YMMV / The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian

• Complete Monster: Magus infiltrates Khemet, murdering its lord and an innocent concubine to draw in Mathayus so he may use the Akkadian to find the Sword of Osiris. Magus attempts to exterminate the Akkadian people with his armies, manipulating Mathayus the entire time until he reveals himself after kidnapping Mathayus's brothers for sacrifices. Upon summoning Set, Magus plans to annihilate the world of the living itself to reign over the land of the dead.
• Contested Sequel: Some say that it is a better prequel than Rise of a Warrior thanks to Dwayne Johnson's involvement or some say it deserved to be forgotten compared to the eventual direct-to-video prequel set before it.
• Enjoy the Story, Skip the Game: The story of the game is significantly better than the gameplay.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Magus, thanks to the fact that Billy West voiced him.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Set being the game's Greater-Scope Villain is funnier now that he is also is one in The Mummy (2017).
• Special Effects Failure: Apep's mouth doesn't move when he talks.
• The Problem with Licensed Games: The game was panned for being a bland and repetitive beat 'em up.

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