To that end, we ask the question – what the hell happened with Rambo – The Video Game? The game was unanimously criticized for pretty much everything it tried to do, and remains one of the worst licensed video games of recent memory. It’s generally believed that publishers and property holders to these IPs don’t seem to really grasp what makes games fun, and how best to translate a passive experience like a movie into an active one like a video game.Ī great example of this deep misunderstanding between the creators and the players is developer Teyon’s Rambo – The Video Game which was released back in 2014 for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Of course, there have been exceptions with the likes of Spider-Man 2 on the PS2 and Goldeneye007 – but they are few and far between, and thus, unable to challenge this norm. Play on Green Beret for highest scoring potential.There’s a running gag in the games industry that games based on licensed properties like movies are doomed to fail, and that’s a gag with plenty of supporting evidence ranging from early Batman games to The Matrix games to many more.
Three difficulty levels with corresponding score-multiplier bonus. No health-packs or recharging health-bar – Kill to heal with Wrath Mode. 15 different guns plus a range of different arrow-tips for Rambo’s bow. 25 different enemy types, spectacular boss battle and vehicle sections. Selected music from the Motion Picture sound tracks. Features actual voices of Rambo & Col. All-out action in rail-shooting face-offs – players will need to make tactical use of cover-options to survive the enemy onslaught. 16 Missions of action based on the movie series. “In this classic arcade adventure you can use the classic Rambo weapon set of a bow, a knife, and guns as you encounter (and create) chaos, carnage and destruction. As the Baker Team DLC was not released for the Xbox 360 in April of 2016, it is possible the game was delisted by the end of 2015 or later. The Xbox 360 Games on Demand download was offered exclusively in Australia and Europe and the last capture shows it available as of December 26th, 2015. The game was likely available for the remainder of 2016 and delisted closer to January of 2017 alongside the steam version. This was just weeks after the game’s free Baker Team DLC release. The PlayStation 3 version of the game was last confirmed available on May 2nd, 2016 at the end of a Golden Week PSN sale in North America. Starting May 31st, 2017, forum posts on the game’s Steam Community page began questioning the game’s availability. This final (and current, as of this writing) price change came after months of periodic sales where the game was priced as low as $1.29. Rambo: The Video Game was removed from Steam no later than January 18th, 2017 when its recorded price dropped to $0.00. 
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