The Great Escape

The game play is fairly easy and will probably bore you quickly.

Each phase of the game has 3 parts: 1) avoid the bad guys, 2) grab someting, 3) get away from the bad guys (and sometimes shoot 'em). Fun for a couple of turns but not the entire game.

It is good in making the player solve problem scenarios. But playing the game gets so annoying and repetitious you often forget it's supposed to be fun.

If you think you might like it, rent it first. It really isn't on the level of interesting or good games offered on xbox.


GREAT ESCAPING FUN!   August 19, 2003
1 out of 3 found this review helpful

Well, to put it simply this is my PERSONAL favorite game of all time (I admit I'm biased; the movie is my favorite film)! My guess is that people who report "boring game-play" haven't seen the movie! So you have four playable escapees: Captain Hilts, an Australian, MacDonald, and the Scrounger (if you don't understand this terminology then rent the movie FIRST). The first level is the easiest you'll face so get used to it! Please rent (if not buy) the movie first and you'll find why I cherish this game so much! OH by the way you get four save games a level in easy mode, three in medium, and two in hard! This adds difficulty to the game. So peek through the keyholes, crawl through the tunnel, and go to the Toys R Us border nearest you and enjoy!


Good, could've been better...   December 7, 2003
Jim Nobody (No place)
This game is ok... not the best I've played by far, but it only cost 20 bucks. It's a far cry better than "Prisoner of War". At least in this game you get to kill some Nazis.
I personally like the sneaking around scenes. The shoot out scenes are troublesome. You can't aim very well and in like most games, you have to shoot the enemy several times to kill them(how real). A frustrating part is sometimes you can get stuck between objects, like table and chair, and can't get loose(but you're going to break out of a prison camp, hmmm?).
There are some fun things to do, the little puzzles to solve are kind of fun, and you do get pretty good clues of what to do next. There aren't a 1000 hidden items to find. Everything is pretty cut and dry, meaning you probably won't need a players guide to get through. Some of the shoot out scenes are a little frustrating, until you figure out it's just easier to run like crazy and dodge bullets to get to your goal. One cool thing I like is sneaking up behind the enemy and choking them(It's so much fun, I do it sometimes even when I could just sneak around them).
As far as the graphics go, it doesn't look as good as other games I've played, but they're ok. If you're a fan of the WWII genre, you'll probable like this game for the price. You don't get to snipe enemies like say in Medal of Honor, but the levels aren't as long. You're not constanly running out of health hoping to find a med-kit. You do get to ride a train ride motorcycle, and drive a few vehicles. I think for the price it's a good game, I don't regret buying it, like I did with Prisoner of War. Oh, on the easy mode, you get 4 game saves per level, and less saves in the more difficult modes. I personally like unlimeted saves, but some are better than none.
If it had cost $50 I would have been a little angry, but at $20, that seems about right.


What is going on with these games?   January 6, 2006
Gametime 321 (Katonah, NY USA)
The Great Escape is how you are supposed to try to stay away from being a prisoner at a jail. That is what all games are, but this game has a bad way to doing this. The graphics are bad, the controls are bad, and the game is not even fun. I stopped playing after the first 5 minutes and wanted to return it. They people at EB Games said it would be $.75 because it would be considered a trade in, no wonder. Who would buy such a game that has a replay value of 0? I am sorry for the people who created this game because they did a terrible job of doing this game. DO NOT BUY!!!