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Wanted: Weapons of Fate |  | From: Warner Bros Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99 Buy New: $8.12 as of 7/30/2010 07:11 CDT details You Save: $11.87 (59%)
Seller: Amazon.com Rating: 15 reviews Sales Rank: 537
Format: CD Platform: Xbox 360 Genre: shooter_action_games ESRB: Mature Media: Video Game Autographed: No Memorabilia: No Number Of Items: 1 Batteries Included: No Age: 17 - 20 years Operating System: � Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 Legal Disclaimer: ConsumerElectronics
MPN: 1000090814 Model: Wanted-360 UPC: 883929059898 EAN: 0883929059898 ASIN: B001DYXGUI
Publication Date: March 2009 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| • | Like the movie, the game revolves around a centuries-old, secret fraternity of assassins that kill people as dictated by the mysterious Loom of Fate | | • | Curve bullets and kill your targets, just like the characters in the blockbuster film | | • | Close, hand-to-hand combat provides exciting game play | | • | Take out your targets by hitting an explosive object and creating a deadly blast | | • | Loaded with greater characters, such as The Russian, The Immortal, and The Killer |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description In Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Warner Bros. brings the box office movie to the Xbox 360 platform. Like the movie, the game revolves around a centuries-old, secret fraternity of assassins that brutally executes people as dictated by the mysterious Loom of Fate. Your destiny is to become their ultimate weapon.
Amazon.com Product Description In Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Warner Bros. brings the box office movie to the Xbox 360 platform. Like the movie, the game revolves around a centuries-old, secret fraternity of assassins that brutally executes people as dictated by the mysterious Loom of Fate. Your destiny is to become their ultimate weapon. 
Curve bullets and kill your targets, just like in the hit movie. View larger. | 
You play as Wesley Gibson -- a super assassin and the heir to The Fraternity's legacy of power. View larger. | 
Close, hand-to-hand combat provides exciting game play. View larger. | 
Take out your targets by hitting an explosive object and creating a deadly blast. View larger. | From Big Screen to Video Game Kicking into action where the hit film left off, Wanted: Weapons of Fate lets you take on the role of Wesley Gibson -- a super assassin and the heir to The Fraternity's legacy of power. Your position has made you a target for a renegade faction of The Fraternity that is dead-set on hunting you down and killing you. In order to survive you must master an arsenal of deadly skills to protect the secrets of The Fraternity and turn the table on those who want you dead. Bend bullets and Become a Super Assassin This game employs plenty of mechanics that fans of the movie are sure to love. The most obvious example is curved bullets. During game play you can curve a bullet around objects or corners to hit your target. You can determine the curved trajectory of your bullet so it can bend around columns and take out multiple enemies in a single shot, or use this skill to hit an explosive object and take out your enemy with a blast. Other cool game play features include a "quick-chain" cover to shield yourself and move through the environment with remarkable speed. The pace of the game and your assassin skills encourage close, hand-to-hand combat for even greater excitement. And as you hone your skills, you can even take down multiple enemies with sheer precision while using Assassin Time. Meet The Heir Wesley Gibson -- The Heir -- was once an insignificant nobody, but now he's the successor to his father's legacy as The Killer. After being betrayed by The Fraternity that trained him, Wesley took his destiny into his own hands and exacted his revenge on them all. Now he is surrounded by the destruction he caused with nothing but questions about his heritage, The Fraternity, and the Will of Fate. The answers he seeks are out there, but so is a bullet with his name on it. The Assassin's Directory The Russian is The Fraternity's cleaner. Known as Death's Janitor he is vulgar and perverted. He finds pleasure in things that others would find appalling. As the leader of the French Fraternity, The Immortal is not a villain -- he's a fanatic. he will stop at nothing to follow The Code of Weavers with an unwavering, unquestioning commitment. The Immortal is a supremely skilled assassin almost equal to that of The Killer (Gibson's father). Remorseless, it is not his fault that deaths occur by his hands, it is the fault of his victims for being "only mortal," and incapable of escaping Fate's Will. Cross, also known as The Killer, is the greatest assassin that has ever lived. A member of the Chicago Fraternity, he is a true believer in The Fraternity's tenet of "Kill one, save a thousand." Although his name was never wove by the Loom of Fate, Cross discovered a secret in the Chicago Fraternity that made him the target of those who were once his allies. 
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Sticky July 16, 2010 Christopher Ross (ILLINOIS, USA) Think about that word for a moment. Think about what you envision as you apply that exact word to this game. Sticky as honey and about as thick.
But there are other words I can label this game with. Generic, short, and largely boring played out scenarios/realms.
Still, I couldn't rank this game as low as two or even the dreaded one star for two very good reasons. One being that the game is actually fun at times and two because I only payed a five for it. Seriously, for under ten, I wholeheartedly recommend the game. Aren't convinced? Then follow me and we'll break it down.
Presentation:
Graphics... are... hmmm; well they aren't terrible and at times show some legs but the truth is the game world is so unconvincingly small you must expect far greater results here. Otherwise everything here is pretty mediocre to average. Characters (yours and the thousand no named clones of enemies) are detailed and animated well enough. The backdrops (IE environments) are so so designed and even absorb occasional environmental damage. The major stickler is however for the loading breaks and short paragraph like playable sections you almost have to wince at the thought that much larger sandbox style games look twice as good as what we have here.
One other thing worth mentioning are the cut scenes. For some reason these look atrocious whether it be the resolution or some other technological feat they somehow managed to make the game's decent engine look far worse then you'd think possible. Seriously I'm not lying.
I always hate analyzing sound solely because either a game sounds good (or accurate) or it doesn't. For the most part this game falls in that first spot. Crackling guns spout the correct noises and even the voice acting by the notables from the movie do a pretty good job here.
Summary:
Graphics are like plunging both index fingers into your ears and very loudly humming the theme song to yourself as you attempt to compare what's on display here next to the bigger dogs. Granted nothing is terrible it's just the circumstances that make it look horrendous.
Narrative:
I honestly wanted to skip this part only because I'm not exactly certain where and how these things fit into the universe. I'll also be honest that I've yet to read the graphic novel/comic books and can only assume things based upon the movie/game. Nevertheless I'll leave this mostly alone.
From what I do understand though is that the main star (Wesly gibson) here sets out after the events that took place during the movie by investigating his lost heritage. This leads him past three guardians from the fraternity to ultimately seeking the answers (I assume) that range from who killed his mother to what it actually takes to kill the fanatical assassin known as the Immortal.
Summary: /Shrug
Gameplay:
Remember that word I mentioned? That exemplifies my initial reactions to this game. It truly feels like you'll press the A button and essentially be stuck to a wall for good. It's not all that hard to become detached from your impenetrable fortresses but with no real sprint button or even a means to dodge any sort of gunfire you'll almost be stuck to a wall for 90% of the game. Things aren't all bad however as clearly the folks at the now departed company Grin really really enjoyed Gears of war cover system and injected a.... wait for it... they adjusted it with a diagonal projection that allows the player to *gasp* jump through the game on a slant!
Sarcasm aside the cover system isn't as smooth nor as refined as say Gears but certainly makes up for it with two specific abilities. One allows your to flank your enemies after suppressing the enemy with blind fire and circle (from cover) behind him. The other feature is the slow mo cover to cover ability which uses adrenaline. Basically it's Wesly's version of the (max payne) slow mo dive.
And of course the game features the coveted bullet curving that has been featured so much. Is it a unique ability? Yes. Does it work well? Kinda. Whats wrong with it? Lots.
For starters this four times out of five equals out to a instant kill button. Remember the uproar for the splinter cell conviction ability? Well this works mostly as good. My other major gripe is it somewhat reminds me of the boomerang from dark sector.
But I digress, the bullet curving does what it sets out do and does an OK job at it. It comes in two varieties to kill with. The regular (normal guns IE 9mm pistols) and explosive rounds (the sub machine gun) that kills everything with one shot and has a possible splash damage at the cost of two doses of adrenaline.
The biggest flaws in this area are it's run time (3-5 hour) and it's simple minded room clearing loading screen every 5 minute game design.
Summary:
Wanted: Weapons of fate is a pretty standard third person shooter in this day and age. It has cover. It has gimmicks (curve/time slow). And like most action games these days it clocks in on the short side at around 20-30 minutes per act with about 9 acts you're looking at a 3 to 5 hour game tops. Is it fun while it lasts? Yes. Is that good enough for you to spend less then ten on it? I'd believe so.
Overall:
What this boils down to is a fun little weekend romp. A short fleeting experience that is not pivotal to anyone existence. It's fun at times. It's weak at times. There's some mild variety in the execution (mounted gun/sniper segments and a rather enjoyable on rails SUPER slow mo sections) but ultimately begs the question. Is a three plus hour fairly generic action game worth your time? Is it?
My grade: 65/100
FAN O F MOVIE, COMIC AND NOW THE GAME May 20, 2010 Edwin Mirabal (Washington Heights, NY USA) I read the comic after watching the movie and then i got the game, and the universe as a whole is amazing, there is just so much story to go on. I am waiting for a sequel (but the company is gone so no sequel for this one).
Why rent when you can buy it for 10 dollars? March 18, 2010 Joey Pimkowski (Vista, CA) I have to say all these negative reviews are relative to the game being full price.
I for one watched the movie and didn't care either way about it but I really enjoyed the developer Grin's previous game Bionic Commando. Everything you read is true from the other reviews but I feel many of those reviews don't have the correct prospective.
For around ten dollars, you get a really fun, action packed shooter. From the beginning, the game throws you in the mix of a huge firefight, going rooftop to rooftop gunning people down left and right.The tutorials are simple and to the point and flows well with the narrative showing Wesley's change from a normal guy to a trained killer.
The game is short but some of the reviews claiming to have beat this in three hours are probably playing on easy. Wanted is everything a third person shooter should be with style to spare. Unlike games like Gears of War where you have to hid behind cover and slowly advance, here you'll find yourself zipping from cover to cover and sliding over obstacles in such a smooth natural way it's like chaining together combos in Tekken. The controls are spot on and the curved bullets, slow mo,and death grabs are a blast and make you feel like a complete assassin badass. So, yeah, the game is short but it's one great roller coaster ride and I have to say that I really enjoyed playing on the Killer mode to unlock more achievments.
On the negative side, the cut scenes are kinda ugly despite the regular gameplay looking really good, it's a shame they didn't do these with the in game models instead of this prerendered nonsense. While the game is fun, the freshness wears off and the last half of the game could have added something to make everything less rinse and repeat. The one gameplay change they do have is two gun turret sections and a few sniper shootouts. The sniper sections are alright but the stationary gun sections are lame and it took me a couple tries to realize you have to look up to avoid the bullets coming at you. There's also a completely awesome airplane shoot out which was really gripping and ridiculous, I just wish there were more set pieces like this.
All I can say is that I didn't particularly care for the movie, but the cool style and breezy gameplay won me over. I took me a couple days to play through this and what's here is really good. For the price on Amazon, you really can't go wrong. You can literally buy this for the price of a downloadable game and the airplane sequence is worth the price of admission alone.
As intense as the Movie!!!!! Never a let down! January 5, 2010 Estela Guzman (SANDUSKY, OH, US) 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game definitely didnt dissapoint! it was as great as the movie! i enjoyed playing it as it was also a great pass time with my brother! worth every penny! 5 stars!
Wanted November 21, 2009 T. Chipo (IL) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great movie and now great guide...I love this game for the price Amazon is offering it for
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