Bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Worse still, that's the full extent of the combat. You can level up Paxton's speed and strength by hitting the punching bag or pumping iron in the yard, but you never unlock any new moves or combos. Nor will you ever get your hands on a gun, or a shiv, or anything at all that could be remotely classified as a weapon. By the time you've finished the first two out of the game's nine chapters, you've basically seen everything Prison Break: The Conspiracy has to offer gameplay-wise.
But persist with it and you'll be treated to awkwardly timed quicktime events, generic characters playing critical roles (clearly the actors who played Haywire, Dr Tancredi and a few others didn't want anything to do with this heap), and a distinct lack of Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell. The manipulative psychopath's voice and likeness is in there for sure, but given that he's arguably the most interesting character in the history of the series, it's a shame he only makes a few sporadic appearances in the game.
Closing Comments
The events of Prison Break: The Conspiracy run concurrently with those of the series' first season. It's outcome is the same – they escape – and it doesn't reveal anything that will please fans or cast new light on the show's characters or plot lines. If you're an absolute Prison Break diehard, don't buy this game – steal a copy instead, surrender yourself to the police and then get sent to an actual jail – because serving a real sentence couldn't possibly be harder time than this.