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The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

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Description

Become Riddick and break out of the galaxy's most deadly prison in this compelling 1st person action experience ? The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.Set before the events of both Universal Pictures' "The Chronicles of Riddick" and "Pitch Black," which first introduced the enigmatic anti-hero Riddick, the game tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security slam Butcher Bay, home to the most violent prisoners in the universe.

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ESRB Rating: M (Mature 17+)

Game Genre: Role Playing Game

Max # of Players: 1

Summary

Product Title: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

Manufacturer: Vivendi Universal

Power Score: 4.6 | 29 Reviews

Game Information

ESRB Rating: M (Mature 17+)

Game Genre: Role Playing Game

Release Date: 2004-6-4

Network Compatible: Yes

Maximum Number of Players: 1

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  • 4
  By member: vherub - Dec 7, 2004

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

Strengths: Solid gameplay and visuals

Weakness: fairly linear, not much replay value

I never saw the movie this game was based on or it's prequel, Pitch Black, but Vin Diesel seems perfect in this game. He IS a video game character from his speech and actions, right down to the rather robotic acting, it just feels right even though I dislike Vin in the other movies he has done. The game, too, just feels right, even though it is not a first person shooter in the same vein as Doom...

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  • 5
  By member: shrike424242 - Nov 7, 2004

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

Strengths: Immersive first-person experience, graphics and sound are top-notch

Weakness: No multiplayer

First-person shooter doesn't quite work to describe Escape Fro m Butcher Bay, nor does stealth-action. It's a mix of both types of gameplay, with some open-ended gameplay added in there, as well as some additions to make it even more immersiv e. Gameplay allows for the run-and-gun fighting to work through a problem, as well as a stealth approach to getting through the same problem. Some of the...

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  • 4
  By member: heyyoeddie - May 24, 2005

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

Strengths: Lots of fun, especially if you like the movies.

Weakness: One-player only.

If you're a fan of the two Riddick movies ("Pitch Black" and "The Chronicles of Riddick") you will really like this game. Riddick is trying to get out of the Butcher Bay prison in this game and plays like part-Doom and part-Metal Gear Solid. What I mean by this is that you can either go with guns a-blazin' or you can sneak around in stealth mode. Vin Diesel did some work on this game so it is one...

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  • 4
  By member: Spoon_Si - Oct 31, 2005

A GREAT MOVIE - TO - GAME... ever!

Strengths: High details levels! Smooth Controller! Budget pricing! Highly fun gameplay!

Weakness: Better Online play please!

As from til this day! We All know movie to videogames is total crap... with a few exception... and this game is one of those exception... I was kinda bland to give this game a try... even after the great reviews from magazine... I didn't like the movie.. much.. after much debate I got my hands on this game.. And my initial thought? WOW! this Game is freaking amazing...! the game is better than...

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  • 5
  By member: stmpjmp96 - Oct 29, 2005

A movie game that DOESNT stink?

Strengths: Amazing looking. Deep for a FPS. Mood and lighting is perfect. Voice acting is perfect.

Weakness: Overly violent at times. (it gets old as you see tons of it)Can be hard to see whats going on as its awfully dark at times.

Movie games are supposed to stink. Movie games based on lousy movie games are supposed to lay in bargain bins for the rest of their days. Riddick does neither. It is one of, if not THE best movie game ever. How good is it you ask? It actually made me WANT to see the movie! (despite rather tepid reviews) The enviornments and sounds are perfect. You really feel like you are struggling to gain your...

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  • 5
  By member: cotebryan1 - Oct 28, 2005

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay...

Strengths: (1) Amazing graphics (2) Feels like you're controlling a movie (3) Smart choice to base game on new story rather than create a retread of either existing movies (4) Great story and gameplay

Weakness: (1) Graphics look better on regular TV as opposed to HDTV

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay is a fantastic game. There are many things that this title does right and the best thing is probably that it presents a new story in the Riddick mythos. It is an engaging experience from start to finish, and you want to know what happens next. The Riddick character is great as a video game character and Vin Diesel, of course, does a superb of job...

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  • 4
  By member: philipmein - Oct 5, 2005

The Chronicles of Riddick For Xbox Review.

Strengths: Amazing graphics, great fighting mechanics.

Weakness: Too short.

The Chronicles of Riddick is one of the best looking games of the Xbox. The lighting and textures look great and the characters look like their real life counter-parts. The voice acting in this game is right on. Vin Diesel's voice and likeness is used for Riddick, Xzibit plays Abbott, a prison guard, and Ron Perlman plays Jagger Valance. Over all, TCOR has one of the best voice acting in a video...

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  • 5
  By member: StashEX - Aug 26, 2005

Chronicles of Riddick

Strengths: Excellent use of a license

Weakness: Probably could have used some multiplayer options

Not since Goldeneye has a game based on a movie few seemed to enjoy turned out this good. Riddick blasts it's way on the Xbox with amazing graphics, tight controls, and an engaging storyline. Riddick may look like a standard fps at first but much like the Deus Ex games, you can accomplish your goals in several different ways. The game leaves you with the option to tackle the situtation and still...

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  • 4
  By member: shipwreck1 - Jul 29, 2005

This game is quality

Strengths: Engrossing first-person adventure, top-notch graphics, great voice work, great controls

Weakness: No multiplayer, maybe a little on the short side

Let me start off by saying that I have never seen either of the Riddick films (I actually have never even seen a Vin Diesel film period). The movies have always looked somewhat bad to me, but I gave this game a chance due to the great critical acclaim it got. I’m glad that I did, because The Chronicles Of Riddick is one of the most unique licensed games around. The first thing you are going to...

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  • 5
  By member: CrashSpyro123 - Jul 17, 2005

Great Licensed Fun

Strengths: Gorgeous graphics, fun gameplay.

Weakness: Could be a little longer.

Wether it's in movies or games, Vin Diesel just wants to entertain you. If you weren't that pleased with the Chronicles of Riddick the movie, the game should be where you turn to because this games is just so much fun. Whether it's shanking fellow inmates or shooting the guards that are abusing their power, the gameplay is very good and allows for a lot of freedom in how you approach the game....

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  • 4.5
  TopTenREVIEWS.com - Mar 17, 2008

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.62 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #256 game of all time, #6 game of 2004 for the Xbox and #29 Xbox game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 122 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other...

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  • 5.0
  GamePro.com - Jun 11, 2004

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

The Chronicles of Riddick is truly a rare breed -- games this great almost never arrive with this little fanfare.

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  • 4.6
  GameZone - Jun 4, 2004

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

“The dark can’t protect you.” Especially when those eyes penetrate the blackness and give sight where nothing is truly visible. Vivendi Universal in conjunction with Universal and Tigon Studios and Starbreeze Studios are the ones responsible for The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, game slated for release on the Xbox console system. The game is a prequel to the Vin Diesel...

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  • 4.5
  GameSpy - Jun 1, 2004

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (xbox)

Love him or hate him, there's no denying that Vin Diesel epitomizes the ruthless action hero that is Richard B. Riddick. The character was first introduced as a killer in the underappreciated 2000 sci-fi film Pitch Black, and with a full-blown movie sequel about to hit the U.S. it seems only fitting that someone would jump at the chance to bust out a video game based on the character and his...

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  • 4.2
  IGN.com - May 28, 2004

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (xbox)

When I first watched Pitch Black in 2000 I loved the vicious alien sci-fi flick despite its strict adherence to a well-traversed Alien formula. Who knew the quiet debut of Vin Diesel as the next super bad-ass would kick off an entire universe around its indifferent murderous anti-hero? I certainly didn't. What's more, I never expected Vivendi Universal Games to make a knockout first-person...

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  • 4.4
  games.net - Jan 1, 2000

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

Set before the events of both Universal Pictures' upcoming summer release, The Chronicles of Riddick, starring Vin Diesel, and the 2000 breakout hit Pitch Black, which first introduced Diesel as enigmatic anti-hero Riddick, the game tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security slam Butcher Bay, home to the most violent prisoners in the universe.

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