cross between Tron and FarCry 3

love it, undelete it once a month, install it, play it

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, Honestly is really fun, short and enjoyable game, it's theme take's some obvious inspiration from 80's action and sci-fi film's, it even make several reference's to film's such as Predator, Terminator 2 and RoboCop, to name a few, which for me is a great thing as I personally love that era of film. The game play is more of the same if you've played Far Cry 3, it share's a lot of the same mechanic's and side objective's such as hunting mission's, the only difference is some slight weapon change's, as well as the overall look of the game, so basically it's more of the same game with a paint job and a new story.
In summary I would highly recommend you pick this game up, especially if it's on sale and you enjoy the far cry game's or game's similar to them!
Solid 8/10

8/10

Blood Dragon is easily the best game Ubisoft has ever made. A beautiful blend of 1980's nostalgia, from the tron-inspired graphics, to Michael Biehn voicing the protagonist with an endless supply of one-liners, through the over-the-top setting of the apocalyptic future of 2007 (after Vietnam War II). The story and Easter-eggs are a blast.

The game starts out strong with an intro having you empty a chain gun into an enemy base while music is blaring. A Predator-handshake follows not long after. You soon find yourself facing wave after wave of cyber-soldiers. The fun continues like this all the way through the end.

Pros:
++ Fantastic retro story, characters, and setting
+ Great audio, including SFX, 80's action-movie music, and voice-overs to accompany the game
+ The one-liners are hilarious, and frequently break the 4th wall, especially about how boring the collectables are in every Ubisoft game
+ Fun weapons which become increasingly over-the-top overpowered (in a good way) as you gather collectables for unlocks
+ The trailers for this game were also hilarious nostalgia trips. 100% recommend watching them all before playing

Cons:
- Difficultly is a little too easy. I'm fine with playing an intentionally over-powered super soldier but the AI is dumb and its extremely rare that you will feel even a little bit challenged.
- More on the above, the "bases" located around the map that you have to liberate are just way too easy. It's always the same thing- kill 10-ish enemies (or more if you set the alarm off) to liberate the base. Very little variety in this activity; you really have to force yourself to tackle the bases in different play styles to make your own fun
- Collectables are usually just sitting somewhere unguarded. Would have been nice to tie them into actual side missions or something

Played this on modern hardware, and aside from the cheesy story, it was a great time. Modding with a hex editor to remove scanlines really improved the visuals, and locking it to 60 FPS gave me the smoothest experience. I did run into occasional freezes—some play sessions being plagued by it constant, some sessions none at all—but it never ruined the fun. It felt fresh enough to stand on its own from Far Cry 3 and didn’t overstay its welcome. It is also one of a handful of games in which I felt compelled to 100% achievements, if that tells you anything. If you've somehow not played this in the 12 years since it released (and especially if you can snag this on sale), do yourself a favor and go enjoy the power fantasy. Bonus...my favorite weapon is definitely the explosive sniper...and one other I won't spoil.