King Kong is set to be the biggest event movie of the year. With more special effects shots than all The Lord of the Rings trilogy put together. When he entered the room he just immediately told me that he'd played my game and finished it. It was our first meeting, Ancel later confides, and I was really, really stressed. With King Kong and its particulars nascent in his genius-beard, a meeting was hastily arranged in the leafy environs of Beverty Hills. While we were all sitting through the 19th ending of The Return Of The King, Peter Jackson was playing a certain game called Beyond Good & Evil and was loving every minute of it. A precarious rope bridge level has all the tension you'd expect from knowing that giant beasties are all around and death is just a slippery step away. The jungle provides plenty of inspiration for weapons, too - spears can be made on the fly - as well as making for some exciting set pieces.
The film's stars are here in force, specifically Jack Black, helping you and each other out with some impressive survival Al. It's very survival-based - running through the mist-drenched jungle, chased by either enraged natives, irate giant monkeys, ravenous dinosaurs or bizarrely-sized jungle creatures. Speaking of which, while you're in the Adrian Brody role, the experience is one of merely trying to work out how to remain uneaten. The brutal nature of these fights - headbutts, POP-style agility, even grabbing a T-Rex's jaw and ripping it off at one point - combined with the emotionally charged visual style of Kong (wonky mouth, jutting teeth, slightly thick' look - at least when he's not roaring and ripping dinosaur limbs apart) instantly elevates the titular monkey far above the usual bland one-dimensional gaming monsters.
Going beyond the film's narrative has provided Ancel with the scope to carve a truly inspired action ride, and switching perspectives at key plot points from man to ape and back again is a novel way to beast, even if those moments appear to be extended punch-ups with dinosaurs.
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