Beowulf review Sony PSP

Licensed from the major movie, Beowulf has the potential to be a massive game, with an epic storyline and plenty of opportunity for battle and slaughter. While graphically it's great and there's plenty of action, Beowulf doesn't quite hit the heights that it could have - is this another case of a movie license not living up to its potential? Find out more in our Beowulf review for the Sony PSP.

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Beowulf review for Sony PSP
W e all know very well that movie licenses are about as mixed a bag as you can possibly get. For every good one there's a multitude of poor clones and lazy updates. Our initial thought with Beowulf though, was that this could be one of the games that bucks the trend. I mean, massive warrior fighting seemingly impossible odds? It almost sounds like the plot for a videogame right there. It also doesn't take a genius to imagine that the best possible game for Beowulf to emulate would be the modern classic God of War. Which is does, only not very successfully.

The problem with looking towards a game like God of War for inspiration is that you're setting the bar very high from the start. And, while there's plenty of hacking and slashing to be done, Beowulf just doesn't seem to do it with the same amount of style and fluidity that GoW can muster.