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Beowulf: The Game

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Beowulf: The Game
Developer(s)Tiwak
Ubisoft Shanghai
Virtuos (PSP)
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Director(s)Gilles Matouba
Composer(s)Cris Velasco
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable
ReleaseXbox 360
  • NA: November 13, 2007
  • EU: November 16, 2007
  • AU: November 22, 2007[1]
PlayStation 3
  • NA: November 13, 2007
  • AU: November 22, 2007
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: November 13, 2007
  • EU: November 16, 2007
  • AU: November 2007
PlayStation Portable
  • NA: December 4, 2007
  • AU: December 13, 2007
Genre(s)Action, hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player

Beowulf: The Game is a 2007 action-adventure video game developed by Tiwak and Ubisoft and published by Ubisoft. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Xbox 360. It is based upon the 2007 film Beowulf, which in turn was based upon the epic poem of the same name. The characters are voiced by the original actors who starred in the film.

Plot

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The story begins with Beowulf racing on a beach with a fellow Thane. On the beach they slay crabs and then Beowulf races with the Thane in the sea, where he is attacked by a sea serpent. He fights the serpent on a small rock structure but is defeated and thrown into the water; there, Grendel's mother appears and says he is her new hero, and grants him power. Beowulf defeats the sea serpent with his newfound power and returns to the beach where he was racing with the Thane.

Afterward, having heard the problem the Danes are facing, he goes to help King Hrothgar to stop Grendel, gaining Heroic powers on the journey. Afterwards, the player plays through the thirty years of Beowulf's life as king of the Danes, which was not seen in the movie. Beowulf gets to journey from Heorot to Iceland, defeating demons and large creatures, from a giant hellhound to trolls.[4]

Reception

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The game was met with very mixed reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 55% and 51 out of 100 for the PlayStation 3 version;[19][23] 54% and 51 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version;[21][25] 48% and 44 out of 100 for the PSP version;[20][24] and 45% and 44 out of 100 for the PC version.[18][22]

References

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  1. ^ "Beowulf: The Game Release Information for Xbox 360". GameFAQs. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Beowulf: The Game Release Information for PlayStation 3". GameFAQs. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Beowulf: The Game Release Information for PSP". GameFAQs. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "Beowulf Game Launches Alongside Film". IGN. November 16, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  5. ^ Edge staff (December 25, 2007). "Beowulf: The Game (X360)". Edge. No. 183. p. 99.
  6. ^ James Lyon (November 27, 2007). "Beowulf (X360)". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c Andrew Reiner (January 2008). "Beowulf: The Game (PC, PS3, X360)". Game Informer. No. 177. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Casey Lynch (December 3, 2007). "Review: Beowulf (PS3, X360)". GamePro. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Jesse Constantino (November 16, 2007). "Beowulf Review (PS3, X360)". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  10. ^ a b c Joe Dodson (November 21, 2007). "Beowulf: The Game Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  11. ^ Joe Dodson (January 22, 2008). "Beowulf Review (PSP)". GameSpot. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  12. ^ a b Gabe Graziani (November 13, 2007). "GameSpy: Beowulf (PS3, X360)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  13. ^ Michael Lafferty (November 25, 2007). "Beowulf The Game - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  14. ^ a b c Charles Onyett (November 14, 2007). "Beowulf Review". IGN. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  15. ^ "Beowulf: The Game". Official Xbox Magazine. January 2008. p. 65.
  16. ^ "Beowulf: The Game". PC Gamer: 74. February 2008.
  17. ^ Dun, Teresa (January 2008). "Beowulf: The Game (PS3)". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. No. 2. Future US. p. 80.
  18. ^ a b "Beowulf: The Game for PC". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  19. ^ a b "Beowulf: The Game for PlayStation 3". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  20. ^ a b "Beowulf: The Game for PSP". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  21. ^ a b "Beowulf: The Game for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  22. ^ a b "Beowulf: The Game for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  23. ^ a b "Beowulf: The Game for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  24. ^ a b "Beowulf: The Game for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  25. ^ a b "Beowulf: The Game for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
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