See The Club demo in action
by Chris Powell 
{ Dec 29th 2007 at 11:00AM }
After playing through the newly released demo of The Club, we have to admit we're not completely blown away. From what we've gathered, the game feels pretty much like any generic third-person shooter with a tacked-on point system. Additionally, we never really got the feeling of excitement of the supposed fast-paced action that we were promised.
Also, we're a bit dismayed by the confusing button layout. Who ever thought it'd be a good idea to map the sprint and shoot actions to the R1 and R2 button, respectively? On the plus side, there are a variety of interesting looking characters, a few of whom are a bit cliche, but they appear to have some decent background stories that we can only hope Bizarre Creations delves a bit in to.
In the end, though, the game's saving grace might be its multiplayer, which pits several players against each other as they run through the level trying to rack up the most combos and gain the most points to win. Bizarre and Sega have until February to hopefully rectify some of these issues before The Club is released.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
minimalniemand @ Dec 29th 2007 11:51AM
nice. Looks like a wholelotta fun. Music reminds me of Crystal Method.
Kxpuc @ Dec 29th 2007 12:19PM
me i'm tired of seeing games sucking only to be saved by their multiplayer to make it even at least decent.
benny boy @ Dec 29th 2007 12:49PM
I just deleted this demo after one of the single player maps.
The gameplay was very underwhelming after the interesting intro video at the start. The controls are really bad and there didn't seem to be any story. Just a typical 3rd person shooter without any real originality and a pointless scoring system.
(BTW, I think it's a good idea to start doing posts with your thoughts and reviews of each week's new demos etc. Keep up the good work.)
Haiddasalami @ Dec 29th 2007 6:21PM
A waste of 1.8gb. I think most of it was those cutscenes...
slim_on @ Dec 29th 2007 2:22PM
I played the demo 3 times actually and I love it. I guess it's not for everyone.
Daniel @ Dec 29th 2007 3:24PM
I totally agree here. The game is awkward and kinda strange...running and trying to control your aiming with the joysticks is hard to do and the weapons seem to feel cheap like as in i changed from a machine gun to a shotgun and it still took the same amount of shots to take down my opponent even from close range. The game just isn't very fun...my feeling after playing it was a mixed reaction but it seems like another game I'd play once and then be bored with.
Organic_Shadow @ Dec 29th 2007 3:52PM
It's multiplat too. Somehow I doubt that it would be any better if it were on one platform alone.
ck @ Dec 29th 2007 4:46PM
Color me yawn.
Popfrogs @ Dec 29th 2007 5:45PM
Maybe it's the tiny video, but there doesn't seem to be much detail in the characters. Cod4 really raised the bar with FPS games I guess.
Chris @ Dec 29th 2007 6:20PM
The graphics are fine to me, it's just that the gameplay is pretty forgettable.
Haiddasalami @ Dec 29th 2007 6:22PM
its the gameplay and thew controls. Wonder if they even put this into QA testing cause that would have been my bigggest gripe.
KeVil @ Dec 29th 2007 6:58PM
Whats "face-paced action"? :P
Chris @ Dec 29th 2007 7:18PM
Hah hah, whoops! Actually, it's something only people 21 years and older are allowed to see and it's only performed in certain bars in Mexico.
Benjamizzle @ Dec 29th 2007 7:37PM
I played the demo for 5 minutes... that was enough! I could see the Sega arcade influences the second I turned it on. this game was made for coin op and not consoles, it lacks depth and orginality and can be pucked up and put down in a few mins ideal for a short blast of head shotting ""HEADSHOT" but nothing else.
Bring me Haze and Burnout Paradise please!
GCO gamer @ Dec 30th 2007 12:35AM
Well, i downloaded the demo an it alot better then the Videos and pics makes it look this video is just making the game look bad it's a lot easier then it look