Beyond good & evil demo was the first game i played on my ps2, back then i was really surprise by it's graphics, atmosphere, enviroment and photography, the game looked like a playable playstation 1 cutscene but sadly i never got to play the full version. Found out that most people call it an underrated gem, so i was happy to buy it. PLOT So the game starts and you play as "jade" a woman who fights aliens with a stick to protect the orphans, after you beat the aliens "Alpha Section" arrive, a mercenary group who is responsible to protect people from aliens and claim that they counter the alien attack. As you progress you will work as a secret agent and your job is to uncover the truth behind Alpha Section and the alien attacks by taking a photo of every evidence. GAMEPLAY Combat On starting the game you will notice how basic the combat system is and how bad the targeting system is. Photography gets boring quickly, you just have to take a basic photo of every different species you see, for example you can take a photo of pigman's ass and you get rewarded with money. Also the evidence are very specific, you can't find any bonus hidden evidence only the necessary you need to progress. Stealth stealth do not work so well because the camera sabotage you most of the time, camera sometimes is fixed in a very bad angle and also change jerkly, imagine tring to backstab someone and have the camera changed in the last seconds. In the end stealth part felt very basic for me. Minigames The game has some fun racing minigames but nothing special really. Exploration You can explore the world map with a hoverboat but it's way too small to feel like an explorer, you will mostly visit the city and shop. CHARACTERS Most characters have none existent character development like Hahn,Mei,Nino,Peepers,Jade they just try to look cool without saying anything intersting, So with Basic combat, basic photography, basic stealth, i think the game is average and just overatted.
The game is a combination of the sims and settlers. This game may make you feel like Papa smurf because your villagers always complain like smurfs and its up to you to babysit them, Also sorry for my bad english. Gameplay: POSITIVES the game has a lot of micromanagement. 22 Building to buil 9 of them are upgradable. lots of different resources to gather. Villagers gain experience, learn new professions and unlock new buildings. Villagers need to sleep, eat, entertainment and pray similar to "The sims". IP Online Multiplayer, single missions and single player campaign. Both economic and war missions. NEGATIVES Repetitive building routine. Heroes are lame because if they die its game over, its better if they dont fight and just stand in place. To much babysitting. Large armies are hard to control because some soldier stop to sleep/eat and dont follow. Ships can carry max 11 units also you need to feel your ships with food so your sailors wont starve. Hungry vikings can't get aboard the ship. You can play only as Vikings. Graphics: The graphics are cute and cartoonish with different terrains, Animals,Tress, Races and buildings your villagers looks alive talking to each other sleeping, eating and working also the animation is not bad. Sound: The sound effects are not bad but the problem is in the music you see in cultures 1 and 2 you get a bonus cd with beautiful soundtracks but not in northland and 8th wonder, the only music you will get is one lame track with random drum hits. I give it 4/5 only because the music SUCKS!
