“G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra” Video Game
August 3, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Gaming
The G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra video game becomes available tomorrow for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360 and Mobile phone. From the trailer and screenshots (see below) I feel like this game (like the movie) could have been higher quality.
The product descriptions say that the game picks up where the movie (out in theaters this Friday) leaves off which seems strange to me. Hopefully, it doesn’t give away the movie’s admittedly weak plot. Players can choose from single player mode as well as a local co-op multiplayer mode.
The characters fall under three classes: heavy, combat soldier and, of course, commando. It’s up to the gamer to choose which characters are best suited to get through a particular level or task. As you make your way through the game, you will be able to collect points towards your character’s “ability meter” which can be used in two main ways. The first allows the player to instantly cash in on this boost by unleashing their character’s unique special ability on an enemy but it only lasts a short while. Gamers can also save up their points to access the “Accelerator Suit” which provides invincibility and new weapons for a limited amount of time.
There are some unlockables too which include Public Service Announcements from earlier in the franchise’s history and new Cobra bosses which is good since you don’t start out with many. You will, however, have 12 GI Joe characters to choose from. Here’s the list of playable characters along with their class and team:
- Backblast (Heavy Weapons) – G.I. Joe
- Baroness (Commando) – Cobra
- Beachhead (Soldier) – G.I. Joe
- Duke (Soldier) – G.I. Joe
- Firefly (Unknown) – Cobra
- Flash (Heavy Weapons) – G.I. Joe
- Gung-Ho (Heavy Weapons) – G.I. Joe
- Heavy Duty (Heavy Weapons) – G.I. Joe
- Kamakura (Commando) – G.I. Joe’
- Ripcord (Soldier) – G.I. Joe
- Scarlett (Commando) – G.I. Joe
- Shipwreck (Soldier) – G.I. Joe
- Snake-Eyes (Commando) – G.I. Joe
- Storm Shadow (Unknown) – Cobra
Check out the trailer. I think that die-hard fans of the franchise will be happy enough to play this but I don’t know if I’m going to go out of my way to get a copy. The graphics are pretty cheesy.
