Rambo: The Video Game

This article is about the 2014 game. For other games based on the franchise, see Rambo (disambiguation).
Rambo: The Video Game
Developer(s) Teyon
Publisher(s) Reef Entertainment Ltd
Director(s) Craig Lewis, Will Curley
Producer(s) Piotr Latocha
Mariusz Sajak
Programmer(s) Jakub Lisinski
Composer(s) Jakub Gawlina
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release date(s) February 21, 2014[1]
Genre(s) Rail shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Rambo: The Video Game is an arcade rail shooter video game developed by Polish Studio Teyon and published by Reef Entertainment.[2] The game is based on the Rambo film series and puts the player in the role of John Rambo. First Blood, First Blood Part II and Rambo III form the basis for the gameplay as Rambo journeys through scenes from each of the three films.

A teaser trailer was released by Machinima, containing montages from the films. [3] The game was originally set to release in winter 2013, but was eventually delayed to early 2014.[1]

Gameplay

In the game, players assume the role of John Rambo as he plays out scenes from the first three Rambo films: First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Rambo III.[4] The mechanics of the game include stealth, demolition, and fighting off enemies using knives and guns using a cover system to avoid taking fire, and the player being moved through the environment by a rail shooter engine.[5] The game also includes destructible terrain, John Rambo's garble and rag-doll physics for animating characters.[4]

Development

John Rambo uses a tree as cover and to avoid detection.

Reef Entertainment acquired video game development and publishing rights in August 2011 to the Rambo film series from the rights holder StudioCanal.[2][6] As of August 2011, the three Rambo series films had grossed over $600 million USD.[6] The publisher said the purchase was fueled by the 2008 Rambo's success and by the scheduled release of the action film The Expendables 2, starring Sylvester Stallone.[6][7] They stated that they planned to use the rights as a launching pad for the company.[6] In August 2011 the publisher said a Rambo game would be released at retail in 2012 and would be available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.[6] Jeffrey Matulef of Eurogamer said on October 5, 2012, that he did not believe the game would see release before the end of the year.[8] That same month Reef Entertainment said it would be out "soon".[9]

Reef Entertainment's commercial director Craig Lewis describes the game as allowing players to "get under the skin of Rambo and wield his iconic weapon-set in battle."[10] The developer used the actors from the film series to provide voices in the game for both John Rambo, played by Sylvester Stallone, and Col. Trautman, played by Richard Crenna.[11] However, the developer did not actually hire the two actors to provide voice work (Crenna died in 2003) but instead contacted the owner of the film series, StudioCanal, and acquired copies of the original voice tapes for the series to use in game.[11]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(X360) 40.00%[12]
(PC) 32.93%[13]
(PS3) 22.50%[14]
Metacritic(PC) 34/100[15]
(X360) 28/100[16]
(PS3) 23/100[17]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid1/10[18]
GameSpot6/10[19]
IGN3/10[20]

Rambo: The Video Game has received overwhelmingly negative reviews. Aggregate websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the Xbox 360 version 40.00% and 28/100.[21][22] and the PC version 32.93% and 34/100[22][23] the PlayStation 3 version 22.50% and 23/100.[24][25] Reviews criticized the game for its poor graphics, rail-shooter gameplay, bad enemy AI, overuse of quick-time events, and its dialogue, which was created using low quality audio bytes taken from the film series.

IGN gave the game a score of 3/10[20] citing its on-the-rails game mechanic "feels like an unmitigated waste of time for everybody involved." Destructoid gave Rambo a score of 1/10[18] claiming that "even the act of shooting doesn't feel impactful or fun." However, GameSpot granted the game a 6/10, saying it was a "fun, simple rail-shooter."[19]

Giant Bomb nominated Rambo for the Worst Game award in 2014.[26]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rambo: The Video Game official release date announced". Rambo: The Video Game. Jan 31, 2014. Retrieved Feb 12, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Fletcher, JC (July 6, 2012). "Joystiq article about Rambo: The Video Game". Joystiq. Retrieved Dec 21, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Machinima teaser trailer Rambo: The Video Game". Machinima. Aug 3, 2012. Retrieved Dec 21, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Nunneley, Stephany (Aug 3, 2012). "Rambo: The Video Game details, screens, video released". VG247. Retrieved Dec 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ Luke Reilly (February 21, 2014). "Rambo: The Video Game Review - Your Worst Nightmare". IGN. Retrieved Mar 9, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Sacco, Dominic (Aug 4, 2011). "Reef reloads Rambo". MCVUK. Retrieved Dec 18, 2012.
  7. ↑ Nicholson, Amy (Aug 15, 2012). "The Expendables 2 Review". BoxOffice.com. Retrieved Dec 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ Matulef, Jeffrey (Oct 5, 2012). "New Rambo screenshot teases old locale". Eurogamer. Retrieved Dec 21, 2012.
  9. ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (Oct 12, 2012). "Rambo: The Video Game screen shows First Blood 3". VG247. Retrieved Dec 21, 2012.
  10. ↑ Gallagher, Danny (July 6, 2012). "GameTrailers article about Rambo: The Video Game". GameTrailers. Retrieved Dec 15, 2012.
  11. 1 2 Fletcher, JC (Mar 1, 2013). "Rambo: The Video Game has Stallone and Crenna voice work, technically". Joystiq. Retrieved Mar 17, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Rambo: The Video Game for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Rambo: The Video Game for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "Rambo: The Video Game for PlayStation 3". GameRankings. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Rambo: The Video Game for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Rambo: The Video Game for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Rambo: The Video Game for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  18. 1 2 http://www.destructoid.com/review-rambo-the-video-game-271005.phtml
  19. 1 2 http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/rambo-the-video-game-review/1900-6415678/
  20. 1 2 http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/21/rambo-the-video-game-review
  21. ↑ http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/703170-rambo-the-video-game/index.html
  22. 1 2 http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/rambo-the-video-game
  23. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/rambo-the-video-game
  24. ↑ http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/703171-rambo-the-video-game/index.html
  25. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/rambo-the-video-game
  26. ↑ "Giant Bomb's 2014 Game of the Year Awards: Day Five Text Recap". Giant Bomb. CBS Interactive. December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
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