The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay is a 2004 first-person science fiction video game developed by Starbreeze Studios and Tigon Studios for the Xbox and Microsoft Windows. In 2009, a remaster of the game was bundled with the sequel, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, for Xbox 360, PS3, Microsoft Windows, and eventually OS X in 2010. The 2004 release of the game coincided with the release of the film, The Chronicles of Riddick.

Plot
Players take on the role of intergalactic space criminal, Richard B. Riddick (or just Riddick), to escape the Butcher Bay Correctional Facility. The game serves as a prequel to the first installment The Chronicles of Riddick film series, Pitch Black.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Despite coinciding with the release of the film The Chronicles of Riddick, the game stands on its own two feet, and has its own original story.
 * 2) The narrative and writing is very well done, and gives a great mature and gritty sci-fi story.
 * 3) The voice acting is superb, especially from Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser, Ron Perlman, Michael Rooker, Xzibit, and many more.
 * 4) * It's also cool how Diesel and Hauser also lended their likenesses in their respective roles.
 * 5) Riddick himself is an awesome, bad-a protagonist. While he's definitely not a good guy, he's still extremely likable.
 * 6) For 2004 standards, the graphics look amazing.
 * 7) * The remaster bundled with the sequel The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena makes them look even better.
 * 8) The atmosphere is extremely well-crafted, and does a terrific job giving the tone and feeling of a space supermax prison.
 * 9) While some dislike it (such as YouTube video game critic, Gmanlives), the stealth mechanics are lauded by critics and fans to this day.
 * 10) Similar to the stealth mechanics, the melee combat is praised by critics and fans, but disliked by some.
 * 11) * The finishing moves (Riddick's punches on an enemy's face especially) are quite satisfying.
 * 12) The sound design is extremely well done.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The lip-syncing doesn't line up with the dialogue very well at all.
 * 2) The stealth and combat mechanics (while liked by critics and fans) are not enjoyed by everyone.

Reception
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay received critical acclaim upon release, with reviewers calling it better than the film it was released around (The Chronicles of Riddick), and an example of a movie-based game that's good. On Metacritic, it upholds a 90% rating for the PC version and an 89% for the Xbox version. The combat, stealth, graphics, sound design, and voice acting were all heavily praised by the gaming press. The game has also been favorably compared to other first-person shooter games such as Far Cry and Half-Life, and stealth games such as Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metal Gear Solid, and Thief.

Won

 * GameSpot - Editor's Choice, Best Xbox Game of June 2004, "Most Surprisingly Good Game", and "Best Game Based on a TV or Film Property"
 * IGN - Editor's Choice, PC Game of the Month of December 2004
 * GameSpy - Editor's Choice
 * Computer Gaming World - Action Game of the Year
 * Billboard's Digital Entertainment Conference - Golden Joystick Award for "Unsung Hero Game of the Year"
 * Spike TV's Video Game Awards - Best Game Based on a Movie

Nominated

 * GameSpot - "Best Action Adventure Game", "Best Original Music", "Best Sound Effects", "Best Story", "Best Graphics, Technical", "Best Voice Acting" and "Most Innovative Game", and "Game of the Year"
 * Billboard's Digital Entertainment Conference - Best Character in a Game (Riddick)
 * Spike TV's Video Game Awards - Best Performance by a Human Male (Vin Diesel as Riddick)
 * 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards - Console First Person Action Game of the Year and Outstanding Character Performance for a Male
 * 2nd British Academy Video Games Awards - Best Action Game of 2005 and Best Xbox Game of 2005

Best Of Lists

 * Computer Games Magazine - 10th Best Computer Game of 2004
 * IGN - 12th of the "25 greatest Xbox games of all time" and 27th of the greatest first-person shooters of all time.
 * Game Informer - 8th of the "25 greatest Xbox games of all time"
 * Computer and Video Games - 98th Best PC Game of All Time
 * GamesRadar - 6th of the "Top 7 movie games that don't suck"

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