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The Mummy

The roughest spots in The Mummy are the areas in which it tries to break up the action by introducing different gameplay elements. In one of these areas, you find yourself floating on a log on the Nile, jumping over or ducking under different obstacles. Since the draw-in distance is very limited, you often need to start a jump before an object actually appears in order to clear it entirely, which will cause you to go through a few lives rather quickly. In another spot, you jump over rolling pillars and avoid raging flames in a side-scrolling perspective similar to Pitfall 3D's. The placement of these different elements in the game is admirable, but their execution is extremely flawed. If it weren't for these segments, The Mummy could have been either a good rental or a great gift for a younger brother, but they drag down what is otherwise an oftentimes surprisingly playable game.

I have this little part of me that wants to really like The Mummy. I'm pretty sure it's the little kid inside of me that just loves games no matter what phenomenal problems the game has. I can't help it, but I do like parts of the mummy, and yet I very difficult time recommending it to anyone. It's really a simple action game all dressed up in a clunky 3D outfit, but parts of it are almost fun. There are a good amount of weapons to pick up and use, there are tons of artifacts and power-ups, and it's got all of the trappings of a good adventure, just none of the imagination, good gameplay, or polish. It's too bad, because if any movie was made to be a potentially good videogame, it's The Mummy.

Spelet följer mallen för ett godkänt filmspel i 3D. Trist att det inte ens är ett försök till nyskapande titel. Dyrkar man filmen kanske detta kan vara något ändå, speciellt eftersom man får med en trailer för uppföljaren. Om man inte har spelat något liknande spel så är det ju ytterligare ett plus. Själv blir jag bara trött på det hela och stänger av.

The Mummy est un jeu d'action/aventure/exploration de plus, sans originalité autre que de s'inspirer du film du même nom. Les niveaux sont sans grande surprise, la réalisation moyenne (animation parfois grotesque, environnement 3D bien texturé mais accusant des erreurs de finition, maniabilité décevante), bref, rien ne permet à ce jeu de se hisser au dessus de ses concurrents (Tomb Raider en particulier). Reste qu'en faisant abstraction de ces défauts gênants, les fans du film et de Brendan Fraser s'amuseront quelques heures avec ce jeu très moyen, mais finalement pas désagréable.

The Mummy is a licensed game that isn't terrible, which is rare, and with a few tweaks, it could have been a fine way to waste some time on a slow afternoon. Thanks to a few problems that could have been corrected in development, it now has the feel of an unfinished, poorly tested game, and while Mummy die-hards might find some enjoyment wrapped up in its oozing bandages, most gamers will want to take a pass.

Un jeu médiocre qui n'a d'autre mérite que de reprendre une licence. Vous apprécierez peut-être l'ambiance si vous avez adoré le film mais The Mummy est loin d'apporter sa contribution au genre.

Sometimes it's amazing to see just how low a game can go and still make it to the market. From the moment you gain control of Rick O’Connell and watch the pathetically bad animations, you know this game should have never surfaced from the bowels of the hell from which it came. The Mummy is so horrendous, that it’s almost…almost…worth renting to just to sit around and laugh at it with your friends.

Ultimately, this game is a movie rip-off perpetrated by greedy execs who are certain that the people who enjoyed the movie will be intrigued enough to shell out for this stinker. No doubt the true Imhotep is presently trying to kick a hole in his sarcophagus lid to get at the Konami programmers who have blasphemed his name by attaching it to this abomination. After he's done with them, maybe we can convince him to go after the makers of Blade, Crow: City of Angels and Space Jam.