Jason Bourne is a hardcore, quick thinking, highly trained agent that is suffering from amnesia and is trying to rediscover who he really is. Where did he get those razor sharp instincts? Where did he learn the combat techniques that he harbours? These questions have all been answered in the 3 Hollywood films that have been released, but now the game has been Bourne.

Although there have been 3 films, Robert Ludlum's Bourne Conspiracy disappointingly only covers the first movie (The Bourne Identity) and the events leading up to it. This obviously means that there is sadly no Moroccan rooftop chase. There are cutscenes that tell the storyline with memorable bits from the movie, but they seem a little rushed through at times.

The Bourne Conspiracy is a perfect example of how some developers feel that the saying quality over quantity' is wrong. Over the 11 action packed levels, there is a massive variety of gameplay styles to keep players on their toes. Shooting, close-quarter-combat, racing and even interactive cutscenes that require specific, well timed button pushes make up the bulk of the game. Realistically it may have made sense for developers, High Moon to have concentrated on a couple of these elements instead of cover them all in a fairly dull and clunky manner.

Close quarter combat is by far the nicest feature; it's quick, furious and totally reminiscent of Bourne's fighting style from the films. Whilst fighting your adrenaline bar will fill, complete a segment and you can perform a takedown that will involve a gorgeous looking environmental move. Unfortunately even this can get boring.

The one thing that is hard to criticise, are the graphics even though the characters are not modelled upon the actors that portray them in the films.

The Bourne Conspiracy is going to take even the most novice of players under 10 hours to complete and the fact that there is no multiplayer mode, means that this the game has no real sustainability.

SCORE 6 / 10

9:03am Friday 18th July 2008

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