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Evil Dead: Hail to the King (2000)
THQ deserves to die
I can't believe that THQ got the license to one of the greatest film series of all time, got THE MAN to reprise his role in voice-over form, and they still churned out a pile of crap such as this. Right off the bat, I must point out that Bruce Campbell is awesome as far as the voice acting is concerned. Some of the other characters are weak, but Bruce is spot on Ash at all times. If only THQ did their part, and made a decent game to complement it. The backgrounds are blurry looping fmvs, and are acceptable, though pretty blurry. The enemies respawn as soon as they are killed, which makes it pointless to get in any fights. The character models are laughable. The FMVs are really sad. They don't even have the characters' lips move. The story is actually interesting, and integrates the Evil Dead mythos with some real history (The Mad Poet Aziz, the Book of Dead Names), but the game just stinks. Many fans of the game claim that people who don't like it aren't true fans of the films, but they are in some sort of strange denial over the lack of quality found in this game. Maybe THQ will take to heart the criticisms the game has received, as the game does show some potential, but then again, who are we kidding? It's THQ.