This is where we FIGHT! This is where THEY die!...Three – Hundred Spartans stood before an army of Xerxes, held them at bay, wore them down and put up an historic fight. This movie like many others before it has made it into the ‘games arena’ BUT will it be as impressive as the movie itself?
Let me start by saying, for those who don’t know, the movie ‘300’ originated from one of Frank Miller’s comic whose creations include the likes of Batman, Daredevil, Elektra, even Sin City. Directed by Zack Snyder (who also directed ‘Dawn of the Dead’), ‘300’ grossed more than $70M in its opening weekend and is exclusively produced for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). It‘s developed by Collision Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, distributed by Eidos Interactive.
Being an XBOX fan, I was disappointed that this title is ‘solely’ for PSP only, imagine how awesome it would or could be graphically if it was to be based on other consoles XBOX360 or PS3!!! I’m sure it would be amazing…anyways Warner Bros. interactive are not new to the gaming industry, they also have done a few titles in the past leading to ’300: March To Glory’ just to name a few, Friends: The One With All The Trivia, Happy Feet, Justice League Heroes, Looney Toons, Enter The Matrix, and Batman.
Players take on the role of King Leonidas himself, where, like the movie, you’ll lead his strong 300 Spartans against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Now, in theory, the game should be just as impressive as it has been for the ‘big screen’, right? Here’s the thing…knowing that it will only come out on PSP players might not fully appreciate the reminder of how far short of its source material “300: March To Glory” falls. Looking at the screen shots, more work could have been done to make use fully of the PSP hardware but sadly I wouldn’t really be too keen on purchasing this straight away but then that’s just me…
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