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Category: Video Games
Buy Used: £39.99
Rating:  17 reviews
Platform: Playstation2
Genre: action-games
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
ESRB: Adults Only
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 15 - 18 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.5
EAN: 4005209079648
ASIN: B000AP694G
Release Date: October 13, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Rare uk PAL version boxed in excellent condition with manual & inlay. Sent by first class delivery, Overseas by airmail
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Amazon.co.uk Review:
In a nutshell:
Making a game based on Jaws seems impossible until you realise you don't play Chief Brody or any of the humans in this game - you play the shark as you chomp your way through the Amity Island tourist population!The lowdown:
As unlikely as it may sound at first this game takes considerable influence from the Grand Theft Auto series as you tour the ocean depths and seaside beaches, ensuring your place at the top of the food chain. Set thirty years after the original film, despite the fact that you spend the entire game snacking on swimmers and smaller denizens of the deep you're essentially a sort of fishy anti-hero as you set out to destroy the evil Environplus refinery on the island. As fun as this all sounds, and it is fun for the first few hours, the game is handicapped by some very clumsy controls and a perversely unhelpful camera. The idea that Jaws has the wherewithal to be using diver's passcards to open underwater doors also seems to stretch credibility rather too far. Most exciting moment:
As well as following the storyline there's also a free roam mode where you can explore the ocean world and eat its contents. Apart from battling with giant squid and killer whales there's also a number of scenes from the movie to recreate, including the famous opening sequence with the buoy and the girl. Since you ask:
Developers Appaloosa Interactive are the same team behind Ecco the Dolphin for the Dreamcast and PS2. The non-violent game worked in a similar manner and featured several great whites as enemies to be avoided. The bottom line:
It's no classic but this isn't quite as bad as Jaws 4: The Revenge.
HARRISON DENT
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 Jaws Unleashed December 5, 2005
Jeff Carter (Perry, Ga United States)
40 out of 58 found this review helpful
This game will allow you to play as the great white shark and is a first to do so in console history.Not only do you get to eat and kill people but there's a 25 dismemorent engine so you can target which part you sever heads,hands,arms,legs,feet,trunk and probebly the face as well.Not only that you can choose side missions,challenges,free roam all over amity island or play storymode.Jaws will also be able to beach himself and kill people on the land.Gamepro.com has the pictures posted November 29th.There is over 70 sea creatures from sea horses to giant blue whales.Bosses include the Killer Whale,Giant Squid,Other Sharks,Alligators,Salt Water Crocodiles,Parannahs,Electric Eels and Baracudas.Other animals that will be in this game include Dolphins,Sea Otters,Seals and even dogs which you will get to eat.Also not only will jaws be able to destroy boats but he will also be able to destroy aquariums at sea world one of the places in this game.In free roam you can go into stealth mode swimming up to a beach and then when you show your fin people will start screaming.Camera modes include 3rd and 1st but there is also a mode that will let you see jaws coming toward you.This game is going to be one of the best games ever and it's rated M for blood and gore.I just hope it won't get delayed anymore.It's been pushed back to March 1st in the US.
Amazing-excellent! October 6, 2006
Stockie (Worcestershire England)
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
I'm a huge jaws fan and i'm really pleased to see that a game has been created! I have seen trailers and gameplay movies and it looks excellent.
People complain about the controls and dodgy camera, but people get used to controls and the camera is easily sorted out by a simple click of the r3 button. You get to eat people, fish and enjoy the stunning scenery. Swim around in free-roam mode, or stop the humans dumping waste into the ocean in story mode. Explore the whole islands waters and smash boats and piers while you are at it.
Of course you have to deal with your hunger-so eat fish!
you can bite with the r1 button and tear your enemies by holding r1 and moving your left stick.A great game that you will DEFINETELY ENJOY no matter what the reviews say. It has been held back long enough! Let Jaws unleashed be UNLEASHED!
Eats everything else alive! November 21, 2006
C. Wood (Middle of nowhere, Angus, Scotland)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
OK, I was fascinated by the pre-release news of this game, and knew I had to get it. When I read such wildly conflicting reviews, I knew there was something strange going on - so after a while debating, I finally went for it.
And was very glad I did - typing this up during my first break in playing the game for the past 4 hours non-stop!
I admit I was apprehensive as I began playing, but that soon became fascination, then pure excitement. The in-game graphics are awesome, the animation incredibly smooth when you consider you're playing a character large enough to fill up to half the screen at any time. The underwater feel is very good - the fish turns and moves with a certain amount of drag, making split-second timing essential to grab those goodies swimming past. The cut-scene graphics may be a bit blocky in places, but surely we don't play games for cut-scenes, we play them for fun. And at least the dialogue is better than the very dodgy 'Resident Evil' variety.
The game interface is simple. The controls seem a bit intimidating when you read the book, but the tutorial talks you through these in a very user-friendly way. In fact, I've never enjoyed playing a tutorial level in any game so much, and plan to replay it in future for the things I'm sure I missed first time.
And then, I think I must address a few of the points raised here, which I am sure are valid for those concerned, but with which I personally must disagree. Yes, sometimes it's not immediately obvious what the shark must do at every single stage in the entire game. Do modern gamers really need everything spelled out to them these days - "do this then pick up that then do t'other" ? Sorry, I always thought video games were designed to test one's logic, intuition, problem-solving and reasoning as well as manual dexterity and hand/eye co-ord. You're a giant fish. You can smash your way through obstacles...so that's exactly what I did! Didn't think it especially smart on my part, just obvious, sorry. The levels described herein as being unnecessarily difficult, I swam through in about 15 minutes. I could have done it in less, but was having too much fun breaking stuff up. I was killed once by the killer fish, then broke my way out on the second attempt. Job done!
Camera problems...er, ok, where? Maybe I'm playing a later release version of this game but currently I'm on the 5th level and haven't seen any camera-related bugs yet. Or bugs of any kind. Yes, when the fish is flipping about on the surface, the camera will shift from above to below. That's because a giant fish has mass, and sinks beneath the surface, so the camera follows him down. Again, apologies if this is not what others have seen, but to me, it seems an obvious game mechanic, that the camera functions on the level the fish is currently at. Maybe it takes a second or two to catch up, but stability is almost always restored without losing track of what's happening. Having stuck to 3rd person view almost all the time so far, I can't really comment on the effectiveness or otherwise of the 1st person view. But the times I've flipped it on have all looked fine.
I can't say I found it very easy to die either- so long as you watch your health, and snaffle anything edible when you can. Sometimes breaking off from the main objective to go hunt is a wise move, too.
For originality, this one wins for me. It's not another Doom/Tekken/Res Evil engine recycled with different graphics. The designers have put a lot of work into the environment here, and it adds so much. Yes, there are games out there more gorgeous to look at - Soulcalibur III maybe, or God of War (a game so awesome I bought my own PS2 on the strength of seeing it once). Maybe I'm just easy pleased. Maybe the thrill of playing a giant predator is too much for this reviewer, but for any serious gamer seeking something a bit different, I would recommend it without hesitation. It's almost a shame the gore can't be adjusted, because I think kids could get a lot from this as well - even if only on a pseudo-educational level. Remember, the movie is only a PG!
And in any case, I'd much rather play this game than sit through 'Deep Blue Sea' again...
 Deadly Fun Thats Worth A Rent! September 22, 2006
Adam
7 out of 17 found this review helpful
Jaws Unleashed is the type of game that if you buy it when it is first released, it will be on sale in no time at all, and you will kick yourself for not waiting the extra month.
The idea is basic, you play the infamous shark "Jaws" or at least, one of his kin, and you must roam the sea and kill kill eat and kill again. The story is near non-existant, but when your playing a game where the lead character is a shark, lack of plot is forgiveable.
The gameplay itself is a bit rough around the egdes, for example the camera modes change from underwater to above water without warning, this can grow tiresome, especially when your attempting a mission. Its a bit of a laugh, especially the fact that Jaws can beach himself (!?) and hunt humans on land, by comically wiggiling his way around on shore. Its some no-brainer fun, nothing less and certainly nothing more
3 for fun, but overall the game can only get a 2 as its just nothing special, even if your able to rip people to shreds...
Good, macabre fun. January 11, 2007
Richard Offord (London, UK)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am a shark enthusiast, so am probably a little bit more biased than some of the other reviewers, but I found this game to be thoroughly enjoyable. The aim of the missions is not always clear, but that doesn't really matter because I find it enjoyable just going off and munching on anything that passes. I think as one other reviewer said, it is perhaps best not to think too much about how to get round an obstacle, you play the part of a 25 foot fish, so you can smash your way through most things.
The graphics, especially the dappled water effects, are excellent, and the animation of Jaws is very nicely done too.
The camera panning can be a bit frustrating, but only in the early stages before you get the hang of controlling jaws smoothly. Initially, I was making him go round in circles, which confused the hell out of the camera, but once I cracked the controls then the camera follows the action smoothly.
One reviewer complained about the camera going from below to above water, but I've found that that only happens if you surface, and obviously that needs to happen otherwise you will not know where you are going.
And for the one reviewer who complained about his health reducing rapidly everytime he swam past a school of fish, err, they are Piranhas mate, steer clear of them.
All in all, a very good game, which is much in the mould of GTA, in that you don't have to follow a set story line, but can simply go along causing havoc however you wish.
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