| Heavy Rain (PS3) | 
| From: Sony
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
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Seller: Ex Games
Rating:  164 reviews
Sales Rank: 187
Format: Unknown format
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: horror-action-games
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: No Operating System
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: HEAVYRAINPS3
UPC: 711719149156
EAN: 0711719149156
ASIN: B002BWONF8
Release Date: February 26, 2010
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Please note: This is the UK PAL version of the game and only includes English Language content
Experience a gripping psychological crime thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns, where even the smallest actions and choices can cause dramatic consequences. The hunt is on for the Origami Killer, named after his calling card of leaving folded paper shapes on victims. Four characters, each with their own motives, take part in a desperate attempt to stop the killer from claiming a new victim. - A unique emotional experience that makes you feel as if youre IN a psychological crime thriller
- Stunning graphics, animation and technology combine with a strong narrative that delivers a movie-like experience
- Mature content, reflecting a realistic world setting that explores powerful themes
- Accessible gameplay via intuitive, contextual controls and interface
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 164
 Masterpiece of a Game August 27, 2010
M. Robinson (Brighton, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this game to bits, it makes you feel so emphatic towards each of the four characters you play and I found it to be an emotional experience throughout. It's a nice change to have a video game which actually has an amazing storyline with it, it's very rare these days.
As for the gameplay aspects of it, given the style game is I don't think it could have been any better personally. If the controls were overhauled the game would need to be overhauled, and some amazing things about the game would need to be sacrificed.
This is a very brief review because I don't want to give anything away from the storyline, but I will say that this game just simply magnificent, you will want to play over and over and you won't forget the experience afterwards.
Nice game August 11, 2010
damianroroz
It's a really nice game due to all the posibilities you have for chosing what you want to do. The story is emotive and exciting and it gets you impacient to know what's happening.
Heavy Rain - Brilliant game, few flaws August 10, 2010
D. R. Williams (UK)
Heavy Rain is moving, gripping, fun, and innovative. The story draws you in, and will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire duration. The characters are interesting to a degree, Madison, the female journalist seems like a bit of a pointless addition if you ask me, but she provides the sex factor of the game I guess.
The gameplay is fun and depending on your actions can supposedly affect the story outcome, but to be honest most of them don't make any difference at all. There are a few story elements that never really come to anything, which is a let down. There are points in the game that make you wonder what there significance are upon finishing it, which is why I'm only giving it 4 stars. And once you know the outcome there's no desire to replay the game, well, that's not entirely true: once I finished it, a while after I did have the desire to play through it again but as soon as I started to I instantly stopped caring, and even when you try to manipulate the story by doing things differently the majority of the following events are relatively familiar. Oh, and there's a LOT of screen tearing...
Pros
-Great game!
Cons
-No replay value (for me anyway)
-Plot holes
-Screen tearing
you either love it or you hate it August 9, 2010
Mr. N. Wildman (Beds, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of my fellow reviewers has hit the nail on the head with his description, it is a "marmite game", you either love it or you hate it. Personally, I love it although I recognise that it won't be to everyone's taste!
I was fortunate enough to stumble across this game's spiritual predecessor, a great game called Farenheit. The stories are in no way linked but the "interactive film" approach used in Heavy Rain was first tried in Farenheit and later nearly perfected for the second game. I say nearly because it's not perfect but more on that in a minute. The playing style won't be to everyone's taste as some may find it too slow and mundane.
The game follows the same basic outline as Farenheit in that there are multiple playable characters all working to find the Origami killer but all with different motives. This can sometimes cause the characters to conflict which adds a nice touch considering each one's goal is the same. For ease of reading, I'll split the remainder of this review into pros and cons:
Pros
1. The story is brilliant, it is a lot darker than your usual game, dealing with very adult themes like loss, betrayal, mental instability and desperation.
2. The individual characters are by no means carbon copies of eachother, each one has a different personality and skill set which really affects what they do and how they do it.
3. You control literally every movement of the character, ranging from brushing your teeth to escaping a submerged car or fighting off a lunatic with an electric saw. This realism is fantastic, getting you really involved in the game.
4. The graphics are really stunning, easily the most "real" character rendering I've seen in a game.
5. The story is not set to one path, many of what seem to be minor decisions during the point in the game can have major effects on the plot, sometimes even resulting in the death of a mahjor character.
6. If one of the characters does die, it's not game over and you can't go back to undo a missed prompt, the story continues and the plot changes accordingly.
7. The intuitive controls really connect you with the character, you feel the excitement when you have to pound a button as quickly as possible to fight off a maniac or the tension when you have to carefully press buttons with the right speed and force to avoid electrified wires
Cons
1. The controls can sometimes be a bit fiddly, mainly when you have to line up a character quite precisely in order to flip a switch. Each character's turning circle is very big so just trying to reposition can be a bit frustrating.
2. Choosing dialogue is not as easy as it could be. You usually have four options corresponding with the face buttons but these options circle your head. While visually this is good as it makes it look like thoughts rather than just options. However as they circle, the text can be hard to see so if you have to make a quick decision, this can be a hinderance.
3. The quicktime events can sometimes be a little too difficult, requiring very quick reflexes in order not to miss them. That being said, the harder sections are usually when you're fighting for your life so this adds to the tension.
Overall, a fantastic game if you like the more real kind of experience. If you just want outright action with lots of guns, this won't be the game for you. For those of you who like the deeper game that explores much more adult themes, give this a go. I would also heavily recommend Farenheit especially because you can probably get it very cheap these days!
I only have 4 words... August 5, 2010
Mr. D. CONWAY (UK)
The BEST game ever!!
It honestly is, i can't tell you how happy i am that i purchased this game, it has totally knocked my socks off on how mind blowingly accurate and "real" everything is.
I'm a big fan of shows like CSI & NCIS and it does have similar undertones in this game, but the difference, EVERYTHING is in your hands.
I've even started two stories to see how similar the situations are when you change things, and things do get very interesting and some big changes can happen.
If you're gonna buy one game this year - make it this one!
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