Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months Binding: Video Game EAN: 0010086630008 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: Sega Of America, Inc. Manufacturer: Sega Of America, Inc. Platform: PlayStation2 Publisher: Sega Of America, Inc. Sales Rank: 7771 Studio: Sega Of America, Inc.
Amazon.com Product Description: Rez, the action shooter brought to you by Tetsuya Mizuguchi (the talent behind Space Channel 5 and Sega Rally), is a fast-moving, wire-frame adventure backed by industrial beats. The story of Rez takes you deep into the world's computer network, which has recently been updated to handle the overload of information brought by the rapid expansion of the information age. The core of the new network is known as Eden, an extremely advanced artificial intelligence.
But problems begin when Eden becomes self-aware and suffers a breakdown. You must take control of the network while you manically search for Eden to bring it back online. The network was built to keep intruders out at all costs, so you'll have to fight off enemies from all sides. To reach the system's core, you'll need to shoot your way through each area and take out its specific firewall (boss) to wipe out that part of the system. By hacking the system, you'll alter the visual output and even take over the music, creating your own rhythms and eye candy as you dig deeper into the dreamlike cyberworld.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Immersive
Not your ordinary shooter game. I got this game only a day ago and It is exactly what I was looking for. I knew there was something like this out there. Hard to find a lot of information about this game in the local retail stores but there were some really good reviews here on the Amazon site. I usually do not review items I buy, but this one definately warrants a few minutes of my time. The game play is simple. Picture a 3D full color Wire-Frame world similar the the Atari 2600 Tempest (with a lot of Adrenalin). Aim, Target, Fire. The music comes to life and the colors explode around you. You are pulled into the game as a sixth sense seems to take over and even those that are just watching you get quiet as they are pulled in as well. You are in a computer system working your way through levels and killing Viruses and mini-bosses on the one hand. And you are a conducter in a 3D melting pot of sight and sound on the other. Thanks to the developers and the others that have reviewed this game. Without you I would never have tried this. Just get it....
Rating: - Awesome with accessories, Lame without
If you've googled this game (you should) then you know that some versions of it came with an USB accessory which vibrates in time with the actions on the game.
THIS MAKES THE GAME.
I bought a DRMN Trance Vibe (google it) and a Butterfly (this is a rubber butterfly that incorporates straps to hold it in place & incorporates a "rumble pack" like your Dual Shock controllers have.. )
Gents, you just found a way to get your girl to hang out with you & play video games. Ladies... yes, it is more fun than you might already be thinking. Yes you.. I can see that you're a freak ;)
This game goes VERY well with recreational drug use.
Rating: - The Mind Killer
Words cannot describe this game. I could end the review there but instead I'll try. Rez is the shooter sequel to Space Channel 5, wherin you navigate the inside of a Network as a polygonal avatar, destroying enemies in an attempt to bypass security and hack a sort of confused Master Control kind of program in a trippy philosophical 3D flying adventure. Oh, and the whole thing features graphics that look like tron and pulses to electronic music which changes because of the beats of firing your weapon. Sound crazy? It is. And oh-so-awesome.
I've never found another person loved Space Channel 5 the way that I do (despite never being able to beat either the first or the second game in the series), but I have met a few people who liked Rez. Only one seemed to really REALLY enjoy it, but no one is as ga-ga over Rez as me.
I love Panzer Dragoon, love Sky Gunner and Star Fox. I love shooters and 3D shooters (though I'm sometimes luke-warm and usually downright hostile toward the first-person variety). I also happen to love music games like Parappa the Rapper, Um Jammer Lammy and the like. So when you combine a music game with a shooter and give it visuals like this, I'm bound to love it.
I've been saying for quite a long time that what games need is to throw out the insanely high-polygon graphics and instead focus on simple high-resolution graphics so we can have games that look like the ones from Tron. I never really imagined I would see it, but nowadays they are everywhere. From the remake of Battlezone and Missile Command, to Geometry Wars and Schizoid, that kind of graphics is here to stay. Rez may not be the first of it's kind, but it is definitely a work of art. The splashes of color that accompany shots, the catchy music and ulockable bonus levels and modes keep you playing in classic Sega fashion, while the stellar gameplay, and incredibly exhilerating and soothing experience of actually playing the game ensure you will never get bored.
I keep finding myself returning and returning to the game to have just one more play-through, just one more feel-good, toe-tapping moment of enjoyment. This is a very enjoyable game. And now that it's available for download on the cheap in high-definition there are no more excuses. Every serious fan of video game art and unique play experiences needs to own Rez, if only to ensure that games of its caliber and recognized for their excellence and new ones like them are made. I love Rez, and hope you will too.
Rating: - great game, wrong choice of seller
The game is one of the best ever made, but I wish that I have gotten it in its original packaging. The one that I received from VideoGamesDiva Amazon seller was more like a copied version, but it still works exactly the same.
Rating: - Good game, not for just anyone though
This is a unique game. a Musical shooter with little actual story, but fun to play if you like music, rhythm and unusually beautiful graphics. It's beautiful though, and later levels are stuningly pretty both visually and musically. This game can be thought of as boring though, by alot of people, for it's lack of plot, and redundant gameplay. It also seems to take a while to adjust to the camera. As for overall gameplay, it's enjoyable, pretty and interesting. There is a loose plot as well, just not as involved as most games. Reccommended if you've heard of it, if you haven't it's probably not for you.
- Immersive
- Awesome with accessories, Lame without
