so many other games over the years. Originality, d...
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