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08-22-2009, 10:17 PM | #1 |
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Hey guys & girls,
I haven't had a chance yet to pick up the EA ROC game yet, but was wondering what the plot is? IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE do NOT read any FURTHER: MOVIE SPOILER ALERT I have heard the game is based on MARS turning into COBRA, but what I want to know is about the Villains... At the end of the film, Cobra Commander & Destro are prisoners, & Baroness is in a treatment facility, & Storm Shadow is um... underwater. But these characters are in the game right... how do they explain their presence? What is the retcon for the ROC ending in the game? And what is known about Helix & Flash? Thanks!! |
08-22-2009, 10:26 PM | #2 |
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Well, that is unexplained. I think while the game was being made the draft changed.
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08-22-2009, 10:29 PM | #3 |
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Just try it I'm not finished with it yet but I like the Game! I'd give it 4 stars! Better than the movie! But I support GIJOE anyway I can! Besides the majority of the characters coming out are modeled more after the game than the Movie.
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08-22-2009, 10:34 PM | #4 |
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I'm playing through it... good game, so far... complete FUN factor, coulda gone the Splinter Cell route, but they didn't...
It's like Contra. Awesome.
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08-22-2009, 10:44 PM | #5 |
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Thanks MTN, I was wondering if there was some official retcon storyline...
And am wondering now if the "Pursuit Of Cobra" will have a story explaining this as many of those characters are changed (Zartan is not the US President for example)... Glad you guys are liking the game!! |
08-22-2009, 10:50 PM | #6 |
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The story was to run around shooting over and over again, like forever.
Well, it's a little better than that. From what I remember, it takes place in 4 different environments, each with a different overall goal and several levels that occasionally lead to a captured team member that you can then unlock. The goals include stopping Cobra from whatever plan they have in that area, including the MASS Device and Weather Dominator, which is cool, but you don't see much of them. The bosses are Storm Shadow, Baroness, Firefly, Destro, and Cobra Commander. A cut scene at the beginning shows the Baroness escaping from the Mobile PIT via Vipers teleporting in and out with her, and by the end of the game, I believe she is recaptured but the others remain free. There isn't much story to speak of, but what does transpire mostly occurs during dialogue from radio transmitions from Hawk and others between levels and sometimes during them. The thing is, it doesn't really follow after the film events so much as run parallel to them in a way. When Baroness escapes, the Joes overhear them yell Cobra or something and find a disc with the Cobra sigil that was left behind. They wonder what the hell Cobra means, although there have been rumors about it. At one point, Cobra Commander reveals himself by hijacking your radio transmission, and the Joes seem pretty surprised by this dude's existence and don't recall locking him up in the movie, let alone his escape. So, it's in the film world, but not quite, as if the game developers were fed movie designs and concepts, but only loose plot elements. I rented and finished it. I don't think it's worth buying at $60, but a rental or a purchase once it hits $20 is neat, if only to check out the classic references peppered throughout, and the Sake armor and Bats look cool. I started a thread a while back on what classic references were found in the game, but no replies yet. Hope my novel of a post helps! |
08-22-2009, 10:51 PM | #7 |
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Quote:
Thanks MTN, I was wondering if there was some official retcon storyline...
And am wondering now if the "Pursuit Of Cobra" will have a story explaining this as many of those characters are changed (Zartan is not the US President for example)... Glad you guys are liking the game!!
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08-22-2009, 11:01 PM | #8 |
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Excellent summary snakeeyes22, thanks!!
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08-22-2009, 11:07 PM | #9 |
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I picked up the game for $49.99 when it came out, and then last week, I had Best Buy "price adjust" it to $39.99 as Target had it on sale.
No regrets buying this game. I am starting to play it again to get ALL the games Battle Points to purchase the COBRA characters. I love the look and feel of the game. Quote:
The story was to run around shooting over and over again, like forever.
Well, it's a little better than that. From what I remember, it takes place in 4 different environments, each with a different overall goal and several levels that occasionally lead to a captured team member that you can then unlock. The goals include stopping Cobra from whatever plan they have in that area, including the MASS Device and Weather Dominator, which is cool, but you don't see much of them. The bosses are Storm Shadow, Baroness, Firefly, Destro, and Cobra Commander. A cut scene at the beginning shows the Baroness escaping from the Mobile PIT via Vipers teleporting in and out with her, and by the end of the game, I believe she is recaptured but the others remain free. There isn't much story to speak of, but what does transpire mostly occurs during dialogue from radio transmitions from Hawk and others between levels and sometimes during them. The thing is, it doesn't really follow after the film events so much as run parallel to them in a way. When Baroness escapes, the Joes overhear them yell Cobra or something and find a disc with the Cobra sigil that was left behind. They wonder what the hell Cobra means, although there have been rumors about it. At one point, Cobra Commander reveals himself by hijacking your radio transmission, and the Joes seem pretty surprised by this dude's existence and don't recall locking him up in the movie, let alone his escape. So, it's in the film world, but not quite, as if the game developers were fed movie designs and concepts, but only loose plot elements. I rented and finished it. I don't think it's worth buying at $60, but a rental or a purchase once it hits $20 is neat, if only to check out the classic references peppered throughout, and the Sake armor and Bats look cool. I started a thread a while back on what classic references were found in the game, but no replies yet. Hope my novel of a post helps! |
08-22-2009, 11:10 PM | #10 |
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I am also playing the game and I have been entertained thus far. I like the Contra reference earlier because that's what it feels like to me also.
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