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Good, could've been better...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is ok... not the best I've played by far, but it only cost 20 bucks. It's a far cry better than "Prisoner of War". At least in this game you get to kill some Nazis.
I personally like the sneaking around scenes. The shoot out scenes are troublesome. You can't aim very well and in like most games, you have to shoot the enemy several times to kill them(how real). A frustrating part is sometimes you can get stuck between objects, like table and chair, and can't get loose(but you're going to break out of a prison camp, hmmm?).
There are some fun things to do, the little puzzles to solve are kind of fun, and you do get pretty good clues of what to do next. There aren't a 1000 hidden items to find. Everything is pretty cut and dry, meaning you probably won't need a players guide to get through. Some of the shoot out scenes are a little frustrating, until you figure out it's just easier to run like crazy and dodge bullets to get to your goal. One cool thing I like is sneaking up behind the enemy and choking them(It's so much fun, I do it sometimes even when I could just sneak around them).
As far as the graphics go, it doesn't look as good as other games I've played, but they're ok. If you're a fan of the WWII genre, you'll probable like this game for the price. You don't get to snipe enemies like say in Medal of Honor, but the levels aren't as long. You're not constanly running out of health hoping to find a med-kit. You do get to ride a train ride motorcycle, and drive a few vehicles. I think for the price it's a good game, I don't regret buying it, like I did with Prisoner of War. Oh, on the easy mode, you get 4 game saves per level, and less saves in the more difficult modes. I personally like unlimeted saves, but some are better than none.
If it had cost $50 I would have been a little angry, but at $20, that seems about right.

Okay, but then again bad

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: March 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Some people will find the most of fun in this game. For me on the other hand, no. The graphics are quite impressive, but the controls are terrible. The levels are quite different, but the same thing. Find something, use it, keep it, get caught, run, die. It's hard, but I like a good challenge. Another bad thing about this game is that you can't get away punching a guard. If you puu punch one, all the other guards gang up on you and start shooting you. It's stupid. Then you use stealth. The stealth is good, but sometimes, very unrealistic. As an example, there's one part where to exit a part of a camp, you open a door that's right next to the guard. Then you crawl in front of him and he doesn't give any sign of paying attention. Either that guard is stupid, or the game wasn't planned correctly. I think it wasn't planned correctly. If you want a good stealth game, get Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. I own that and think it's great. But it is extremely different than The Great Escape. The movie is much, much better. Rent it, and if you like it, take a chance. I don't reccomend this game.

what a shame

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My friend bought this and I went over to play it I thought it would be fun but boy, was I terribley wrong. Where do I start, ok first the missions suck because almost half the game you hide behind boxes where your standing right next to the guard and your completly visible so that makes AI horrible. Next it might a little bit more better if they gave any clue where to go. besides those problems the crontrols are the worst. Example: xbox-"Press y to hit." Me-"Theres a sleeping guard I better hit him." Next thing you know your jumping and you wake him up and you fail and have to start all over.

Goods:
nothing

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everything

DON'T BUY THIS GAME!!!

Well done and a lot of variety

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: October 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The Great Escape is a well-done video game. It's very much in the spirit of the movie, which fans like me appreciate very much. The graphics, sound effects, music, and game play are all very good. The only negative thing I have to say about the graphics is a minor comment that not all of the characters look quite like their movie namesakes. What I like most of all about The Great Escape is the variety. The levels are quite different from each other, set in a variety of locations ranging from a bomber aircraft in the sky to a castle on the ground, not to mention many different prison camps. You get to be different characters throughout the game with different abilities. The gameplay itself varies as well: sometimes you have to use your noodle to get out of sticky situations; sometimes you have to be stealthy; sometimes you have to be quick; and occasionally you just have to fight, whether with your fists, a weapon, or a vehicle. A few of the levels that seemed difficult at first eventually became solvable after thinking the situation through and some trial and error. This is one of my favorite X-Box titles.

Not up to current stealth standards

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: August 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Based on the movie of the same name, The Great Escape is about a bunch of escape-prone WW2 prisoners of war who are put into an escape proof camp.

You start in the thick of a bomber air fight. Your plane is under attack and first you put out fires, then you take the tail gunner position to fight off German fighters. Soon you're bailing out by parachute - and are captured by the Germans. Sure thing, you're in an episode of Hogan's Heroes - or the Great Escape movie - fur lined coat and all.

Think of this as Splinter Cell set in WW2. You spend your time sneaking around corners, hiding in shadows, following your "magic compass" which points you to your next destination. You often have to replay missions several times to figure out which combination of hiding, sneaking and moving gets you through to your objective within the time allowed.

Being an XBox game, you'd expect that this could have great graphics, especially as it's very much like Splinter Cell. Instead, it's more like the old James Bond games. The textures are pretty straightforward, and while there are falling snowflakes and glowing lamps, in general the graphics are not very impressive.

Also, the game seemed far less forgiving than Splinter Cell and other fun stealth games I've played. In other games you can watch from afar and figure out which way seems safest to take. In this one, with their 'keyhole peek' you see what seems to be a safe spot - but you get there and discover the guard can somehow peer into your hiding location. You're caught and have to start again.

Another annoying aspect is the 'ever continuing objectives'. You start out being told to do a certain task. You're given verbal instructions to do something and if someone in the room happens to talk during them you only get sketchy notes in your log to follow. When you do the task, you're given another, but never have a sense if you have another 30 minutes or 3 hours until the section is done. You don't get a real sense of accomplishing something because when you barely make it through one task they say "Oh yeah, we needed a shovel too, go get one ..."

A good game to rent to see if it's your cup of tea. As much as I was a huge fan of Hogan's Heroes and the whole WW2 genre, I'd much rather be playing Splinter Cell or the latest James Bond games than this one.

Demo promises much

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: July 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I see this game as a real suprise sleeper hit. Most movie to game transfers leave a lot to be desired. This game looks and plays like one of the best and who hasn't dreamed of being steve McQueen. Hell I reckon I'm going to take that swiss border this time. I want this one bad.

Awful - don't waste your money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A good premise ruined by poor delivery.

The game play is fairly easy and will probably bore you quickly.

Each phase of the game has 3 parts: 1) avoid the bad guys, 2) grab someting, 3) get away from the bad guys (and sometimes shoot 'em). Fun for a couple of turns but not the entire game.

It is good in making the player solve problem scenarios. But playing the game gets so annoying and repetitious you often forget it's supposed to be fun.

If you think you might like it, rent it first. It really isn't on the level of interesting or good games offered on xbox.

GREAT ESCAPING FUN!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: August 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well, to put it simply this is my PERSONAL favorite game of all time (I admit I'm biased; the movie is my favorite film)! My guess is that people who report "boring game-play" haven't seen the movie! So you have four playable escapees: Captain Hilts, an Australian, MacDonald, and the Scrounger (if you don't understand this terminology then rent the movie FIRST). The first level is the easiest you'll face so get used to it! Please rent (if not buy) the movie first and you'll find why I cherish this game so much! OH by the way you get four save games a level in easy mode, three in medium, and two in hard! This adds difficulty to the game. So peek through the keyholes, crawl through the tunnel, and go to the Toys R Us border nearest you and enjoy!

What is going on with these games?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Great Escape is how you are supposed to try to stay away from being a prisoner at a jail. That is what all games are, but this game has a bad way to doing this. The graphics are bad, the controls are bad, and the game is not even fun. I stopped playing after the first 5 minutes and wanted to return it. They people at EB Games said it would be $.75 because it would be considered a trade in, no wonder. Who would buy such a game that has a replay value of 0? I am sorry for the people who created this game because they did a terrible job of doing this game. DO NOT BUY!!!

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