Gameplay
At heart GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra is an old-school 3D shooter with a fast-paced arcade feel. The game elaborates on the storyline that drives the major motion picture of the same name, but is not bound by it. This means that along with many of the characters that make an appearance in the movie, you can also expect to see additional faces and references from the franchise. Players choose from 12 playable Joe characters, including Snake Eyes, Duke, Gung Ho and Heavy Duty, each with his own combat specialty, weapons of choice, and special enhanced abilities. Each character falls under one of three classes: heavy, combat soldier or commando. It's the players task to pick the character with the skills that best suits the combat situation at hand. Through these characters players will also have access to a variety of vehicles, some not seen since much earlier days in the franchises history.
Plenty of Unlockables
The Rise of Cobra features a variety of unlockables in a variety of areas that keep its arcade-style action fresh. Just a few of these include four unlockable Cobra bosses, which add to the replayability of the game; more than 70 file cards which hold the vital stats for Joe and Cobra characters seen in the game; and even several public service announcements (PSAs) featuring footage from the original GI Joe cartoon.
As a huge fan of the 80's animated series, i was hoping for a decent game. But this is aweful. Horrible graphics, gameplay reminds me of a poor version of a psn shooter. Avoid this game. I wanted it for trophies but after 2 missions i got bored.
I was so glad when I got this game in the mail, and I completely agree with the other review on this game. The graphics are like the CONTRA for PlayStation 2. Believe me I own that one too. Really bad game-play, even though it it easy to get used to the controls there is no emotion after the 2nd mission. It gets boring too quick. I am glad I didn't buy it.
absolutely terrible game. The graphics get a 1.5/10, They are on par with a low budget Playstation 2 or original Xbox game, The camera is clumsy and never actually goes where you want it too. As for the gameplay, Its extremely repetitive in that all you do is shoot endless red ninja's untill you save one of you're comrades in said level. 1/10 from me
