Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8372 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2003-11-14
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: PlayStation2

Play Magazine
"A must-have title for all who'd love adventure, intrigue and talking pigs. 92%."

Manufacturer's Description
In Beyond Good & Evil the vast, peaceful planet of Hyllis has fallen under siege by a relentless alien race. After a desperate struggle to defend her island, a Hyllian named Jade collapses in exhaustion - only to be tormented by disturbing visions. Despite public assurances that the planet has been secured, Jade begins to suspect that there's more to these invasions than the government has disclosed. When a rebel organization reinforces her doubts, Jade begins a harrowing journey to get to the core of the conspiracy.

Armed with her camera, aikido staff, and resolute investigative skills, Jade sets out to expose the truth and to liberate the minds of her deceived people. Pushed to the very edge of her physical and spiritual will, she soon discovers that even these limits are not what they seem... Her quest for the truth knows no bounds.

Customer Reviews

Gaming goodness
I picked the game up cheaply recently, not expecting much from it. I wrote it off a platformer (they're not my cup of tea). I was very, very wrong.
I don't exaggerate when i say, having just finished it, i found it the most rewarding gaming experience in a long time.
BGE is an adventure game, ala Zelda on the 64. Only, it incorporates gameplay elements from almost every popular genre of the past few years, and even brought back memories of games i played 10 years ago. Although mainly based around action and stealth, the game features a little RPGing, vehicle racing, free-roam exploring and puzzle solving, wrapped up in a quirky, but beautiul looking, story driven game, featuring some outrageous characters and genuinelly funny dialogue
There are a few niggles. I literally cruised through it in around 11 hours, due to it being a bit on the short side and the difficuly never being more than a little challenging. But these can also be plus points. It won't cause you to pull your hair out, or lose hours of your life to a game.
I let ICO slip through my fingers. Now i can't find a copy anywhere it. I thing BGE is going to be similar. I'm glad i've got my copy, and wouldn't sell it for the world. I'm looking forward to playing it again someday. highly recommended

excellent
It is so nice to find a really good game! I've lost hours of my life to it already. The landscape is stunning, and you view the characters from so many perspectives. It's also nice just to be able to get on with the game - if you die, then you are returned back to the beginning of the fight, not back to your last save.
The characters also do lots of jumping and climbing on their own, so it's good that you don't have to spend half an hour just trying to jump from one place to another.
It seems really easy to play at the beginning, and the enemy is easy to kill, but that all changes later on.
Theres a side kick pig that goes most places with you, and you can interact with every other character too.
It really kept me interested and entertained - but it might not be for the die hard RPG players, but its great fun, and you get to drive a hovercraft too!
Go on - buy it!!!

Superb but Short...
Wow! This game is incredible! It is an incredibly addictive blend of Stealth, Action, Racing and its own unique ideas. The storyline is surprisingly good - very involving, twisting and almost believable!

The graphics are superb and you will find yourself gasping with amazement as you fly around the peaceful planet of Hillys, where this game is set. Sound is also a plus point, in a french kinda way.

The one problem is length. Other games that arent especially long make up for that by including lots of things to collect and reasons to revisit levels. I completed this game in 2 days only to be just whicked back to the main menu.

But DONT let that put you off. As I said before, this game is absolutely fantastic to play and it really needs people to go out and buy it so hopefully Ubisoft might make a sequel.