It’s not as bad as it’s being touted, nor is it the worst game of the year (I’ve played dozens of vastly worse titles in 2023 alone), but I’d never recommend grabbing this one up in a million years. The fact it’s just wholly mediocre doesn’t even make it worthy of an ironic playthrough, which is almost its biggest sin.

Skull Island: Rise of Kong
IguanaBee · Oct 17, 2023
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hands of the ultimate alpha predator: Gaw. Conquer waves of primal beasts and defeat the minions of your arch-nemesis on your way to becoming the rightful King of Skull Island. Traverse the mysterious island and uncover lore and all the secrets the island has to offer as you encounter swamps, waterfalls, jungle, and skullite-filled caves that give the island’s flora and fauna its power
• Experience the origins of the orphaned Kong as he metamorphosizes from a young Kong to the fully mature King of Skull Island
• Unleash the combat fury of Kong to deal devastating combos to dominate the ferocious minions of Gaw and tactically unleash rage mode to heighten the impact of your attacks against the island’s gargantuan subterranean denizens
• Send your enemies running for the hills as you unleash Kong’s spine-tingling roar and deliver their final coup de grace through unique finishing attacks
• Discover the Mythos of Skull Island as you unearth collectibles, unlock mysterious areas of the island and learn about the history of the islanders, the exotic flora and fauna and the rich history of the Kongs.
• Ascend Kong to new heights through special events and a variety of boss fights that unlock his full combat potential
• Leap and Climb mountainous terrain, island vines, swamps, hidden caves, and the various terrain of the jungle-island on your quest to avenge the death of your parents.
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- 3.0But against every other metric, Skull Island: Rise of Kong is a turd. It’s a turd the size of which Kong would be proud. And it’s bad in the least entertaining way. It’s an empty series of valleys where it’s easier to get lost than killed. We wanted the kind of bad that is stupid, ridiculous and embarrassing – we might have had fun with that. Dull-bad, though? That’s the worst.
- 3.0Like the island in the title, Skull Island: Rise of Kong should be left alone by anyone curious enough to buy, play, and refund the game.
- 2.0Skull Island: Rise of Kong, more than anything else, feels like a hollow attempt at cashing in on the Kong brand. The game has no real redeeming quality aside from the fact that it didn’t accidentally set my PC on fire, and it can’t even bother to be the kind of bad where it’s interesting, rather, just being bad enough to be a boring waste of time.
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