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Wanted: Weapons of Fate

First seen: 3 february 2009

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  • User Score (29)
    6.5 6.5 from 29 reviewers
  • Expert Score (62)
    6.3 6.3 from 62 reviewers
  • Gameplay (15)
    7.5 7.5 from 15 reviewers
  • Graphics (18)
    7.4 7.4 from 18 reviewers
  • Sound (18)
    7.6 7.6 from 18 reviewers
  • Storyline (2)
    7.8 7.8 from 2 reviewers
  • Control (3)
    8.9 8.9 from 3 reviewers
  • Addiction (2)
    6.3 6.3 from 2 reviewers
  • Lifespan (3)
    3.6 3.6 from 3 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • bullet curving amazingly works, bullet curving is neat, good pacing, responsive cover system, bullet curving
  • lack of weapons, little replay value, over too quickly, limited in its execution, extremely short

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Release Date

  • First seen
    3 February 2009

Wanted: Weapons of Fate

Wanted: Weapons of Fate is an Xbox 360 game developed by GRIN and published by Warner Bros. Interactive that is based on Universal Pictures’ action-thriller Wanted. This video game aims to deliver the same visual style that is in the movie, and continues the story of hero Wesley Gibson. The story picks up where the film leaves off and creates a new chapter that explores Wesley’s journey to becoming an assassin and the story behind “The Fraternity.”

Features

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Wanted: Weapons of Fate

Wanted: Weapons of Fate is an Xbox 360 game developed by GRIN and published by Warner Bros. Interactive that is based on Universal Pictures’ action-thriller Wanted. This video game aims to deliver the same visual style that is in the movie, and continues the story of hero Wesley Gibson. The story picks up where the film leaves off and creates a new chapter that explores Wesley’s journey to becoming an assassin and the story behind “The Fraternity.”

Features

The game is a third-person action game that features character executing the iconic moves in the movie, such as the “Curving Bullets” and “Assassin Time”. It is created by GRIN, who also gave gamers Tom Clancy: Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter series and the Bionic Commando. The game also features Advanced Cover Gameplay which incorporates an advanced cover mechanic that allows players to use items and the surrounding environment to protect themselves against enemies.

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  1. Wanted: Weapons of Fate

    Reviewer: ActionTrip
    2 April 2009
    Overall 6
    5.5
     

    The surprising thing is that through all of its gameplay clichés, Wanted isn't a total waste. No matter how mundane the rest of the game may seem, the bullet-curve aspect is a cool element and definitely a feature that could've been improved further. The developers attempted to enliven the atmosphere a bit with variety of interactive action sequences. Sadly, this was also enjoyable for a short time. Yep, storming through the single-player is yet another downside to... Read more

  2. Wanted: Weapons of Fate Review

    Reviewer: Xbox Evolved
    23 April 2009
    Overall 7
    6.5
    Gameplay 7
    7.0
    Graphics 7
    7.0
    Sound 7
    7.0
    Control 7
    7.0
     

    Weapons of Fate had a lot of promise and even managed to get a few things right. Its cover system is fluid, its action is fast and it manages to recreate the visual and audible portions of the film with painstaking detail. Unfortunately, these were not enough to save the game, as it manages to be incredibly short lived and underwhelming in its repetitive and limited execution. Even so, I’d like to see another game (even if it’s not necessarily a Wanted title use the... Read more

  3. Wanted: Weapons of Fate (X360)

    Reviewer: Game Positive
    1 April 2009
    Overall 5
    5.0
     

    Wanted is not such a bad game that fans of the film should avoid it completely, but as a third-person shooter, there are countless titles that are far more worthwhile. Read more

  4. Wanted: Weapons Of Fate review

    Reviewer: PlayDevil
    6 May 2009
    Overall 8
    7.5
     

    "Wanted: Weapons Of Fate" is a difficult game to judge. Without the bullet curving, it would be an extremely tired, jaded and generic 3-rd person action game that I really couldn’t recommend. But the curving is such a cool addition it can’t be ignored. Read more

  5. Wanted: Weapons of Fate

    14 August 2009
    Overall 7
    6.9
    Gameplay 7
    7.0
    Graphics 7
    7.0
    Sound 7
    7.0
    Addiction 5
    5.0
     

    Wanted: Weapons of Fate doesn’t suffer from the “Bad movie-license game” curse. It is not that bad. Sure, curving bullets around objects to pop enemies is a cool mechanic and the dialogue is pretty funny as fits right in with the comic/movie. But it suffers from being too short and not having enough after you beat it to keep on playing. You can beat this game in a single sitting, so a rental is all you need. If you’re a fan of the movie or comic, you’ll pick it... Read more

  1. Reviewer: Falelorn, GameFocus
    13 April 2009
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    It is a decent action title with some fun replay value and is faithful to the comic. Was surprising at how fun it is. Read more

  2. poor game/story line/graphics/ character dialouges

    Reviewer: mp101, Amazon
    12 July 2009 See Product at Amazon ($18.17)
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    rented the game glad i did. The graphics are good for in gameplay, but as for the cutscenes they date back to the year 2000, i mean the cutscene graphics are horrible in comparision to the graphics you see in gameplay. but as you all know graphics dont make the game fun, gameplay does. So heres my rant on the gameplay. I played the demo and i loved it. Rented the game found out that what i played in the demo was the pretty much the same thing except boring. Lots of... Read more or see product

  3. RENTAL ALERT RENTAL ALERT!

    Reviewer: ARNG11B, 1UP
    29 April 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    listen three words: movie to game....thats all....its a movie made into a game. havent we learned our lessons with the garbage of movies going to games. this bad mix has gone back as far as in my opinion one of the worst movie(comic) to game make is superman 64..now in not saying this is superman 64 but its just as bad as its movie counterpart. I played it and well its exactly as the title says.. rent it. Read more

  4. Reviewer: Epinions
    5 May 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    It’s rare that a video-game adaptation deviates from the film so much- but Wanted: Weapons of Fate decides to take a new spin on things- filling in some of the gaps the movie failed to elaborate and going into some of the past involving ... Read more

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