PlayStation

The X-Files Game

While most of this puts The X-files in a bad light, I must emphasize that this is only out of a familiarity with the series itself. Most of the problems pointed out would have little or no affect on an unacquainted player, though there isn't much of a chance that someone who doesn't know what the X-files is, or even worse doesn't like the X-files, would be playing this. The developers, industry veterans Hyperbole Studios, have been creating interactive movies for years and have done many excellent, though severely under-rated games, such as Quantum Gate. Despite their minor betrayals to the mechanics of the series this is an excellent work, and possibly one of their best.

I can only assume that the actors that portray Mulder and Scully were on a very high hourly rate of pay for them to appear in so little of this game. Still the rest of the cast did a great job in creating a believable atmosphere in a genre that usually promotes B-movie acting. Skilled adventurers will find this a shallow experience, while less experienced and younger gamers may find the whole thing a little too frustrating. I'm not sure which of these audiences the game is aiming at, but it fails to impress in both camps. This type of movie-adventure still has a lot of mileage in it and I feel sure that we will see some stunning games produced on the forthcoming DVD equipped PlayStation2, but on our current console their lack of depth still leaves me feeling cold. X-Files a classic weekend rental choice, in that you will play it, complete it, enjoy it and then forget about it all over a couple of days.

Geen sfeer. Geen aktie. Geen Scully & Mulder. Geen reet aan. Blaaarghhhh!

In the end, if you're a fan of the series, the game's worth renting. If you find that the game's storyline hooks you, and you don't mind the interface, keep it for a couple of extra days and beat it, since the game only takes about ten hours to complete. However, if you're not a fan of the series, you shouldn't even really bother.