Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy to review
Jason Bourne is a weapon trained to seek out and destroy enemies the United States government deems a danger to National Security but what happens when that human weapon “malfunctions” during a mission and loses all recollection of who he is and why he is skilled in combat? Well, the government sends professions to eliminate him as we find out in Robert Ludlum’s novel, The Bourne Identity, and later a blockbuster film and - after several years later - an Xbox 360 game called Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy.
Conspiracy features some rather interesting boss battles as you go up against professional assassins with nothing but your fists and feet. On the Xbox 360, the hand-to-hand combat controls are superb and thus making these fights delightfully vicious and as cinematic as the fight scenes in the movie. Bourne utilizes a fighting form known as Krav Maga where anything and everything can be utilized as a weapon and your enemies punches can be used against him. Bourne even uses the environment in his Takedown moves (that become available after successfully pulling off moves) to smash enemies into walls or objects. While the fights can get a bit repetitive after awhile, there’s just something satisfying about breaking limbs and smashing enemies into copy machines or anything that happens to be around him.
There are shootouts in the game Jason knows how to handle weapons such as pistols, machine guns and shotguns but the gunplay in the game lacks finesse and better aiming. This is not to say you won’t have fun running and gunning or performing a firearm Takedown (which requires timed button pressing), it just isn’t as stylish as Bourne’s fisticuff abilities. Still, the gun battles add variety to the game’s levels as does the driving sequence and the few times that Bourne takes a page from Splinter Cell’s Sam Fisher (picking locks and performing stealth takedowns).
Visually, Conspiracy is not a bad-looking game that might not take advantage of what the Xbox 360 can do graphically but it’s not to say that this game isn’t pleasing to the eyes. The character models are original so you won’t be controlling Matt Damon (who plays Jason Bourne in the movie), which might or might not sit well with fans of Matt Damon. The environments look decent enough as does the visual effects - especially watching Bourne and his foes show facial damage during combat.
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy is an action-packed thrill ride with all the excitement of the movie and book so if you’re a Bourne fan you are in for a very pleasant surprise. Making good use of the license, many of the game’s levels are fun and the hand-to-hand combat brings Jason Bourne’s dangerous moves to life. While it’s far from perfect, though, anyone looking for a worthwhile action-spy game will find themselves overlooking it’s flaws an enjoying a title that is as ultra cool as its main character.
Conspiracy features some rather interesting boss battles as you go up against professional assassins with nothing but your fists and feet. On the Xbox 360, the hand-to-hand combat controls are superb and thus making these fights delightfully vicious and as cinematic as the fight scenes in the movie. Bourne utilizes a fighting form known as Krav Maga where anything and everything can be utilized as a weapon and your enemies punches can be used against him. Bourne even uses the environment in his Takedown moves (that become available after successfully pulling off moves) to smash enemies into walls or objects. While the fights can get a bit repetitive after awhile, there’s just something satisfying about breaking limbs and smashing enemies into copy machines or anything that happens to be around him.
There are shootouts in the game Jason knows how to handle weapons such as pistols, machine guns and shotguns but the gunplay in the game lacks finesse and better aiming. This is not to say you won’t have fun running and gunning or performing a firearm Takedown (which requires timed button pressing), it just isn’t as stylish as Bourne’s fisticuff abilities. Still, the gun battles add variety to the game’s levels as does the driving sequence and the few times that Bourne takes a page from Splinter Cell’s Sam Fisher (picking locks and performing stealth takedowns).
Visually, Conspiracy is not a bad-looking game that might not take advantage of what the Xbox 360 can do graphically but it’s not to say that this game isn’t pleasing to the eyes. The character models are original so you won’t be controlling Matt Damon (who plays Jason Bourne in the movie), which might or might not sit well with fans of Matt Damon. The environments look decent enough as does the visual effects - especially watching Bourne and his foes show facial damage during combat.
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy is an action-packed thrill ride with all the excitement of the movie and book so if you’re a Bourne fan you are in for a very pleasant surprise. Making good use of the license, many of the game’s levels are fun and the hand-to-hand combat brings Jason Bourne’s dangerous moves to life. While it’s far from perfect, though, anyone looking for a worthwhile action-spy game will find themselves overlooking it’s flaws an enjoying a title that is as ultra cool as its main character.
