Watchmen: End is Nigh - Straight Booty Juice!

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release date:March 4, 2009
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player, co-op
Rating(s) ESRB: M (Mature)

The downloadable game is available Steam , XboxLive and via the Playstation network was available to play March 4th. The editor of the original comic , Len Wein wrote the story and Dave Gibbons served as art consultant.

This game is straight booty juice, it clocks in a little shorter than the running time of the movie playing straight through. The highlight of the game is the animated comics akin to the ones offered on itunes.

Len Wein was the editor of the original comic, and while he was great at making sure there were no run-ons and dangling participles he has NO grasp what made the dialogue pop with resonance. It felt cheap and rushed.


Nothing that calls itself a game should have gameplay be the most annoying part. There is not strategy or sophistication. I would like to say it’s reminiscent of a 3D Streets of Rage, but those games were enjoyable.

The story is a prequel to the movie/comic and takes place in the 1970’s when Nite-Owl II and Rorschsach were partners.

Gameplay is pretty much button mashing , there are no co-op movies or anything to break up the monotony . It was somewhat amusing to fight as Rorschsach an go upside a prison inmates head with a crow bar, but the act lost is luster quickly.

Even though its only $20 I’ll say its not worth it, I’m sure all the juicy bits will be on YouTube in a month and it will save you the chore and sore thumbs of playing.