Stuntman Ignition Review

By Kristan Reed Published 5 September, 2007

Absolutely 'kinevil.

Version tested: Xbox 360

Sometimes the things you end up liking most are those that completely blindside you. Having precisely zero expectations of Stuntman Ignition, to find out that it's not only good, but absolutely bloody fantastic is even more of a shock than discovering that the new Medal of Honor isn't the load of old toss everyone expected it to be. It's a whole year's worth of shocks crammed into two days. What next? FIFA to crush Pro Evo?

But then again, should we really be so surprised? After all, when Reflections came up with the PS2 original way back in 2002 (a game we didn't review, oddly), it was a unique, stylish and technically well-executed concept - albeit one that polarised opinion more than any driving game in that era. On the one hand it was seat-of-your pants stuff; like a manic stunt-driving twist on Rally driving, crossed with the frenzied carnage and addiction of the Burnout Crash Junctions. On the other, it was infuriatingly exacting, and blighted by hateful re-load pauses every single time you messed up - which would be on dozens of occasions, so it's no wonder people got a bit upset by it and gave up on it.

Five years down the line, the game's now in the hands of an entirely different developer, and with the benefit of a vastly more powerful console to work with Paradigm has had the chance to right some of the wrongs of the original, and to deliver on its huge potential. Allaying most of our fears from the word go, the US studio hasn't tinkered with what made Stuntman such an arresting game in the first place, but merely made it more exciting, less frustrating and polished it from top to bottom.

Redneck rampage

Drawing inspiration from blockbuster disaster movies, military action, spy thrillers, street crime, redneck car chases and even superhero flicks, each has six short scenes that you have to take part in, in sequence. Just as it was in the original, you'll be pulling off all manner of death-defying scripted events, each indicated by a handy yellow visual indicator in the zone where you need to pull off the action. As you drive along a Rally-style commentator will bark instructions at you shortly before you reach the appropriate marker, and, for example, call out "drift turn left", "hit the boxes", "scrape the vehicle", "reverse 180", and so on.

'Stuntman Ignition' Screenshot 1

Better than Eddie Kidd's Jump Challenge.

On the normal difficulty level you're allowed to mess up five times before a re-shoot is called, and if you reach the end of scene you'll then be given a Movie Star rating up to a maximum of five, and will unlock the next scene. Just like Burnout Revenge's progression system, you'll have to accumulate a certain number of stars before you can unlock the next movie, which generally means you have to keep going back to scenes to try and improve your Movie Star rating.

Unlike so many other driving games, this gives Stuntman Ignition the kind of insatiable one-more-go appeal as you try and nail the scene better than ever. For some, the need to play, replay, and play again might be the thing that turns you off the game completely, but for me, the old school addictive replayability was the very thing that hooked me. Each scene is so bite-sized in nature that, to be fair, failure is part of the deal. If you get frustrated by a game that you're guaranteed to screw up constantly, then move along. If you're the type of gamer that gains satisfaction from perfecting crazy mini Hollywood action sequences, then this is one of the most satisfying - and most fun - driving games ever made.

3, 2, 1... you're back in the room

'Stuntman Ignition' Screenshot 2

But is it better than Wheelie?

The most obvious - and most crucial - improvement to the original is the ability to instantly restart any scene by entering the pause menu and hitting restart. No "are you sure" prompt to hold you up, just a 3-2-1 countdown and you're back in, trying for the umpteenth time to get it right. When there's so much restarting going on, it can't be overstated how important this feature is to the game, so props to Paradigm for realising that. Another tweak that definitely improves the general playability greatly is keeping each scene short and sweet. Most clock in around the 90 second mark, ensuring each and every one is just the right length to encourage persistent retries. If, for example, some of them were stretched out to three or minutes, the sheer number of things to remember would be overwhelming and a recipe for massive frustration if you bodged up at the death.

Once you get comfortable with what the game wants from you, you'll start to appreciate some of the game's subtlety and start walking the tightrope that is 'stringing'. What this means, in essence, is literally stringing together noteworthy, point-scoring moments one after the other. In practise, this means you'll have to watch out for every smashable object and suss out a 'racing line', if you will. The more you mine each scene for points, the better you'll become at nailing drifts just so, driving that little bit faster and taking more and more risks. When things really come together it really does feel like a logical extension of the Burnout Crash Junction mode, where pulling off a succession of sweet manoeuvres and daring stunts causes the maximum on-screen chaos.

Jack of all tirades

As you go along, the game really starts to test you by unlocking Odd Jobs, which are basically one-off scenes where you can't afford any 'strikes' whatsoever. Taking the one-more go approach to extremes, it's the mode that will either make or break your love for the game. If it clicks with you, the chances are you'll feel ready to go back and mine the unlocked scenes for more Movie Star points, but if it winds you up, then perhaps your love was never meant to be.

In technical terms, at least, the game scores relatively highly. The visuals, while not necessarily the most opulent you've ever clapped eyes on, are certainly an excellent progression the style that Reflections was gunning for with both Stuntman and Driver 3 (a game noteworthy in the graphical department if nothing else) .The vehicle models all score highly in look and feel, whether you're bombing around in a chunky muscle car, bashing into cars in souped-up truck of sliding precariously on a nimble motorbike. You certainly can't fault it for variety or execution, and with a decent damage modelling system to boot, the scene's always alive with absolute carnage. During the hilarious Quentin Tarantino parody movie ("Overdrive"), Paradigm really cuts loose with some true directorial mayhem, providing you with the kind of hugely satisfying box-smashing alleyway-driving chase sequences that were so beloved of Reflections in its pomp. No doubt Martin Edmondson and his former Reflections cohorts will be looking on at this with a certain amount of envy, but also great satisfaction that such a great set of ideas gave another developer a solid set of foundations.

Certainly, no-one can accuse Paradigm of missing the point or cheapening the game's original appeal. The game's structure, presentation, style and tone is a spot-on riff on the original, complete with insightful intro sequences that are as entertaining as they are useful. If you didn't know better, you'd also think that Burnout developer Criterion had a hand in its development, such are the nods to that series in terms of its irreverent vibe and relentless pursuit of mindless fantasy driving enjoyment - US-style. Simple things like explaining some of the key stunts to be mindful of in each scene help set-up the action perfectly, with each demented director parodied to perfection and providing their own 'helpful' advice and comments. After the faux street 'cool' of so many games down the years, and the po-faced seriousness of others, Stuntman Ignition hits the mark on many levels that matter - chiefly raw playability, and, importantly, replayability.

Strung out

'Stuntman Ignition' Screenshot 3

Kikstart II still might shade it.

But offline stunt mayhem is only part of the story, with the game also featuring eight player online/system linked multiplayer modes. First up, Backlot Battle is a simple lap-based contest for the most points while attempting to perform all the Director Stunts. If you miss too many of the stunts you risk having your score reset to zero, but can ram opponents to try and steal theirs. Naughty. Interestingly, the other main multiplayer mode is actually more focused on racing - something that the main single player offering almost goes out of its way to avoid. Dubbed 'Backlot Racing', it offers three classes (Light, Muscle and Sport), and a host of other options to tinker with that change the experience one way or another. For example, you can choose whether to include Nitros, whether Director Stunts are available (to gain more boosts), and whether String Stealer is on or off. It's perhaps a testament to how classy the driving model is in the game that you can actually have a lot of fun just having a straight vanilla race with no novelty options switched on.

Finally, there's also the option to create and share your own Stunt City Arena, selecting from the full list of props and vehicles. We're not particularly creative like that, admittedly, but if your creation is deemed eligible for posting (i.e. Aren't rubbish), other players will be able to download your works of art. Neat.

So where does Stuntman Ignition fall down then? If you're patient enough to learn each scene properly, there aren't that many things to really get steamed up about. Sometimes you might feel justifiably annoyed that the game didn't 'read' your stunt properly: For example, sometimes you'll appear to 'gap' cars perfectly and not get credit for them, while other simple stunts like overtaking, drifting and scraping cars can be curiously imprecise in their interpretation of your actions. While the odd slip-up isn't too much of an issue when you're just running through each scene for the first time, by the time you're trying to 'string' them for 5-star online leaderboard glory, such mishaps can be a real drag.

'Stuntman Ignition' Screenshot 4

Shades of Driver 3. Only good.

If you were perhaps expecting a nine, then you only need to look at this issue to work out why it doesn't quite hit those heady heights. In addition, you could argue the game doesn't offer enough variety and is too repetitive - personally I found all 36 scenes and the odd jobs a lot of fun, but you can't please everyone. One thing that's indisputable, though, is the annoyance that the occasional juddering slowdown provides. Although it's rare enough to be forgiveable, we really shouldn't be seeing that from top-line games on a 360 at this stage. Tut.

Some of you might also grumble about how little innovation there is in this sequel. In most senses, yes, this is a straightforward re-run of the last one. In its favour, though, it boasts vastly superior visuals, instant restarts, an achievement system, and, of course, an online components like a leaderboard, uploadable replays and multiplayer modes. In terms of the game's basic mechanics, themes and level design, there's hardly anything on show here that we didn't see first time around. But the straightforward answer to that is this: no-one else has done a game like Stuntman Ignition in the intervening years, and, frankly, when you've got a long list of game elements that are as downright fun as these, what's the point in tinkering with an excellent formula for the sake of it? After five years in the wilderness, the return of Stuntman is something to be celebrated - it might be frustrating at times, but it'll leave a massive smile on your face when it all comes together.

8 / 10

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About Kristan Reed

Kristan is a former editor of Eurogamer, dad, Stone Roses bore and Norwich City supporter who sometimes mutters optimistically about Team Silent getting back together.

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  • Dizzy #1 5 years ago

    Again unexpectedly good?

    Phew... I have no more money. All my 360 and PCs games allocations are full for next 3 months.

  • S.J.Rogers #2 5 years ago

    Shocked..!

  • thepiedpiper #3 5 years ago

    Sounds good, I was going to avoid this, I'll check it out now.

    Thanks EG

  • Hunam #4 5 years ago

    You Mr Kristan must have the patience of a saint.

  • Darkedge #5 5 years ago

    I hope it's better than the demo as that was rubbish. Mind you I don't have OCD so will probably not enjoy it even if it is.

  • woodnotes #6 5 years ago

    And Blue Dragon got a 5?

    /ignores EG reviews

  • redd #7 5 years ago

    8 is the new 7?

  • foamy #8 5 years ago

    I had to find a flash ad blocker thanks to the ad of this very game in EG :|

  • Salaman #9 5 years ago

    Edit: fixed, thanks.
    Edited by 1 at 06/09/07 @ 02:02

  • chicknstu #10 5 years ago

    I liked the demo of this. Really addictive, in a 'JUST ONE MORE TURN, ILL GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME' kind of way...

  • myiagros #11 5 years ago

    I loved the first one on PS2, but it was blighted by the exceptionally long loading between restarts.

    Reviews of this have been a little mixed, but I will definately be picking this when it hits the £25(ish) mark. There are just too many must have full price titles out in the next couple of months.

  • Santino #12 5 years ago

    a straightforward rerun of the last game with better visuals? no thanks i got conned by forza 2 in the same way sorry. too many games coming out just now to replay something for eye candy.

  • Darren #13 5 years ago

    Damn you, EG, you've just sold me a game I otherwise had no intention of buying even though I'd already tried and quite liked the demo (after repeated plays I have to say, I wasn't too impressed initially). Not too sure how I'll take to the trial and error gameplay in the full game really but at least it's something a bit different for a racing game. I hated the first Stuntman game on the PS2 though, it had far too many gaping flaws and proved too frustrating for me but the demo was certainly a vast improvement.

  • Ace_McCloud #14 5 years ago

    Gamecentral said the opposite if my memory isn't playing tricks on me... who to believe?

  • Lukus #15 5 years ago

    I thought the demo was really good. Frustrating, but as the review makes clear extremely fun and rewarding when it all comes together. Glad it got a good review, especially as other sites have been less positive.

    Plus kudos for such a unique idea for a game.

  • Nobuo #16 5 years ago

    "too many games coming out just now to replay something for eye candy."

    Welcome to gaming.

  • rhinoxious #17 5 years ago

    As good as . . .

    Kristan seems to be in a good mood this week, two 8's out of nowhere.

  • Darren #18 5 years ago

    I presume you can save your replays, yeah?

  • FlamingCarrot #19 5 years ago

    I trust the Krudmeisters reviews. But there is a myriad of games on the horizon and i'm still deeply loving Bioshock.

  • SniperWolf #20 5 years ago

    For some reason I don't trust this review, Stuntman by its very nature is a broken game. It is a game of nothing but trial and error, not fun. Channel 4 teletext rated this 5/10, closer to the truth imo, I didn't like the first Stuntman on PS2. and I thought the demo for this one was no better.

  • FlamingCarrot #21 5 years ago

    Channel 4 teletext? Never seen their endorsement quoted on a games box...

  • Eighthours #22 5 years ago

    It's alright, but nothing to get excited about.

    Still, opinions are what makes the world go round. With this and MOH today, EG's certainly putting itself out there. What next? A 2 or a 9 for Space Giraffe? I wonder which it'll be...

  • tjlazr #23 5 years ago

    I hated the original but my brother was obsessive about it. As with real life I can't stand being told what to do, so I think I'm going to pass.

  • sickpuppysoftware #24 5 years ago

    I rented this on the PS2 as I loved the first one despite the long loading times.

    I think the mark was spot on. The only downside was there weren't enough scenes. You can fly through the first 4 films in a few hours. Granted this is only getting low stars so you have to go back to get the stars to unlock the later films.

    If you liked the first one then the instant reloads alone make this worthwhile.

    Also this really needs a PSP version. The bite-sized levels make it ideal.

    Having said all that if you didn't grow up with a speccy or C64 you'd probably find the whole thing far too unforgiving. It's far more forgiving than the speccy version of the fall guy though.

  • pjmaybe #25 5 years ago

    Good review and the score's the same as AATGs so it's good that Kris saw the same stuff in this 'un that I did.

    Strangely, the reception amongst gamers has been lukewarm. I bet if this'd been a June/July release, it would've sold like hot cakes.

    Definitely pick it up once it inevitably drops below 20 quid - there's a LOT of gaming in there.

    The only horrible thing I can think to say about it is that it really needs that east end gangster caper :)

    Peej

  • Santino #26 5 years ago

    "Channel 4 teletext? Never seen their endorsement quoted on a games box..."

    i find they are a pretty reliable source when it comes to reviews, seem to agree with most of their scores. EG for me has been a bit hit or miss lately.

  • DrDamn #27 5 years ago

    I thought the demo made the mistake of giving too much. I really enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I should have done given the trial and error gameplay. The near instant restart does help a lot in that regard. I just feel I've probably got all I could want out of the game with the three demo levels to be honest. It's certainly a nice and slick game, kudos to EG in acknowledging that and giving it a score I thought it had the potential for.

  • Skooch #28 5 years ago

    The demo bored me and I am glad it had it a demo because I was considering getting it until I played it. I don't find fun in repeating the same level 50 times until you know every square centimetre of it inside out. And the basic driving experience was lacking, for what is essentially a driving game I found the handling awfully unrealistic. Still, this is all just my opinion and by the sounds of the review many people will find this game good fun. Just play the demo first I would recommend.

  • bloodflowers #29 5 years ago

    Yes - trial and error is bad. THE LEARNING, IT BURNS! Less of this digusting rubbish I say, give us more games that hold our hands through a linear progression from hour 1 to hour 30.

  • Monkey_Puncher #30 5 years ago

    The trial and error game play in the demo is shit to be honest. I don't feel like playing a game where I have to keep restarting every 30 seconds because I missed the badly marked stunt, or crashed into a wall and cocked up my score.

    Not my cup of tea at least, so i'll be giving it a wide birth.

  • Ace_McCloud #31 5 years ago

    Re: Channel 4 teletext....... or "Gamecentral".

    Agreed, they're the most reliable source I know of. If you want credentials, it used to be edited by Tony Mott (the editor of EDGE magazine). So check yourself before you wreck yourself Flamingcarrot ya spacko;P

    This smacks of EG over-marking-the-underdog-syndrome.

  • GrandpaUlrira #32 5 years ago

    I was only thinking the other day what a shame it is that the words 'playability' and 'lastability' have become rare these days, and here they are in one review. A good review that really makes me want to try the game.

  • miiiguel #33 5 years ago

    I think people over react to the trial-error thingy. The trial-error issue in any game becomes less anoying as we start to know the game better, you know... like... less "error".
    If you play a game for one hour expect the error rate to be quite different than after 10 hours.

  • Martin #34 5 years ago

    After playing the demo I hoped that this would be good - will have to pick it up asap.

  • Martin #35 5 years ago

    Err... As stated in the review - if you don't like trial and error then this isn't a game for you.

    There's no need comment on the fact that Kristan is daft for giving this game an 8 when it's clear that *you* think that repetative, trial and error gameplay is shite.

    There might be a small chance that some of us love this type of gameplay.

    "Broken game", my ass...

  • miiiguel #36 5 years ago

    hummm, something sounds funny when someone say "doesn't trust EG review, better check the teletext".

  • Popzeus #37 5 years ago

    @FlamingCarrot:

    NO! If you're going to use a pretentious word like myriad, at least use it PROPERLY.

    You MEANT to say: "There are myriad games on the horizon" (note there is no "a" or "of" in this sentence).

    Class dismissed.

  • bit_mite #38 5 years ago

    Is it just me, or is something pleasingly ironic about this game? In that it's a virtual recreation of something which is being replaced by digital trickery in real films...

  • GrandpaUlrira #39 5 years ago

    The review made me suspect that the game will tap that 'one more try' part of the brain stimulated by the likes of Elite Beat Agents.

  • boynash101 #40 5 years ago

    I picked this up yesterday after quite enjoying the demo. and i love it!
    The single player is great with some genuinely funny voice acting, and had a blast playing the challenges with my brother (although always try to not go first so you can learn the course in advance!)
    Defnitely a great little game and one that will keep me going till the BIG one which I believe hits 3 weeks today!

  • FlamingCarrot #41 5 years ago

    @ Popzeus

    Oops - my typo.

  • groovychainsaw #42 5 years ago

    This must just appeal to a specific section of the population. For myself, i found myself replaying the demo levels over and over, just to get 5 stars. However, stunts must appeal to me, as I completed the original as well....

  • BBIAJ #43 5 years ago

    Can't say that I've seen ANY slowdown, and I've 5 star stringed all odd jobs, quick fixes, and 2 movies, Overdrive, and Never Kill Me Again.

  • pjmaybe #44 5 years ago

    Got chronic slowdown one time on the Whooping and Hollering Monster Truck mission. That's the only place I've seen it though.

    Peej

  • Ryze #45 5 years ago

    I remember playing the first one for 30 mins, then sacking it off due to the foolish loading time when restarting the level. You'd think that this could be optimised.

    5 years later eh? I might rent it.

  • kangarootoo #46 5 years ago

    Clearly a divider of people. I found the demo was frustrating at a concept level. Haven't read the full review yet, but I'd be much surprised if the game was wholly different.

    The whole "not you got it totally wrong, try again" mechanic just drove me nuts.

    "But it wasn't clear what I was supposed to do"

    "That's no excuse n00b"

    It felt like Splinter Cell 1 with a different hat on.


    @bloodflowers

    "THE LEARNING, IT BURNS! Less of this digusting rubbish I say, give us more games that hold our hands through a linear progression from hour 1 to hour 30."

    Yes thats right, there is nothing better for making hammering a hollow point home than a wholly extreme and contrived opposite designed purely to artificially undermine someone elses perfectly valid comment.

    It was only a matter of time before someone attempted a variant of the old cock waving "if you aren't man enough for hard work, this clearly isn't the game for you". Some people will love this game for the reward that finally appears when you nail a certain sequence, but for many the constant repetition is simply BORING. You can make flippant comments about the value of learning all day and all night, but I don't find a game is fun to play I don't give a sh*t about the principals involved.


    Now clearly there are plenty of people who really like this game. Kudos to them, I'm glad they are having fun playing games. Personally I found the demo repetative, frustrating and simply ANNOYING to play. And regardless of how much fun someone else has playing this game, no one is going to tell me that persevering in an effort to discover the fun is a decent use of my time when there are other games out there that were fun (for me) right from the off.


    As a bizarre aside, sort of related to review scores and differeing opinions (though I don't normally comment), and because I am clearly in a venting mood. I played Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth recently. How that broken pile ever got an 8/10 on here is utterly beyond me. As a story, fantastic. As a game, awful gameplay free tripe. A series of cutscenes connected by some frankly broken stealth mechanics and mindnumbingly linear fedex missions. Rant over :)

  • Chufty #47 5 years ago

    I can't believe there are so many comments here saying they didn't like the original. I thought it was fantastic. Addictive, original, and just so much fun to play, especially with a couple of mates.

    I was overjoyed when I heard about this sequel, long overdue, and I'd have bought it regardless of any 8/10 reviews. May have to get me one of them newfangled next gen things

  • Twincoil #48 5 years ago

    8 is the new black

  • Grogmonkey #49 5 years ago

    I think my major issue with the game is the fact that the 5-star rating can only be achieved via the 'string it' concept. Inevitably, this has lead me to swerving all over the road getting as close to as many objects as possible and drifting around every corner. It generally leads to a complicated, unrealistic, convoluted sequence that is actually much further from a proper movie chase sequence than my 'un-strung' fun sequences.

    It could be that I'm just hitting the pre-designed lines wrong, but then that would just mean they're not clear enough.

    Still, I've been deriving much joy from the game since yesterday. The movie playback of the individual scenes isn't always great, but the end movie trailers (which intersperses pre-rendered footage with replays of the stunts you've been completing throughout the movies) have so far been excellent. Even if it does mean that my trailer for Whoopin' and a Hollerin' II contains a shot of me completely messing up a 'ramp-to-trailer-with-boxes-of-chickens' stunt.

    Not for the faint of heart (or short of saint-like patience), by any means. But anyone with even a bit of obsessive compulsive disorder will feel right at home. Edge's 6 seems to me to be a little closer to the mark.

  • Physically_Insane #50 5 years ago

    now I'm never going to trust another EG review ever again. surley only a 5, 6 or 7?

  • StarchildHypocrethes #51 5 years ago

    Why?

  • SniperWolf #52 5 years ago

    I'll laugh if Halo 3 gets 8/10. Oh what happy times that will be. Even better than the two part Gears of war review.

    Halo 3 as good as Stuntman ignition and Flatout Ultimate carnage, worse than Splinter cell Double agent and FEAR.

    Make it happen Eurogamer, this place needs a megaton.

  • kangarootoo #53 5 years ago

    @Physically_Insane

    Its not really a matter of trust. Reviews are a subjective guide. There is no fact involved here when it comes to scores.

  • smelly #54 5 years ago

    Played demo...

    WANT! WANT! WANT!

  • smelly #55 5 years ago

    "I loved the first one on PS2, but it was blighted by the exceptionally long loading between restarts. "

    The first 2 were developed by reflections (who make driver), this one had nothing to do with them.


    "Is the ps3 version coming out later?
    Maybe they are adding more levels because of the greater capacity of bluray. "

    More likely they didnt have enough to fill a dvd, and are cutting back on features due to the decreased ram in the ps3.

    Edited by 1 at 05/09/07 @ 18:02

  • fluff_the_tiger #56 5 years ago

    hurray! eurogamer are loosening up

  • BBIAJ #57 5 years ago

    The first 2 were developed by reflections (who make driver), this one had nothing to do with them.

    Erm, there's only been one previous Stuntman game!

  • smelly #58 5 years ago

    @f3rrari:

    Hmmm.. Reet.. Where to start. I'll try to keep it simple

    You can have a stunning looking game with not very much going on. Or you can have a not-as-stunning game but with SHIT LOADS going on, at 60fps.

    Give me the 60fps and loads going on (i.e. playability) over just having pretty pixels any day of the week.

    Besides, if you saw stuntman running, you'd know it was fucking stunning anyhuws.

  • smelly #59 5 years ago

    >Erm, there's only been one previous Stuntman game

    Ok.. I thought i remembered 2.. ok then

    The first one was developed by reflections (who made driver) this one had nothing to do with them

    Happy?

    Pedantic little **** :-)

  • TedMoseby #60 5 years ago

    Surprised how well this scored in review. It's probably something I might pick up when it comes down in price - I'm still very wary of any game that has a flashy TV ad, then pops up the "Not actual gameplay" message....

  • mkreku #61 5 years ago

    @SniperWolf: What if Halo 3 actually deserves 8? Will you still laugh?

  • Feralhero #62 5 years ago

    I think this will be a rented game by me!

  • ScoutTech #63 5 years ago

    HAve to say I was sold on the demo, very addictive!

  • spongebob #64 5 years ago

    Is it really that much better than the demo? I liked the premise a lot but the gameplay execution was lackluster. It's not much fun if you practically have to learn all levels by trial and error, multiple times.

  • lockload #65 5 years ago

    I agree with th review overall its a fun agme an the stt editor looks god, i would give it 7/10

  • TheCooler #66 5 years ago

    I'll probably pick this up - I enjoyed the demo a lot :)

  • dsmx #67 5 years ago

    I did like the original stuntman even though it was completely brutal in punishing you for the tiniest of mistakes, however I remember the sense of elation when I finally got 100% on everything. However the long restart load times were a real pain I'm glad they fixed that in the sequel.

  • smelly #68 5 years ago

    "However the long restart load times were a real pain I'm glad they fixed that in the sequel. "



    GAAAAAAHHH!!! WHO ARE "THEY"??

    (here i go.. slow..ly)

    The .. developers.. of.. this.. are .. completely.. different.. to.. the.. original...

  • FooAtari #69 5 years ago

    Gonna download the Demo, Stuntman seems to be scoring 7/8's elsewhere. As all the AAA games are falling short for me I met as well try something like this that no one expected to be good.

    As for the more of the same argument. Well it has been 5 years, there is no other game like it and after loving Flatout UC it would be a bit hypocritical (although i slagged Forza 2 to death for the same thing)

  • jlaakso #70 5 years ago

    I thought I could handle and even appreciate the repetition, but it's really just too much. Too repetitive, far too exacting, and add to that the imprecise way it reads your moves, it was frustration central for me. Thank god for demos, I probably would've bought this.

  • gal2319 #71 5 years ago

    for those who'd love a "simon says" version 2K, this is a game for you.
    you need to memorize the whole map by heart just to get it right.
    for the others - stay away from this game!
    at least try the demo, you owe it to yourself.

  • 3william56 #72 5 years ago

    Dare Devil Denis poops on this from a great height. Honest.

  • tesco #73 5 years ago

    90 seconds a game, 36 scenes + some odd jobs.
    Thats about an hour of new experiences.

    poor.

  • cheeseweasel #74 5 years ago

    @tesco

    One of my favourite games is Ikaruga, that's about 25 minutes from beginning to end, yet I've probably put more time into that than any other console game.

    Lack of new content in itself does not make a game poor.

  • sickpuppysoftware #75 5 years ago

    20 minutes a pint, 10 pints + some pork scratchings.
    Thats about a lifetime of new experiences.

    good.

  • Verwandlung #76 5 years ago

    Meh, for me there is only one stunt game.

    http://www.k alpen.de/stunts/allabout.htm

  • Cryguy #77 5 years ago

    I thought the Xbox Live demo was shite. Has something amazing happened since then or was it just a bad demo? Or was it me?

  • smurphs #78 5 years ago

    I hated the original until i started playing alongside my cousin, passing the controller back and forth, when it suddenly became an amazing game. I highly recommend you try the same, it turns a frustrating game into a highly compelling one. Happy days.

  • Chufty #79 5 years ago

    Amen to smurphs. The Way It's Meant To Be Played(TM)

  • dryden555 #80 4 years ago

    why oh why do games on these next-gen consoles have slowdown? C'mon.