I?m a pretty big mark for The Blacklist. It?s not amazing but it?s my kind of show. James Spader?s performance elevates the standard cool and suave genius character who always makes things go their way to something pretty unique and memorable with Raymond Reddington. The Blacklist makes sense to adapt as a narrative driven detective adventure game. While that isn?t what we have here, those elements are present. Some of the character dialogue comes off as super shallow and basic, but some of it could have honestly been lifted directly from the source material. I can practically hear Spader?s voice when Reddington talks. Unfortunately, all the good things this game has to offer are standing behind an FBI level freemium firewall that even Agent Aram with his L33T Haxxor skills couldn?t penetrate. This is The Blacklist: Conspiracy [Free].
Gameloft are the purveyors of this interactive interlude. And interlude is what I would call it. Your time with this game will be brief, and probably fill the space between your time with other games. But at least you know it?ll have that extra level of polish and shine, and holy lord is the artwork in this generally fantastic. What this game is, at its core, is a hidden object game. But it?s more like a turbo hidden object game, or an arcade one. This doesn?t have that meticulous plodding pace or much of an atmosphere. For the most part, things aren?t hidden cleverly using shadows and lighting and color gradients. That does happen from time...