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While this straight-forward button masher might keep fans of the film entertained, serious gamers and people who don't love the movie shouldn't bother.

Genre: Action
Release date: Dec 4, 2007

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5 SO-SO
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Beowulf: The Game

The legendary Norse warrior comes to interactive entertainment

PSP Review - Dec 11, 2007

US and European releases for week ending Dec 07

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Beowulf release announced; PS3 and PSP versions...

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Beowulf - first look

Heroes in furry underwear rip monsters apart in a gory adventure 900 years in the making

PSP Preview - Jul 31, 2007

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US and European releases for week ending Dec 07

Nintendo, which has been historically criticised for not providing enough software for its...

News from N4G Dec 3, 2007

Beowulf release announced; PS3 and PSP versions...

Ubisoft just sent out its newest release schedule for Europe. No real surprises as Naruto is still...

News from N4G Oct 19, 2007

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Review

The legendary Norse warrior comes to interactive entertainment

Dec 11, 2007

Dec 11, 2007 If you've played many movie tie-in games before, you won't be surprised that Beowulf is more for fans of the film than for gamers. While the poem is epic, the game isn't even legendary. For the most part, it's a fairly simple button-mashing hack-n-slasher... or whatever you call a game where you sometimes slash things with a sword, but also punch and kick them like some pissy 4 year-old. Which you'll do quite often, since the local swordsmith couldn't make a sword that lasts more ...

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Beowulf - first look

Heroes in furry underwear rip monsters apart in a gory adventure 900 years in the making

Jul 31, 2007

Right off the bat, publisher Ubisoft's adaptation of Beowulf - based on the upcoming Robert Zemeckis film, which in turn is based on a centuries-old epic poem - commits an unpardonable sin in the eyes of literary types. You might already be familiar with the story's progression: Beowulf, a mighty Scandinavian warrior, battles and slays a man-eating monster named Grendel with his bare hands. He then beheads Grendel's vengeful, horrific mother and - finally - dies fighting a dragon some 30 years ... » Read Full Beowulf: The Game preview

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