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Starring The
Voices Of: Dan Riordan, Phil Proctor, Dave Boat, Lewis Macleod, Rob Paulsen,
Anthony Green, Pat Fraley, Jeff Glen Bennett, Tom Jay, Michelle Arthur, Kath
Soucie, Corey Burton, Carolyn Seymour, Darren Norris, and Brian George,
Conceived And
Designed By: Tim Williams, Bob Stevenson, Nick Bruty
Writers: Tim
Williams, and Aaron Loeb
Director: Tim
Williams
Created And
Developed By: Planet Moon Studios
Extras: Playable
Game Demos
Languages: English
Dolby Digital Surround Sound
Subtitles: English
Captions
Packaging: Keep
Case
Levels: 21
Sound: Dolby
Digital Surround Sound
Year of DVD-ROM
Release: 2003
Home Video
Distributor: LucasArts Entertainment Company
ESRB Rating: T For
Teen (Crude Humor, Mild Language, And Violence)
Reviewer: Mark A.
Rivera
One of the great
things about creating interactive media is that the possibilities are only as
limited as the imagination of the development teams that create them. Things
sure have changed from the days when one or two guys were responsible for
designing and programming a video game. Now the list in the instruction booklets
read like the closing credits to a film or TV show. “Armed And Dangerous”
takes place in some futuristic fantasy world. I am not too sure beyond that.
Even after reading the brief introduction I could not understand exactly where I
would be in the game and why things were the way they were, but I decided to
give it a whirl anyway.
From the beginning
you are Roman, a human being who along with his two comrades, Jonesy, an
irritable moleman, and Q, a tall robot with a taste for tea and bullets, set to
rescue your blind friend Rexus, a once famous seer who lost “The Book Of
Rule” and lives in self exile in the Bergog Wasteland. His knowledge of the
book, however foggy, has caused the evil King Forge to have him arrested. The
goal of the game is to save Rexus and end Forge’s rule through 21 levels of
harsh combat filled with strange creatures and deadly foes. Occasionally there
are breaks where one can enter a pub to fuel up for the resistance and get
weapons as missions unlock new possibilities. It is possible to shoot and lose
your two comrades, who with you form “The Lionhearts.” So be careful where
you aim those guns, bombs, and other armaments.
“Armed And
Dangerous” features a beautifully animated three-dimensional world where the
player can shift perspectives continuously throughout the game play. At times
targeting can be rather tricky and it is easy to use your ammunition just firing
randomly, but I found this to be the easiest way to learn how to play the game.
I did not care much for the documentation. It is worth having it handy in a
pinch, but it is just as easy to pull up onscreen control functions and whatnot.
The cut scenes look a bit blocky. There are artifacts that can be seen in smoky
or misty environments during these scenes that obscure the action a little. The
game has automatic saving features, which is one of the things I love about the
game since it takes advantage of the Xbox’s built in hard drive.
The character
voices are funny. “Q” sounds a bit like “Bender” from “Futurama."
There are five diverse environments to explore, 17 weapon choices to be earned,
and lots of enemies to blow away. This is a one-player game that features
in-game Dolby Digital Surround Sound, optional English Captions, HDTV 480p
compatibility and there is already content available for download for players
who subscribe to Microsoft’s Xbox Live service. A CD-ROM version of Windows
based PCs is also available. Playable demos for LucasArts Entertainment
Company’s “Gladius” and “Wrath Unleashed” are also encoded onto the
disc too.
“Armed And
Dangerous” is available on DVD-ROM now for the Microsoft Xbox at retailers on
and offline from LucasArts Entertainment Company.
© Copyright 2004
By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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