3.8 /10 1 Votes
4.6/10 GameSpot Engine Babel Engine Initial release date 25 August 2006 Developer Volatile Games | 3/10 IGN Distributor(s) Lionsgate Mode(s) Single-player Publisher Eidos Interactive Genre Third-person shooter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows Nominations BAFTA Games Award for Soundtrack Similar Eidos Interactive games, Shooter games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reservoir Dogs is a video game based on the Quentin Tarantino film of the same name. Released in 2006, it garnered mostly mediocre reviews and caused minor controversies for its violence, being banned in Australia and New Zealand.
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Plot
The video game has the same story as the movie but goes into more detail. It remains faithful to the film, with gamers able to play all the key characters. It follows the progress and planning of the diamond heist, and reveals some of the events which only took place off-screen in the film itself. The game consists of both third-person shooting and driving sections. The game mechanics encourages the player to take hostages and avoid mass-slaughter: both in the ratings system, where a player may be rated as a "Psycho" if many opponents are killed, or a "Professional" if they are not.
It also features the full and original soundtrack from the movie, the so-called K-Billy's Super Sounds of the Seventies. Of the original actors, only Michael Madsen provides his likeness and voice acting for the game.
Characters
Michael Madsen reprised his role in the film as Mr. Blonde (Victor Vega) in the video game.
Controversy
The game has been refused classification in Australia, essentially banning the game from sale. The Classification Board found it could not be accommodated at the MA 15+ classification, and as such, the game has been made unavailable for sale or hire, or be demonstrated in Australia. The New Zealand's Office of Film and Literature Classification have dubbed the game "objectionable", meaning it is not only banned from sale, but that it is illegal to possess or import a copy. The Office found the game "tends to promote and support the infliction of extreme violence and extreme cruelty…for the purpose of entertainment". For same reasons as Australia and New Zealand, the game has not officially released in Japan, the film of the same name remains available.
