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GBA | Action | The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris

Boxart for The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris
The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris 9 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 3.0
  • SOUND: 2.0
  • CONTROL: 3.5
  • FUN FACTOR 3.0
  • AVG USER SCORE 3.5
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 3.5

Review: The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris

Review by FENNECFOX | 05/02/2002 | 13:56:01 PM PST

How'd they get that huge pro wrestler into that tiny cartridge? The Rock (and his perpetually windblown hair) star in this ultra-orthodox GBA platformer.

Based on the action flick and vehicle for The Rock's acting abilities, The Scorpion King?s a standard platform game where you guide the main character, Mathayus, as he rescues his girlfriend from the sinister desert overlord, Menthu. He does this by going through six side-scrolling worlds, using a sword and pair of scimitars to cut a swath through red-turbaned swordsmen and skeletal monkeys.

The game bears an uncanny resemblance to most Super NES action titles, right down to gratuitous Mode 7 effects and rising-water stages. The graphics do their job with some pretty enemy animation, but the muddy music?s difficult to enjoy. A password system saves your progress, and the game is very generous with extra lives, so most gamers will be finished within a few days. The Scorpion King could be worse, but it could also be a lot better.