Game details
- Game:
- Conan
- AKA
- Genre:
- Action
- Sub Genre:
- Adventure
- Release Date (US):
- October 23rd, 2007
- Release Date (UK):
- September 28th, 2007
- Players:
- 1
- Online Players:
- N/A
- Developers:
- Nihilistic Project
- Publisher:
- THQ
- Rating:
- M [Mature]
- PSU Rank:
- 132 of 1184 Games
- PSU Rank on PS3:
- 121 of 536 Games
- Additional Information:
- Also available on Xbox 360
About Conan
Conan was developed by Nihilistic Software, the same team behind titles such as StarCraft Ghost and Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. Nihilistic's Conan game is similar to Sony's God of War series, focusing heavily on combat and puzzle-solving as you fight hordes of monsters. Nihilistic also promises that it stays true to the books and the movies instead of side tracking into its own storyline.
Review
- PSU Review Score
- 6.0
- Avg. user review score:
- 5.0
Summary
Although it can prove mildly entertaining at points, Conan ultimately ends up feeling like an uninspired clone of Sony’s superior God of War series.
We like
- Exceptionally brutal counter-kills
- Sweeping orchestral score
We dislike
- Seriously lacking in the graphics department
- Gameplay becomes repetitive towards the second half
- Cringe-worthy dialogue
See PSU's review on Metacritic & GameRankings
Conan will always be remembered as God of War’s pesky little brother. He isn’t as engaging, he doesn’t look as handsome, and overall isn’t as much fun to play with. However, Conan is of the same lineage, so is it possible for him to be completely worthless? Analogies aside, we'll move on to the basics; Conan was developed by the relatively unknown Nihilistic Software. The title begins with a tutoria...
- Posted Dec 10th 2007
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Cheats
Conan News
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Conan demo coming to PSN next week
THQ has announced that it will be releasing a playable demo of Conan for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next week. Xbox 360 owners will be able to download the title from October 8, with PlayStation 3 users gaining access to the demo via the PlayStation Store three days later on October 11. Full...
- Posted Oct 5th 2007
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