Will Rock
{{short description|2003 action/adventure video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Will Rock
| image = Will Rock Coverart.png
| developer = Saber Interactive
| publisher = Ubi Soft
| director = Andrey Iones
| designer = Matthew Karch
Vladimir Chernysh
| released = {{Video game release|NA|June 10, 2003{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=June 10, 2003 |title=Will Rock Rocks Off Store Shelves Nationwide |url=https://www.gamezone.com/news/will_rock_rocks_off_store_shelves_nationwide/ |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=GameZone |language=en-US |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613101536/https://gamezone.com/news/will_rock_rocks_off_store_shelves_nationwide/ |url-status=live }}|EU|June 13, 2003}}
| genre = First-person shooter
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = Microsoft Windows
}}
Will Rock is a first-person shooter developed by Saber Interactive and published by Ubisoft. Released in June 2003, it was the first game developed by Saber Interactive. It received mixed reviews, with critics comparing the game unfavorably to Serious Sam.
Plot
With the aid and powers of the titan Prometheus, Will Rock rampages through Lost Olympus, seeking the safe return of his love, Emma, and revenge for the murder of his mentor, Dr. Headstrong. Prometheus, fusing his spirit into Will's able body, seeks to wage a bloody vendetta against the god Zeus, who robbed him of physical form long ago. Half mortal, half Titan, Will Rock will stop at nothing short of toppling the pillar of the gods to wreak vengeance of mythic proportions, and to save a terrified woman in the name of love. They don't have much time, though on the eve of the next thunderstorm, Zeus will be able to take a new wife and this time his sights are set on a mortal: Emma Headstrong.
Gameplay
The game is a first-person shooter, with the player having control over the main protagonist, Will Rock. The player can use 11 different weapons in combat. The single-player mode of the game has 10 levels, and there are different multiplayer modes in the game.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 63/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/will-rock/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Will Rock for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240613101842/https://www.metacritic.com/game/will-rock/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |url-status=live }}
| CGW = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_232.pdf |title=Will Rock |author=Gladstone, Darren |issue=232 |date=November 2003 |page=131 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |access-date=January 10, 2017 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234716/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_232.pdf |url-status=live }}
| GI = 7.75/10{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200308/R03.0807.1633.59765.htm |title=Will Rock |author=Brogger, Kristian |issue=124 |date=August 2003 |page=103 |magazine=Game Informer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050225162425/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200308/R03.0807.1633.59765.htm |archive-date=February 25, 2005 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 18, 2014}}
| GSpot = 6.7/10{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/will-rock-review/1900-6030293/ |title=Will Rock Review |author=Wolpaw, Erik |date=June 19, 2003 |website=GameSpot |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=October 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013130909/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/will-rock-review/1900-6030293/ |url-status=live }}
| IGN = 7.2/10{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/06/26/will-rock-review |title=Will Rock Review |author=Hudak, Chris |date=June 26, 2003 |website=IGN |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=November 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114224705/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/06/26/will-rock-review |url-status=live }}
| PCF = 74%{{cite journal |title=Will Rock |year=2003 |journal=PC Format}}
| PCGUK = 56%{{cite magazine |title=Will Rock |year=2003 |magazine=PC Gamer UK}}
| PCGUS = 79%{{cite magazine |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/06/will_rock.html |title=Will Rock |author=Osborn, Chuck |date=September 2003 |page=86 |magazine=PC Gamer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315134034/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/06/will_rock.html |archive-date=March 15, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 18, 2014}}
| PCZone = 40%{{cite magazine |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=93600 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070624090605/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=93600 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2007 |title=PC Review: Will Rock |author=Hill, Mark |date=July 16, 2003 |magazine=PC Zone |access-date=December 18, 2014}}
| XPlay = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3457623,00.html |title='Will Rock' (PC) Review |author=Hudak, Chris |date=July 3, 2003 |publisher=X-Play |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030707060049/http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3457623,00.html |archive-date=July 7, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 18, 2014}}
}}
The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Chris Hudak of IGN gave the game a score of 7.2/10, praising the graphics and gameplay.{{Cite web |last=Hudak |first=Chris |date=2003-06-26 |title=Will Rock Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/06/26/will-rock-review |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613101603/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/06/26/will-rock-review |url-status=live }} GameSpot criticized the game for being a mindless knockoff of Serious Sam in a more negative review.{{Cite web |title=Will Rock Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/will-rock-review/1900-6030293/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613101507/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/will-rock-review/1900-6030293/ |url-status=live }}{{Clear}}
References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/windows/will-rock}}
Category:Cooperative video games
Category:First-person shooters
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Category:Saber Interactive games
Category:Video games based on Greek mythology
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