Peter Jackson's King Kong -- The Official Game of the Movie -- Final Opinion.

I have completed King Kong. I've earned my one-thousand Gamerpoints. Nothing to it in fact. You'll earn all the achievements in just completing the game. See the credits roll and there is no way to miss your one-thousand points. King Kong is definitely not going to be the king of the video game jungle.  While it looks very pretty and has a great sound design, the gameplay just falls short. When playing as Jack, you're stuck on this very linear and constrained path. You never feel as if you're not having your hand held.  The game attempts to limit your ammo and wants you to have to think on your feet to get by the environmental puzzles and hazards. The problem is, there are like three puzzle types repeated again and again. It's the same situation with the combat for Jack. The game uses a food chain system. In other words, the animals on Skull Island eat each other and you can use that to your advantage in distracting the creatures higher up in the chain. Spear a larva with a spear or bone you're using as a weapon and then throw it somewhere so a predator will go over and eat it allowing you to sneak by unnoticed.  Or you might have to ignite a spear and throw it into a tangle of thorn bushes to clear your path. Pretty cool, if not for the fact that you'll be doing each one what seems like a few hundred times in an action game that's about eight hours long.  Kong's levels don't fair too much better. They are exceedingly cool to watch I'd imagine, but the problem is you have to play them. He's entirely on rails between the large areas meant for fighting. In the combat the camera angles aren't the best and you'll often find yourself facing into the screen trying to defend against something charging in from off screen. Kong has some collision detection issues. You'll often fail to grab an enemy or punch through them. Another issue is the game's pacing. You never get to stop and smell the roses so to speak. It's all "Oh my God! Run! Run! Run! (Pant pant pant) Oh my God! Run! Run! Run!" There are so many creatures and their attacks so constant that Skull Island has to be the most populated island on the whole planet. There isn't a single thirty square foot section of the island without some amazingly dangerous predator just waiting to bite your face off. And for there being such a food chain system in place, it's more than a little strange that they will seemingly work together when you're around and attack you in spite of what eats them being right there. Natives included. Must be really big fans of white meat. King Kong is a game that would be a great rental. It's worth taking the ride once. It's not something I'll likely ever come back to. I'm giving Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie a 7.