Windows

RedJack: The Revenge of the Brethren

Een heerlijk, avontuurlijk, fraai en spannend adventure dat piraten neerzet zoals ze waren: grof, bot, lomp en bloeddorstig. Het zwaardvechten vereist wel uitzonderlijk goede reflexen, waardoor de gameplay iets minder wordt. Afgezien van dat onderdeel, een goed spel dat wel een paar zeebenen en een ooglapje waard is.

Whether you are an action or adventure fan, this game is definitely worth checking out. I started playing it not expecting much, and was totally blown away, this game far surpassed everything I thought that it would, I was quickly wrapped up in the story and the action, and in awe of the graphics.

Kort gezegd: gezonde kost voor de minder ervaren gamer die van een adventure-spel met toegevoegde actie houdt. Voor al de anderen: een matig tussendoortje!

There's plenty to keep you occupied - the game spans three CDs - although purists will be upset to learn that death is a fairly common occurrence in the game, necessitating regular saves - which isn't something that really has any place in an adventure game. But if you can put up with that, it's easy to kill a few hours, and if you really can't be arsed to leave the house, and you're not in the mood for hectic action, Red Jack could provide a viable alternative.

Une très bonne idée de jeu, des graphismes impeccables, une difficulté bien dosée quoique peu élevée. C'est donc un bon jeu que vous ne regretterez sûrement pas d'avoir acheté. REDJACK a été développé par les créateurs du jeu TITANIC, ce n'est donc pas un hasard !

Although Redjack is a very linear game by design, its most redeeming quality is its rich and interesting story line, complimented by its fabulous character interaction. It is similar in gameplay to the X-Files Game, but with a better pace and more things to do, thus keeping your interest longer. If you like a fantasy adventure, good story telling, and swarthy pirates, this game is for you. If you disagree with me, I'll tie ye to the yardarm and give ye ten lashes with the cat o' nine tails.

Mir macht RedJack nichtsdestotrotz deutlich mehr Spaß als das tranige Rent-A-Hero, bei dem die Geschichte sich zäh wie ein Stück Kautabak entwickelt. Besonders schick: der Showdown auf der Schatzinsel, bei dem Nick noch einmal alle Freunde wiedertrifft. Auch wenn die Grafik schöner sein könnte und das Spiel an einem Wochenende durchgespielt ist - ein leichtverdaulicher Action-Streifen mit Bruce Willis zieht schließlich auch mehr Zuschauer an als eine französische Literaturverfilmung, über deren tieferen Sinn man noch Tage später grübelt.

Das Duell gegen Monkey Island 3 verliert Red Jack um eine Enterhakenlänge, doch muß man es dem kleinen Team von Cyberflix hoch anrechnen, daß sie sich überhaupt zum Kampf gestellt haben. Die Rätsel sind recht originell, die Charaktere haben Humor, und die Handlung ist problemlos nachvollziehbar. Ein kleines Manko sind die Kampfszenen, die grafisch weniger zu bieten haben als die übrige Handlung und teilweise recht schwierig geraten sind. Den Spielspaß trübt dies aber nur wenig, und wer nicht auf die Rückkehr von Guybrush Threepwood warten will, der kann sich mit diesem Korsarenstreich in originellem 3D-Gewand die Wartezeit verkürzen.

Red Jack is solid, not brilliant, but adventure game fans will enjoy it for the adventure game experience, the rush of solving a cleverly-devised puzzle, or the satisfaction of finding that one lost item. It is a rich and exciting adventure on the high seas.

RedJack: Revenge of the Brethren is very much a light-hearted action/adventure game. The action sequences are fairly easy to master with a little practice and the adventuring problems, with the exception of one logic puzzle, provide almost no challenge at all. Yet I must admit, as an adventurer who can tolerate a little action, I found it to be quite an entertaining diversion and much better than I anticipated. Needless to say, it perhaps won't appeal to hard-core action fans nor to adventurers who dislike action.

Man føler sig hurtigt hensat til de gamle sørøverfilm, når man har spillet Redjack, da både grafik og lyd er med til at give god atmosfære. Det er let at gå til, og med en nem og intuitiv styring kan alle derfor gå i gang med Redjack.

For seasoned adventurers, the game is way too short-probably less than 15 hours of gameplay, but the one thing that has to be said for this product is that it is a perfect introduction to the genre for newcomers. Newcomers won't really know how bad the combat is, they will be able to figure out the puzzles, and the rest of the elements will please just about anybody. All pirate fans will want to play this one anyway, and if you're new to gaming, or to adventure games, here's a chance to get your feet wet.

Cyberflix's Redjack: Revenge of the Brethren is the latest game to utilize a pirate storyline, but it is far from the greatest. In the past, Cyberflix has made interesting and original adventure games (Dust, Titanic: Adventure Out of Time) and dreadful action games (Skullcracker, Jump Raven). Redjack makes an attempt to blend these two genres, and it should be no surprise that the final result is a somewhat schizophrenic blend of good adventure and terrible action.

To poorly steal a line from Charles Dickens, "it is the best of games, it is the worst of games." Redjack is a hybrid three-CD action/adventure game with many admirable qualities that would lead me to recommend it without hesitation were it not for an almost equal amount of annoyances. It was fun being a pirate for a while, and the puzzles were never so difficult (except for the lava puzzle) that I could not advance in the game. The cut scenes were so nice that they always left me wanting more. Yet there is an overall average quality about the game that prevents it from standing out from the crowd.

Redjack: Revenge of the Brethren, while passing itself off as a light-hearted yarn about pirates, sunken treasures, and other adventures on the high sea, is in reality a tale of tragedy in that here we have yet another promising idea for an adventure game which ultimately falls prey to a poor implementation…