Product ReviewsPeter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (Sony PlayStation 2, 2005)

King Kong Rocks! I nearly soiled my pants playing!

This game is a mix of FPS and adventure type third-person hack and slash to make for a solid game. Although the game is short, it has a unique re-play feature and some levels will be fun over and over again
Despite the game coming out prior to the movie I found that the movie was not spoiled. Besides most people have read the book, or watched an earlier version of movies and that never ruins the movie experience.
Anyway, the story is centered on the actress Ann Darrow, the filmmaker Carl Denham, and the screenwriter Jack Driscoll. Desperately Carl tries to save his film from being cancelled by a movie studio. Enter his hair brained plan, travel by ship (quite a beauty) to Skull Island. With a name like that you can get the drift.
You begin playing through the eyes of Jack. Take time to look around and don’t rush through the game so you can explore each environment. They are done quite well and the sound (music and effects) are just right to set the mood. Although there is no permanent gauge that displays the character’s health, ammo, map, and other key statistics I found this approach allowed me to immerse myself in the environment. The game will alert you on screen if you’re low on health. Jack will tell you when to reload ammo.
Ahh the combat. Weapons and ammo are abundant (sometimes just spears or bones) and in realistic locations further adding to the realism. You have a limited supply of ammo (except for bones), but with a little planning you’ll be able to pick em off one at a time. You will be battling small to large winged demon bats, various insects, scorpions, dinosaurs and centipedes. The enemy may group up and attack you with or without awaiting turns (the freakin’ leaches!). Further enhancing the realism is the fact that some enemies cannot be killed. Ergo, run you idiot! All in all I found the combat portion satisfying yet not super sized (no hand cramps induced here).
The puzzles (find objects, clear a path) are nothing you will have to speed up your synapses for; however, they make for yet another plus in the game.
One thing I did not expect was that in the game KING KONG I would be playing KING KONG more often. While only being 1/5 of the gameplay this is one of the best parts of the game. This part is in third person, allowing you to open a can of Kong on the enemies. Kong uses brute force, so all you martial arts gurus might be disappointed, jump, beat, and repeat until dead. Of course you’ll be holding Ann, so put her down so she can help you inflict damage with spears.
I found the visuals to be quite impressive. As an RPG and shooter fan I loved the detail each level had, the amount of background and supporting visuals contributed to the feeling that you were on the island. I was a bit disappointed with NY though, I have been there and it is A LOT bigger. Overall the graphics were one of this game’s strong points.
I found that the sound effects and the music was rich. Crank up your surround sound and be sure to have a sub-woofer on. When King Kong beats his chest you feel it. The voices are done by Jack Black, Naomi Watts, and Adrien Brody.
Overall King Kong is a solid weekend adventure/FPS game that is the product of developers working within a film, not restricted by it. The game combines different gameplay styles, an exciting story (who can resist a maiden in distress), rich visuals, beautiful audio and tense combat. All of this immerses you in the game feet firRead full review...

movies never look so good in video game!...lol

Good quality and standards overall really good rich produced game is like living an alternate version of Kong!,quite original and unique design to go on an adventure like this! so alike like the movie you cannot be disappointed! if you like to face dinos and gigantic
insects surviving sometimes just with arrows, and journey the jungle and rescue Anne! superb rich graphics make this adventure to last so little but worth it experience
that i love, i highly recommend!.Read full review...

A GREAT DEAL!!!

I live in Italy, but I purchased a copy of PeterJackson's King Kong in NTSC system, 'cause my PS2 works with that. And I used it only to play EA games wich are not sold in Italy (Ncaa football 2006)...my son was going mad about that game (King Kong) and I decided to buy him a copy in english, to improve his skills with the language. I get through e-bay and found what I was looking for: an NTSC version of the game at a super-discount price! I bougth it, payed via Pay-Pal and receive it in a week!!!
A super fast shipment, a great deal, a great e-bayer the guy who sold me the game!!! I'm happy and satisfied and my son is, too. Tha game is in excellent conditions, it came in his original package and my son loves it: great graphics, great scenery, realistic moves...a little bit violent, but it doesn't worry me: on tv-news we see a lot of worse things and, after all, THIS is just a game!!! I play it now...and find it great, even if my son is, by far, more skilled than me! Moreover, it has a lot of situations, scenery, levels and bonuses, that you can play for hours without annoying. I liked the movie, I like the game.Read full review...

King Kong comes back to life!

I bought this game for my 14 year old son, and he loves it. But it is a little challenging and kind of hard to get past certain levels. Which in one way it makes it good, so it lasts longer, but in another way, not, because sometimes you can't get past certain levels and they lose interest in it. The graphics are awesome and it does seem to come to life. So I would recommend buying it, well worth it.Read full review...

if you like games from movies, this is a must have.

great game, incredible graphics & smooth game play. This is quite a great game considering that theres no many good video games from movies (jejeje back to the future in Nintendo nes eewwww yuck!!). well..after all you can buy this game with confidence but remember not to pay more than 10.00. you can find it on ebay for 6.00 or less. thanks for your atention & happy searching.Read full review...

King Kong game makes you a part of the movie!

I initially played this game on a rental, right after the movie came out. Back then, I only had a nights' worth to play it, so I didn't get very far! I LOVED the movie...and feel the same about the game. The game makes you feel like you are a part of the film - acting it out! The graphics are pretty good, however, it's a little hard to get used to "looking around" with the controller. I would recommend playing/buying this game...especially if you enjoyed the movie!Read full review...

King Kong

Played since I was little. Beautiful game and case. Disc a little scratched but works fine.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: eye12day

A great suspensful game with puzzles to solve and strategy! A great buy!

My 6 yr old son watched the newist King Kong movie and absoluted it. (spoiler alert) He did cry a lot at the end when King Kong died if you didnt already know. We dont have an x-box but had an old PS2 and found the game on Ebay. He loves the game, and has beaten it 5 times and we have only had it for a short period. I would recommend it to everyone.Read full review...

Great Game, but alittle short

the graphics to this game are excellent, and the game is very fun. the only bad thing is the controls, u press L2+R2 to shoot, the game is relatively short. i beat it in less than a week

King Kong

I like playing the game because you can be either a human or play as King Kong. The V-rexs' are easy to defeat with King Kong.
The only thing I don't like about it is it's hard to run away from the V-rex when you are a human.
The graphics are really good. And I like the guns.

Review by my 13 year old son it was purchased for.Read full review...