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Let's Remember:Ghost Rider:The Movie:The Game

Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
edited April 2008 in Games and Technology
Anyone remember this gem of a title? A pretty decent GoW/DMC ripoff.

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Wikipedia wrote:
Ghost Rider is a third person game based around the movie of the same name. The game's storyline is a sequel to the movie, and was penned by Marvel writers Garth Ennis and Jimmy Palmiotti. Players can play as Ghost Rider both on foot, or on the Hellcycle. The villains are both from the movie and the comic. Such villains are Scarecrow, Lilith, Blackout, Vengeance and Blackheart and for the GBA Mephisto.

The game features a system reminiscent to that of God of War, even having some of the same controls and style of attacks[1]. Combos are done with bare hands and with the Demonic chain. The overall mood, setting and visual style are very much the same as those in the first installment of Devil May Cry. When on the Hellcycle, Ghost Rider is still capable of performing many of the same chain attacks, and can shoot hellfire.The game is quite controversial because it has a storyline that takes place after the events of the film.

The Game Boy Advance version has some elements of Road Rash and Castlevania.

Road Rash and Castlevania, you say? I didn't even know such a version existed!


This is not some sort of half assed attempt at having a Nic Cage thread. No sir.

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  • ThetherooThetheroo Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    But why do I need to remember it?

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    So no actual screenshots or detailed description of how it played?

    A wikipedia article doesn't count, I'm talking about personal experience.

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  • Recoil42Recoil42 Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    So no actual screenshots or detailed description of how it played?

    A wikipedia article doesn't count, I'm talking about personal experience.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Ever play God of War? With those things on a chain striking out at foes?

    It's like that, only with a setting kinda like DMC 1.

    Infinitely more Nic Cage. You know, the star of such wonderful films as The Rock, Con Air, Raising Arizona? Yes, that Nic Cage. He is Johnny Blaze or something.

    Also, there is a Hellcycle.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    No, I haven't played God of War.

    And from my experience there hasn't been a good motorcycle level in a third-person action game since the 16-bit side-scroller era, so you're going to have to do a bit more than tell me "there's a motorcycle in it!" to get me excited.

    Even if said motor cycle is from Hell and has wheels of fire.

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  • Shady3011Shady3011 Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I'll only play it if Nicholas Cage does actual voice work in the game. He's such a hilarious dude for someone who always looks and sounds sleepy.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Unfortunately, Nic Cage didn't do any VA for this game. Shame really.

    He did a good job in the movie though, trying to make a dull ass script interesting by being totally fucking insane.

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    You Shall Not Pass!

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Unfortunately, Nic Cage didn't do any VA for this game. Shame really.

    He did a good job in the movie though, trying to make a dull ass script interesting by being totally fucking insane.

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    You Shall Not Pass!
    How'd it get burned? HOW'D IT GET BURNED? HOW'D IT GET BURNED?

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Nicholas Cage is a funny man and I enjoy some of his movies

    This game however I did not enjoy

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  • Crimson KingCrimson King Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Sometimes I think I'm the only person ever to actually like the movie.

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  • HeatwaveHeatwave Come, now, and walk the path of explosions with me!Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Sometimes I think I'm the only person ever to actually like the movie.
    Don't think....
    BELIEVE

    Why was this shit only available on the PS2? I would have love to ride a hell cycle!

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  • DysonDyson Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Sometimes I think I'm the only person ever to actually like the movie.

    Movie was awesome if you thought it would be total shit and you got mediocre in return.
    At least it was like that for me

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    My buddy and I had been up for over 24 hours, more like the mid 30s and on a road trip when we saw this movie. Needless to say we were high on lack of sleep and thought the movie rocked. For anyone who has seen it, in the last 20 minutes or so, the line "Monsterrrrr" made us laugh out loud in the theatre. If we're trying to get a laugh we'll say it to each other. Good times. Didn't play the game.

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  • TrueHereticXTrueHereticX We are the future Charles, not them. They no longer matter. Sydney, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Just bought it for my psp along with Marvel Nemesis and Medievil Resurrection :)

    Needless to say, i liked both the move and the game

    And the motorcycle bits are like Road Rash, apart from the fact that in most of them your riding and shooting stationary enemies, and jumping and sliding and stuff

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  • YardGnomeYardGnome Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Unfortunately, Nic Cage didn't do any VA for this game. Shame really.

    He did a good job in the movie though, trying to make a dull ass script interesting by being totally fucking insane.

    ghostriderps2.jpg

    You Shall Not Pass!
    How'd it get burned? HOW'D IT GET BURNED? HOW'D IT GET BURNED?

    NOT THE BEES

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    For a quick movie cash-in, the game wasn't half bad. They blatantly ripped off God of War and then sold it for $20 (or it might have been $30, I just remember it was not released at full price).
    It was a bit on the easy side, but I actually enjoyed the motorcycle levels and some boss fights (though unfortunately the Vengeance fight is only on the motorcycle and no regular boss fight), and their redesign of Vengeance was pretty good. It also had a decent amount of unlockables, including a playable Blade (who was pretty much Richter mode, as he had no upgrades, but kicked ass anyway with his own playstyle...though biting into the neck of a fiery demon to recover his health was a little odd).

    I heard the PSP version had some kind of multiplayer motorcycle deathmatch race thingamajig, but I only played the PS2 version.

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