Will Rock

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Will Rock

Developer(s)	Saber Interactive
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Platform(s)	PC
Release date	^USA June 9, 2003 ^PAL June 13, 2003
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Mature (M) PEGI: 16+
Media	CD

Will Rock is a first-person shooter released in the United States on June 9, 2003. The game, developed by Saber Interactive and published by Ubisoft, did not attract much attention and was deemed average by most video game reviewers[1], as opposed to the game it liberally borrows from, Serious Sam.[2]

In Rock, the player takes on the persona of the title character, an archaeology student, who is faced with the aftermath of a fanatical group called the Olympian Restoration Army (ORA), who somehow have managed to bring back to life a host of mythological creatures from Ancient Greece, including Zeus, king of the Gods, who has abducted Will's girlfriend. Will is recruited by Prometheus, the Greek Titan of fire and craft, to destroy Zeus and his minions -- and rescue his girlfriend.

There are ten levels in the single-player game, and many reviewers noted the massive numbers of enemies, prompting IGN to remark that it "elevates the experience to a kind of inspired lunacy". [3] At some points in the game it is possible to be attacked by dozens of different types of enemies simultaneously, and some creatures, such as axe-throwing minotaurs, split into two more attackers when "killed". Balancing this is the player's arsenal; among the weapons at his disposal are acid and "Medusa guns", and the more standard pistols, rocket launchers, and grenades.

[edit] Enemies

Many enemies in Will Rock are deliberately borrowed from Greek mythology monsters. Harpy is the first enemy that you will encounter, in Will Rock it is an eagle that can spit fire and acid.

Satyr is the archer which has surprising accuracy.
Minotaur is the general enemy with axe, when killed it morphs into two blood minotaurs.
Blood minotaur; weaker but more berserk
Rat Sprints towards an enemy and expodes.
Tiger; fast moved enemy, likes to leap at you, usually in groups. Attack style is run around you and leap when you are not expecting.
Atlas; disguise as colossus, hold the earth on their back.
Crocodile; Easily avoided but can bite you and inflict injury.
Undead centaur; skeleton appearance charge attack
Pan Archer; arrow firing sniper beast
Mini Cerberus; hordes of smaller three headed dogs, vicious, hard to beat.
Mace wielders; Greek soldiers throwing flaming maces.
Skeleton footsoldier; skeleton using sword and shield
Range Skeleton; skeleton fighting with javelins.
Centaur; living centaur, charges with spear, hard to hit, very fast.