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MindJack 
North American cover artDeveloper(s) feelplus Publisher(s) Square Enix Composer(s) Tsuyoshi Sekito Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Release date(s) - JP January 27, 2011
Genre(s) Third-person shooter Mode(s) Single-player, cooperative Rating(s) - ESRB: M (Mature)
Media/distribution Blu-ray Disc, DVD MindJack is a third-person shooter video game developed by feelplus and published by Square Enix for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In the campaign story, the game is single-player but “transitions seamlessly” into cooperative gameplay.[1] The game was to be originally released in October 2010 for Europe and North America but it was pushed back to Q1 2011. North America took the first release of the turn of the year, followed by Europe and Japan.[2]
MindJack takes place in 2031, when the world’s governments are in decline and new corrupt organizations are arising. The player can “hack” into and control enemies, vehicles, or civilians.[1]
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Gameplay
MindJack is a third-person shooter incorporating a cover system. The player character can carry two weapons and grenades. The player can mind hack civilians and weakened enemies, controlling them as the player character while the main character is controlled by artificial intelligence. Weakened enemies can also be turned to the player's side, becoming allies.
Online players can "hack" into a person's single-player campaign and take control of the AI enemies while Player 1 plays the game's story campaign. The online players may help the solo player by attacking other enemies or they can attack Player 1 themselves.
Reception
MindJack Aggregate scores Aggregator Score GameRankings 42.50% Metacritic 42/100 Review scores Publication Score 1UP.com D Allgame 2/5 Eurogamer 6/10 G4 1/5 Game Informer 5/10 GameSpot 5/10 IGN 4/10 Official Xbox Magazine (UK) 3/10 MindJack was almost universally panned by critics.
Angry Joe of Blistered Thumbs and That Guy With The Glasses was incredibly critical of the game, with the only good thing about the game being the inclusion of monkeys.]][3] He gave the game a 1/10, which he had so far given to only one game, that being Sonic Free Riders[4], although he admitted that the game was slightly better than Free Riders.
Eurogamer called it "a strange blend of Resident Evil 5, Uncharted and Minority Report," stating "If you can look past the lack of polish and horrible graphics, there's a compelling and unique take on cover-based shooters here, along with an interesting lesson on how games deal with plot. It's a rewarding little game, if you can hack it."[5]
Gamespot praised MindJack's concept and online multiplayer, but concluded "Mindjack does have a few bright spots, but they are smothered beneath the weight of the awkward controls and squandered potential."[6]
IGN summed up their review with "Mindjack is ultimately a frustrating and forgettable shooter with horrible presentation, clumsy controls and a plodding campaign. It serves up a next-gen idea with its unique multiplayer design yet delivers it in a horribly last-gen package."[7]
1UP.com found nothing to like about the game, calling it a "lazy, corporate-mandated cash-in."[8]
Official Xbox Magazine's verdict was that "Nobody in their right mind should buy this".[9]
Zero Punctuation gave it an extremely negative review even by its usual standards, saying, "It's rare to find a game so blisteringly appalling in its every slightest aspect".[10]
References
- ^ a b http://na.mindjackgame.com
- ^ Spencer (2010-11-02). "North America gets MindJack first". http://www.siliconera.com/2010/11/02/mindjack-and-its-giant-gorillas-jumps-into-north-america-on-january-18.
- ^ http://angryjoeshow.com/2011/01/mindjack-angry-review/
- ^ http://angryjoeshow.com/2010/11/sonic-free-riders-review/,
- ^ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-07-mindjack-review
- ^ http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/mindjack/review.html
- ^ http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/114/1144373p2.html
- ^ http://www.1up.com/reviews/mindjack-review?pager.offset=0
- ^ http://www.oxm.co.uk/25647/reviews/mindjack-review/
- ^ http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2793-MindJack/
External links
Categories:- Action-adventure games
- Cooperative video games
- Cyberpunk video games
- PlayStation 3 games
- Square Enix games
- Third-person shooters
- 2011 video games
- Video games developed in Japan
- Xbox 360 games
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