Review: Jason Round

Now, we thought rampaging through a mall wiping out zombies sounded like the best premise for a game ever, but we were wrong, because in the free-roam fun that is Jaws Unleashed you get to play the shark. That’s right, you can sink your big pearly whites into whatever the hell you want!

There is some wish-washy plot about Amity Island being overtaken by corporate fat cats out to do you harm, but it’s neither here nor there when you can swim around shipyards, chemical plants, even a kind of quasi-Sea World chomping at hapless swimmers, boats, even other sea creatures.

To say Bruce (the shark – yes, it has a name) has an eating disorder would be correct, but you can also bite, drag, tail-whip and even corkscrew through the air to do away with your ‘opponents’ before draggin’ them under for a feed. It’s fantastic entertainment.

There are 10 environs in all and each with its own quests and side-stories, which no doubt do their best to throw you in the deep end (sorry, couldn’t help it). However, the best fun is to be had simply lurking about, sneaking up on people and what have you. And yes, it’s great to be at the top of the food chain.

Graphics deliver plenty of bite and the sound, while subtle, does its best to strike up a terror-filled tune. One niggle we did have, however, was with the camera placement, which at times does induce a bit of sea-sickness and/or entrapment in certain areas where Bruce somehow manages to get himself into.

Overall, though, we absolutely had a ball with this title. It really is something you should sink your teeth into.

FINAL VERDICT: 5/5