

Luckily, most of the jokes aren't so juvenile, including video game cracks that make fun of red exploding barrels, game-violence controversies, and even Ubisoft's own games, like Far Cry 3 and Assassin's Creed. Nor do you need to know the past to understand that calls of "no" during a consensual sex scene would have been inappropriate in any decade. You don't need to know the '80s to get Rex's repeated oral sex gags, of which there are far too many. Meanwhile, you "rent" (that is, collect) VHS tapes of movies with titles like Bourne to Dance this particular film features a special teacher showing his student "the kind of love he's never known before…the love of dance." She taught me that winners don't use drugs." It's a corny line right out of a War on Drugs-era public service announcement, but in the context of an offer to have dragon blood injected into Rex's veins.

Consider this dialogue: "I swore an oath to a special lady. Biehn's forced rasp is the perfect complement to Rex's nationalist badassery, and his sincere line delivery makes several scenes all the more hysterical. Rex is voiced by '80s mainstay Michael Biehn, better known for appearing in films like The Terminator (as Kyle Reese) and Aliens (as Dwayne Hicks). Low-resolution cutscenes introduce you to Rex Colt, cybercommando. Nevertheless, it's hard not to be charmed from the moment it begins. Well, perhaps Blood Dragon isn't quite that valuable. At $15, it's a better deal than every Cabbage Patch Kid you ever loved, every Tears for Fears record you ever spun, and every Muppet Babies episode you ever viewed. This downloadable spin-off of 2012's Far Cry 3 is a fantastically entertaining first-person shooter with more clever dialogue and action-packed hours than most full-priced games. Now Playing: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon - Video Reviewĭon't worry, though: if the 1980s are before your time, or if you don't retain any nostalgia for the decade of parachute pants and the Brat Pack, Blood Dragon stands on its own without relying on references, though it packs in plenty of them. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
