Clive Barker's Jericho
by Codemasters
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Product Summary
Brand: CodemastersPrimary Contributor: Windows XP
Release Date: 2007-10-23
Platform: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Model: 117350
Publisher: Codemasters
Product features:
- All-action FPS combined with darkest horror, modern weapons & paranormal powers
- Squad gameplay that adds tension and action and switch between & play all seven squad members
- Control over a dozen supernatural weapons and abilities at a time through squad mechanics
- Each character has unique paranormal abilities
- Horror and action like nothing you've seen before
Video Game Reviews of Clive Barker's Jericho
Customer Review: Good, but not great
Summary: 4 Stars
I loved the first Clive Barker's game as it was scary and drew you in. Jericho followed the example in that the story is very interesting although a little too linear. It felt ... short.
At the very beginning we are told there's a firstborn - a being created by God but discarded as it was too powerful. In other words, you know right away that at the end you will be fighting the firstborn, there's no escape, no choice, say for example to join up with him and see what happens, i.e. no alternate endings.
All in all the game reminded me both of Fahrenheit and Doom 3 with its atmosphere and some of the game play (like the little games where you had to press a sequence of keys correctly to trigger the correct sequence of punches is very much Fahrenheit).
The original take in this game is in the fact that after the fisrt level you get the ability to possess your team members each of which has their own occult powers, which are cool to use, but alas the game doesn't allow too many options in passing the levels exploiting these special abilities. It's too much of "don't think, shoot!".
The game is fun and enjoyable if you like FPS an horror, but I gave it 4 stars for its lack of allowed manouvers in getting through the levels.
Description of Clive Barker's Jericho
Jericho is a squad-based action/horror game based on an original concept and story by acclaimed horrorwriter and film maker Clive Barker. The most ancient of evils has broken through into our world and is threatening to spread its taint across the whole of the earth unless it's stopped. At ground zero lies the Middle Eastern city of Al-Khali, a modern city built atop the ancient ruins of a dozen previous conquerors. All attempts of contacting the citizens of the city have failed. With tensions already running high in the region, this is just the sort of thing that could trigger the apocalypse. In Clive Barker's Jericho, players assume the role of the leader of the Jericho Squad - a seven man Special Forces strike team that protects U.S. interests against paranormal threats. Each member of the squad is an expert in modern warfare as well as their own different para-psychological disciplines, including clairvoyance, alchemy, blood magic, exorcism, etc. Players must lead the Jericho Squad into the flaming ruins of the city, moving block by block towards the dimensional rift tearing away at its heart. Along the way, they encounter the horrific armies of hellish denizens that now rule the city and corrupt everything they touch. As players incrementally approach the source of evil, they will have to rely less and less on traditional weapons and instead focus on the combined psychic talents of the Jericho Squad.Horror Games
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