Posted December 03, 2009
I have been very disappointed by this game. The worst of all must be the terrible AI. The enemies act like terminators! Whatever the distance, they shoot with a 100% accuracy as soon as they detect you. Sometimes, instead of shooting they run away, or keep going up and down the stairs. Even if you hide behind a door to ambush them, they still manage to hit you before you hit them. It really does not feel like a good fps at all.
For the rest, the level design is uninspired and pretty linear. The environments are as classic as most fps: the streets, the sewer, the factory, the docks, the train station etc...
For the good points of the game: having companions could have been a good idea if they were useful. The graphics are fairly decent and the atmosphere of the game is quite good too, with a lot of violence, swearing and gangsta attitude. The possibility to "dialog" with the NPCs is a good idea, even if heavily limited. It can be sometimes hilarious, speaking with the word "fuck" as the Smurfs.
Half-Life, Perfect Dark, System Shock 2 or Deus Ex were realized at the same period and are far more superior games than Kingpin. Would this game have a credible AI, a better level design and better weapons, I could have called it a decent game. Playing Kingpin until the end was not always funny, especially in the second half of the game when it gets more and more tedious, infuriating and boring.
For the rest, the level design is uninspired and pretty linear. The environments are as classic as most fps: the streets, the sewer, the factory, the docks, the train station etc...
For the good points of the game: having companions could have been a good idea if they were useful. The graphics are fairly decent and the atmosphere of the game is quite good too, with a lot of violence, swearing and gangsta attitude. The possibility to "dialog" with the NPCs is a good idea, even if heavily limited. It can be sometimes hilarious, speaking with the word "fuck" as the Smurfs.
Half-Life, Perfect Dark, System Shock 2 or Deus Ex were realized at the same period and are far more superior games than Kingpin. Would this game have a credible AI, a better level design and better weapons, I could have called it a decent game. Playing Kingpin until the end was not always funny, especially in the second half of the game when it gets more and more tedious, infuriating and boring.