Back when this game was released the graphics looked so amazing! Looking at it from now I have to say it aged very well. The gameplay, the story, the overall atmosphere is just top-notch. A very underrated game.
This game is really good, it can look like a straight up shooter but it's far more varied than most games. The health system is interesting, it's not completely regenerating, as long as you have some HP in a square you can regenerate that specific one, otherwise it's lost till you get that lovely neck jabbing nano-healer. The game is worth it.
Yeah, two decent length campaigns, it's a pretty great deal. One thing that Mark hasn't emphasized enough is just how much character is in these games. There are no repeated stock characters. Every inmate has their own face, their own names, they all act differently. Quality voice acting by everyone, they all seem to be their own people, it really adds a lot to the entire experience.
I watched the Dark Athena review first but I just had to say that your review of both games are fantastic. I think a lot of other reviewers really were hard on the game even with its massive amount of content. I think both games are amazing and I played through them back to back and loved every second of them. Great review!!! I just found out about this channel and am now a subscriber thx :)
Thank you for calling dialogue options "RPG elements." Any decision-making in a story is a role-playing element more than just allocating points is. You rock.
If I had to point out why this game is great then this would be how I try to describe it. It is cinematic, excellent story although it is short, eerie enemies feel and setting, the action feels good unlike a cod game with decent physics, blood and great animation when killing enemies, the game just has the whole orb........
The original Butcher Bay for the XBox had some really nice graphics for it's time. But the story is awesome, and if you really liked Butcher Bay - you may want to pick up Dark Athena if you want to relive the experience.
Yea his reviews are more here to entertain than anything else. Are you getting it though? Assault on Dark Athena is at great value and it's a truly terrific game.
ya IF you get the new Riddick game for 360 its COMES with this game rebuilt on a new game engine including tons of extras =) So you an play them back to back or in any order you want. not bad getting BOTH Riddik games for the price of one!
This game also reminds me of another Atari published game, "Alone in the Dark" a game that I can remember for pressing the analog stick to BLINK, that was something I don't remember seeing anywhere else.
this game is probably the best game I have played on my Xbox 360. When I heard about this game i was so stoked because it had the first game remastered (which i never played) and the sequel on one disc. what more could u ask for
This is an awesome game I remember my cousin had this on the Xbox when it first came out and I was very impressed with the graphics at the time. They need to make more games where you can shive someone and drag their body around. Ill definitely have to get this for the PS3 great deal two games for one. Nice Fortress reference. The warden in that movie was played by Kurtwood Smith aka Red Foreman from that 70s show. Intestinate them!!
Just bought this game today at Fred myers after lying about my age to make me 2 years older so I can buy this game. Worth it. And it was 10$ too on the 60$ shelf!
I thought both were really good. I liked the story of butcher bay more but the environment was more enjoyable in dark athena though. In both games the planets when your outside are beautiful.
One of the best, if not the best game, for the original Xbox. And to have it ship together with Dark Athena, for free. My god, you can't beat it. You must buy it. :O
this game looks awesome and i might buy it but is it very hard? cuz that health ba looks samll and goes away in so less time. if it isnt as hard as i say, then ill buy it :)
This probably one of the most under hyped "great games" out there. The original escape from butcher's bay, is notable not only because it was a great game in general, but that it was a game based off of a movie. Designing a good game based on a movie has to be one of THE HARDEST tasks out there for any developer based on the number of lackluster titles out there. This and other titles like KOTR show that you don't need to follow the films events, but rather expand on the fictional universe.
@meliketalaugh yes, it's kinda like orange box, multiple games in the same package. Worth picking up, I saw it at walmart the other day for like $20. For two games that's a steal.
2:37 Fortress I fuckin love that movie. it was so underrated, you can probably get the best experience out of this game by buying the PC version. I think the loading times are shorter. not sure.
While this is a good game- Its good to keep in mind that it is a stealth game, finding out the hard way. I find the game immensely difficult, as I don't play stealth games.
Well... No, aside from the graphics I don't think so. But dude, you get bucther bay for free, no extra charge, when you buy Dark Athena. That is what is so sweet :)
Why do people keep talking about Dark Athena like it's just some bonus game they threw on with Butcher Bay? Dark Athena is the sequel to Butcher Bay. A remastered version of Butcher Bay was added on the disc as a bonus. The original Butcher Bay was not backwards compatible for the 360, and PS2 never had it, so they decided it would make sense to throw it on the disc with this game so everyone could experience it.
Excellent game. great controls and features, great difficulty, no handholding. I wish Vin would make more of these games instead of that stupid Wheelman nonsense.
Back when this game was released the graphics looked so amazing! Looking at it from now I have to say it aged very well. The gameplay, the story, the overall atmosphere is just top-notch. A very underrated game.
One of the best movie licensed games ever.
Graphics in this game for the XBOX blew my mind back in the day
+C K.A.B. And it still looks great.
Jeez I loved this game. The graphics, gameplay, music, story. Everything! GOD!!!! Will soon replay it
+King there's a remaster version of the game that is on the disc of assault on on dark Athema for Xbox 360
I really loved this game. Great atmosphere and also all the sound. Completed it 4 times back in the days.
This game is really good, it can look like a straight up shooter but it's far more varied than most games. The health system is interesting, it's not completely regenerating, as long as you have some HP in a square you can regenerate that specific one, otherwise it's lost till you get that lovely neck jabbing nano-healer.
The game is worth it.
this is when xbox was at its best
Yeah, two decent length campaigns, it's a pretty great deal. One thing that Mark hasn't emphasized enough is just how much character is in these games. There are no repeated stock characters. Every inmate has their own face, their own names, they all act differently. Quality voice acting by everyone, they all seem to be their own people, it really adds a lot to the entire experience.
I watched the Dark Athena review first but I just had to say that your review of both games are fantastic. I think a lot of other reviewers really were hard on the game even with its massive amount of content. I think both games are amazing and I played through them back to back and loved every second of them. Great review!!! I just found out about this channel and am now a subscriber thx :)
Thank you for calling dialogue options "RPG elements." Any decision-making in a story is a role-playing element more than just allocating points is. You rock.
Really amazing game that's been sadly overlooked.
Man this game looks awesome! And you get this AND another game for one price? That is total win. Awesome video man.
Damn the specular mapping looks kick-ass.
The part where the guard gets electrocuted at 6:32 is so funny!
If I had to point out why this game is great then this would be how I try to describe it. It is cinematic, excellent story although it is short, eerie enemies feel and setting, the action feels good unlike a cod game with decent physics, blood and great animation when killing enemies, the game just has the whole orb........
The original Butcher Bay for the XBox had some really nice graphics for it's time. But the story is awesome, and if you really liked Butcher Bay - you may want to pick up Dark Athena if you want to relive the experience.
I love how these guys only ever give fair and balanced reviews.
Absolute gem of a game
Yea his reviews are more here to entertain than anything else. Are you getting it though? Assault on Dark Athena is at great value and it's a truly terrific game.
Usually video games based on movies suck, but this is an excellent exception along with GoldenEye 64.
First of all, I've got to say...I love ClassicGameRom HD's startup sound :D
this is ship from halo combat envolved ! :) 0:20
and hey this is donn from fast & furious 4!
I've never seen first person punching done so well.
ya IF you get the new Riddick game for 360 its COMES with this game rebuilt on a new game engine including tons of extras =) So you an play them back to back or in any order you want. not bad getting BOTH Riddik games for the price of one!
mark is better at doing reviews than any ign reviewer.
This was such a fantastic game.. I felt like it kinda got robbed of the full respect it deserved
I laughed my ass off when he punched Centurion.i know what would have happen after that: Shootout with cameras and guards :D
agreed this game would Rock on the 7800. I personally love it on my vectrex, the screen overlay makes the colors pop!
That's nothing! The Virtual Boy port is worth owning the system for!
I just bought this on Steam for $5. This deal is good until 1000 CST Monday.
This game also reminds me of another Atari published game, "Alone in the Dark" a game that I can remember for pressing the analog stick to BLINK, that was something I don't remember seeing anywhere else.
this game is probably the best game I have played on my Xbox 360. When I heard about this game i was so stoked because it had the first game remastered (which i never played) and the sequel on one disc. what more could u ask for
This is an awesome game I remember my cousin had this on the Xbox when it first came out and I was very impressed with the graphics at the time. They need to make more games where you can shive someone and drag their body around. Ill definitely have to get this for the PS3 great deal two games for one. Nice Fortress reference. The warden in that movie was played by Kurtwood Smith aka Red Foreman from that 70s show. Intestinate them!!
because you forget how awesome they are and want to play them again
3:55 that robot/mech thing used to freak me out when i played this back on the old xbox in 2005
Both the games you mentioned (ME and JE) have a leveling system.
It is here you can shoot lights and then kill enemies in pitchblack fight but first you need to get your nightvision :)
Just bought this game today at Fred myers after lying about my age to make me 2 years older so I can buy this game. Worth it. And it was 10$ too on the 60$ shelf!
I thought both were really good. I liked the story of butcher bay more but the environment was more enjoyable in dark athena though. In both games the planets when your outside are beautiful.
One of the best, if not the best game, for the original Xbox.
And to have it ship together with Dark Athena, for free.
My god, you can't beat it. You must buy it. :O
Didn't like the Dark Athena
demo much but I think its
worth the purchase for
Butcher Bay even though
its an XBOX remake.
There are trophies/achievements for both the campaigns and the multiplayer
i bought the remake with dark athena today at rapestop for 6 bucks. it even came with a unused DLC code for some kind of multiplayer maps
lol
The Atari 7800 joke never gets old
Shame it's no longer on Steam. BTW I played both versions and imho the original version is better than the restored one.Get the original if you can.
this game is dope, im a huge fan of the franchise
Love this game and the secound one too, but I never beated them.
If Chuck Norris had Vin Diesels voice he would be even more of a god than he is now.
this game looks awesome and i might buy it but is it very hard? cuz that health ba looks samll and goes away in so less time. if it isnt as hard as i say, then ill buy it :)
@solidfreak123 no. Its on all the releases of Assault On Dark Athena
Easily THE BEST SINGLE PLAYER FPS out there. Period.
Damn. This game looks AWESOME!
Still a long way for future game developers to go, with countering strikes and more dynamic mobility.
This probably one of the most under hyped "great games" out there. The original escape from butcher's bay, is notable not only because it was a great game in general, but that it was a game based off of a movie. Designing a good game based on a movie has to be one of THE HARDEST tasks out there for any developer based on the number of lackluster titles out there. This and other titles like KOTR show that you don't need to follow the films events, but rather expand on the fictional universe.
that loading is only in the remastered version that rarely happens in the original
@meliketalaugh yes, it's kinda like orange box, multiple games in the same package. Worth picking up, I saw it at walmart the other day for like $20. For two games that's a steal.
2:37 Fortress I fuckin love that movie. it was so underrated, you can probably get the best experience out of this game by buying the PC version. I think the loading times are shorter. not sure.
@gameduct Really? I loved Dark Athena, never got around Butchers bay, looks flippen awsome!
Well as the founder of Tigon studios I'd say he has some say in the direction of the company...
While this is a good game- Its good to keep in mind that it is a stealth game, finding out the hard way. I find the game immensely difficult, as I don't play stealth games.
Well... No, aside from the graphics I don't think so.
But dude, you get bucther bay for free, no extra charge, when you buy Dark Athena. That is what is so sweet :)
Got this game and it's one of the best shooters ever made. The sequel is decent but not nearly as good.
Best Xbox game ever!....and so much better than the movies.
Why do people keep talking about Dark Athena like it's just some bonus game they threw on with Butcher Bay? Dark Athena is the sequel to Butcher Bay. A remastered version of Butcher Bay was added on the disc as a bonus. The original Butcher Bay was not backwards compatible for the 360, and PS2 never had it, so they decided it would make sense to throw it on the disc with this game so everyone could experience it.
" and it's not made from questionable meat "
LooL
you CAN beat this two-games-n-one-disc-deal, even in first person sci-fi-genre. metroid prime trilogy did.
i had this for the xbox it was the best xbox game i ever owned
Exactly, I wish they had stopped the game after you escaped from the Dark Athena...
looks like a game worth buying on its own xD
xzibit was in def jam fight for new york game!
I've seen somewhere that they're releasing a halo game on the 2600 :D might want to check that out :P
10 bucks at GameStop. I'm totally getting it.
best video games review channel °° HIGHSCORE! HIGHSCORE!
Best. Movie. Game. Ever....
its ok, I have never never a Riddick game before either :)
Excellent game. great controls and features, great difficulty, no handholding. I wish Vin would make more of these games instead of that stupid Wheelman nonsense.
fortress was AWESOME!
Maybe he doesn't own the systems I don't know. Still great review!
Anyone can tell if a McNugget is made from fish or meat?
By the way,nice review!
Hehehehe he said "why isn't this available on the Atari 7800, I understand it would be a little blocky on the 2600". That guy is funny.
great game. i'd HATE to use those med stations, though! they look... uncomfortable.
Gotta get this
@Darthdude963 I got this and Dark Athena for $5 on Steam.
well i have it on my comp so the loading times are quick but you know, having to do it for every single section is still pretty annoying
very good game, was also on a PC
the loading is still annoying, but they are a LOT better than the original xbox version
that's it im going to buy it (after f.e.a.r. 2) :)
Great video thanks for this.
-sgf
@puppetmaster983 thats why there was vin diesel jokes right before chuck norris ones
0:42 Actually, Vin Diesel plays D&D. ;)
Is getting butcher bay only a PS3 exclusive?
This game is really good
@meliketalaugh he probably wont awnser so i will. yes, its all in the package
Riddick is so fucking badass !
@laser1675 There was Chuck Norris the Video Game on the intellivision.
he is actually in it
for some reason when you said questionable meat, i got really hungry for a baloney sandwich
just bought this game for 18 bucks used... cant beat it..2 games for 18 dollars... come on lol so good
this is ship from halo combat envolved ! :) 0:20
on 2.20 it look like F.E.A.R. nice
LOL Xhibit is one of the guards