This time I bring you a Playstation 3 videogame called “Beowulf.”
Ubisoft Shanghai and Tiwak did a magnificent job by transforming the classic epic poem which had collected and unified stories of the heroic tradition into a Playstation game. Having had the opportunity to play the game, I can highly recommend it, especially because the image definition of sea serpents, giant crabs and the feeling of carnal rage become a source of motivation for its players every time you start the adventure mode. Look out!! Beowulf is on his way!
Beowulf is an ageless hero with the strength of 30 men in his arms. The inclusion of viking longships, breakable weaponry, and squad-based strategies make for the most authentic viking experience yet.
Apart from this, adolescents and youth in general can enjoy Beowulf’s adventures against monsters and at the same time learn about this epic hero without being forced to read the entire poem, since in it, you meet up with Grendel's mother in her den, like in the story. In the game, you're tasked with defending a stone relic, which sits behind you, against numerous waves of enemies. With the special effects, colours and changes in sceneries, this game captures you in such way that, to get through to the end, takes four hours and fifty-one minutes.
The world is a strange mix of medieval and industrial society, although people live in a feudal society, including holding land and defending castles from invaders. But killing monsters is Beowulf’s way of resisting his own natural inclination to become a fiend.
In the game, Beowulf encounters Grendel's Mother and fights against her… The creature slaughters every last person of Herot while Hrothgar and Roland try to keep the doors open and defend their warriors.
Personally, I was amused by the game, though for the Playstation lovers it may seem a little bit like the God of War…
