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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Production information
Developer

Double Helix Games (PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii)
Backbone Entertainment (DS)

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Platform/console

Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS,[1] PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360,[2] Mobile phone[1]

Release date

August 4, 2009

General information
Continuity

Movie continuity

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is a video game based on the film of the same name, but introducing a new storyline that takes place after the film.


Gameplay

Duke and Snake-Eyes

Duke and Snake-Eyes take aim at a Cobra Gunship.

Among the character classes included are "Commandoes" who do well at close range, "Heavy Weapons" who possess extraordinary shooting skills but do it best from a distance and "Soldiers" who are a balance between the two. The classic "Yo Joe!" battle cry is used as an invulnerability power-up when the G.I. Joe character gains access to the Accelerator Suit, allowing them to be undamaged while attacking Cobra troops and vehicles.

Appearances

Commando

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Heavy Weapons

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Soldier

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Cameos

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Plot summary

Duke and Scarlett travel to the Arctic and free Heavy Duty, Ripcord and Snake-Eyes from the M.A.R.S Detention Center. They also capture the Baroness and bring her to the Pit. In Egypt, the Joes defeat Firefly and learn that Cobra are taking the Apep gem. In the jungle, the Joes defeat Destro and learn that Cobra has been building a pyramid on the rooftop of the Pyramid Building. Finally, they defeated Cobra Commander and Storm Shadow at the North Pole Volcano Base.

Other notes

Voice-over cast

Reception

The game received a rating of 44 out of 100 from Metacritic.[4]

IGN.com gave the main console version a 5.8 / 10[5], criticizing the game's bad graphics and bad gameplay. IGN also gave the DS version a 7.1 / 10 [6].

G4TV's X-Play gave the game a 1 / 5, saying, "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is the new gold standard for lazy and uninspired cash-in licensed games. It could perhaps be argued that the developers didn't have much to work with given the source material, but that doesn't help the unfortunate consumer who ends up stuck with this Junkyard Dog of a game in his collection." [7]

References

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Wikipedia This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (videogame). The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Joepedia, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.


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