Games Database
PS2
Shoot 'Em Up
| Viewed: | 3D Combination | Genre: | Shoot 'Em Up |
| Media: | CD | Arcade origin: | No |
| Developer: | Red | Soft. Co.: | Activision |
| Publishers: | Activision
(GB) |
Released: | 29 Nov 2002
(GB) |
| Ratings: | 15+ | ||
| Features: | Vibration Function Compatible | ||
| Accessories: | Memory Card | ||
Summary
From a small Japanese company called Red Entertainment, Gungrave, an anime-style adventure with a grudge against all things pleasant, is a sinister lesson on how to do it alone as players assume the role of a being known only as "Beyond the Grave". Ooh, chilling!
In each hand he wields a deadly weapon of destruction - a gun he calls Cerberus. And on his back, he carries a coffin, loaded with weapons. He smells of death, and he is the anti-hero, freed of his moral obligations in favour of a selfish mission to fulfil his own desires.
Okay, Gungrave's Grim Reaper-like personality can be a little depressing at times, but at least it makes a change from the hunky-dory lifestyle of Mario's universe. A third-person fighting game, better suited to close combat in a similar style to The Bouncer, Gungrave's intuitive controls allow you to perform a variety of action movie-like combos, shoot targets with the precision of a sniper, and even use acrobatics to turn the tide of a battle in your favour, a la The Matrix.
With a fully interactive set of environments and a plot that's even more mysterious and disturbing than its lead character, Gungrave goes down as one the most bizarre and intriguing games this side of the millennium.
In each hand he wields a deadly weapon of destruction - a gun he calls Cerberus. And on his back, he carries a coffin, loaded with weapons. He smells of death, and he is the anti-hero, freed of his moral obligations in favour of a selfish mission to fulfil his own desires.
Okay, Gungrave's Grim Reaper-like personality can be a little depressing at times, but at least it makes a change from the hunky-dory lifestyle of Mario's universe. A third-person fighting game, better suited to close combat in a similar style to The Bouncer, Gungrave's intuitive controls allow you to perform a variety of action movie-like combos, shoot targets with the precision of a sniper, and even use acrobatics to turn the tide of a battle in your favour, a la The Matrix.
With a fully interactive set of environments and a plot that's even more mysterious and disturbing than its lead character, Gungrave goes down as one the most bizarre and intriguing games this side of the millennium.
