![]() ![]() Indiana Jones style hero Rick O'Connell is, of course, the only man that can stop him. For anyone who hasn't seen the movie, it involves the evil mummy Imhotep, once again risen from the grave, trying to reach the final resting place of the Scorpion King so that he can defeat him in battle and seize control of his dark army and conquer the world. The game itself sticks very closely to the plot of the movie (as you would expect). ![]() While it is by no means as bad as it could have been (and in fact, in some areas, is quite impressive), lots of small, annoying 'features' conspire against the game to bring it down into the realm of mediocrity. And while I'd like to say I was happily surprised and that it was a top quality adventure title, I can't. Due to many years cultivating a healthy cynicism of movie based games, I didn't expect very much at all from The Mummy returns. Generic games churned out as fast as possible after a movie is released to try and cash-in on the hype surrounding the movie and sucker as many unknowing gamers in as possible. All of this is part of the game play and hilarious.Video game history is full of cheap, dodgy movie license cash-ins. The story starts out weak but get s a lot better as you progress, especially when you discover the other character you will be playing as, a mummy who catches fire, get's cut into three, and emits electricity. The water, realistic and the buildings blended in splendidly with the games theme. ![]() This actually enhanced the characters even more than voice acting, I thought. I expected voice acting but only got Subtle emotional effects like laughter, crying, etc. Everything was thought out magnificently. The way they move, transitioning from one animation to the next flawlessly. The first thing you notice is the detail in the characters. I started up the game and expected mediocrity because of it's creation date but, I was pleasantly surprised. Everything flows smoothly from one thing to the next. ![]()
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