The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian

For the film, see The Scorpion King.
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian

North American GC cover art

North American GC cover art
Developer(s) Point of View, Inc.
Publisher(s) Vivendi Games
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, GameCube
Release date(s)

PlayStation 2

  • NA: September 11, 2002
  • PAL: November 22, 2002

GameCube

  • NA: September 11, 2002
  • PAL: November 29, 2002
Genre(s) Action-adventure

The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian is an action-adventure game released in 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube and the PlayStation 2. The game was developed by Point of View, Inc. and was published by VU Games in North American and Universal Interactive in the PAL region. The game serves as a prequel to the film The Scorpion King, and Dwayne Johnson himself provided the voice for Mathayus, whom he played in the film.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GCPS2
Game Informer3/10[1]N/A
GameProN/A[2]
GameSpot4.2/10[3]4/10[4]
GameZone7/10[5]5.6/10[6]
IGN5.7/10[7]6.2/10[8]
NGC Magazine30%[9]N/A
Nintendo Power2.8/5[10]N/A
Nintendo World Report3/10[11]N/A
OPM (US)N/A[12]
X-PlayN/A[13]
Entertainment WeeklyD[14]D[14]
Aggregate scores
GameRankings46.70%[15]50.87%[16]
Metacritic49/100[17]47/100[18]

The game was met with generally negative reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 51% and 47 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version,[16][18] and 47% and 49 out of 100 for the GameCube version.[15][17]

References

  1. ↑ "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian (GC)". Game Informer (114): 87. October 2002.
  2. ↑ Manny LaMancha (October 9, 2002). "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ Shoemaker, Brad (November 6, 2002). "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian Review (GC)". GameSpot. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ Shoemaker, Brad (September 24, 2002). "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ Knutson, Michael (September 18, 2002). "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian Review - GameCube". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ Valentino, Nick (September 20, 2002). "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  7. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (September 18, 2002). "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian (GCN)". IGN. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (September 10, 2002). "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian". NGC Magazine. 2002.
  10. ↑ "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian". Nintendo Power. 161: 196. October 2002.
  11. ↑ Kontras, Adam (October 21, 2002). "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  12. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (November 2002). "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 188. Archived from the original on May 31, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  13. ↑ Rubenstein, Glenn (October 14, 2002). "'Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian' (PS2) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on October 21, 2002. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  14. 1 2 Brooks, Mark (September 27, 2002). "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian Review". Entertainment Weekly (674): 89. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  15. 1 2 "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian for GameCube". GameRankings. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  16. 1 2 "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  17. 1 2 "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  18. 1 2 "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
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