Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10268 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: THQ
• Released on: 2006-02-10
• Platform: Xbox

Customer Reviews

Quirky, Challenging, Weird, Funny
Speaking as a woman it is not often I find a game that I actually like! Most involve constant killing (be it fantasy or military) or sports (take your pick). I love puzzles, so apart from a handful of games (Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, Sphinx (Cursed Mummy) ...) there was never much that appealed to me. I don't mind a little action if it is balanced by good stories, puzzles and other challenges. Killing on its own - nah! Psychonauts turns out to be just such a game. Great story, weird, likeable graphics, music, characters, monsters, minds (dungeons to games aficionados). Some very challenging puzzles and some fun skills for those times when you need to outwit and/or slaughter baddies!

The game is essentially based on the theme of the psyche and psychics, but not quite in the way you might expect. The main character Raz, sneaks into a summer camp and is due to be “expelled” as he is not there legitimately. So he sets about trying to train as a fully qualified Psychonaut in the short time he has before Papa comes to drag him away. This means learning to use his mind in a variety of different ways, which all takes training and challenges to perfect. But as he learns he has to unravel the minds/moods/secrets of different people he encounters by literally going into their minds and dealing with whatever is there.

Given the wealth of games on the market it is an achievement to come up with something original and this is original. If you like Tim Burton then the graphics will suit you as will the humour, the weirdness and the occasional dark under/overtones. If you like games with more than fighting in them then I would strongly recommend this game.

Oh, and my teenage son who is a first person shooter fanatic (Battlefield 2 and Counterstrike take up many of his waking hours) thought this a great game too.

Don't buy your 15th FPS this year, get this instead...
One of the best games i've bought for the xbox. I was getting tired of over hyped FPS games like halo 2 and thought i'd give this a try. My girlfriend is a big platform game fan whilst i prefer hl2 or gta sa, we both enjoyed this.

The game is genuinely funny, enjoyable to play and the graphics are superb. I felt compelled to write my first ever amazon review (albeit very short) to do something to prevent this game from dropping under other gamer's radar to be left unplayed with other seldom discovered gems such as beyond good and evil and stranger's wrath. Quality gameslike this should not be played by less people then purchase soulless creations such as fifa street.

Buy this game and after doing so let others know how much you enjoyed it. If games like this don't sell the next generation will be swamped with thousands of poor FPS and devoid of all humour and genuine creativity.

Psychobabble
Apparently this game didn't sell well in the states last year. That's CRIMINAL quite frankly. This game is one of the most original, whacked out, mentalist, charming, witty and downright 'purtee' games to grace a console.

I'm not a platform fan at heart. But this game's got characters and situations that are so consistently laugh out loud funny you'll not only want to clock it but you'll NEED to hunt down all those beautifully drawn figments. Personality (and great art direction) - as they say goes a loooong way.

In a world of tech driven dross and bland bland sequels it's a pleasure to discover a quirky, original gem that oozes a warped and wonderful imagination.

What are ya waiting for buy the thing ALREADY?!