Fight Club is basically a one or two player fighting game that pits characters from the film (including a badly deformed Jack and Tyler) against each other in combat. There are 14 characters in all, some of which have to be unlocked, and they have various fighting styles. Some of them work better with grappling moves while others have a street fighting approach that allows for some quick combos.

The problem is, Genuine Games tried to make it a playable fighter and didn't really apply any personality. There are different fighters here to choose from but they mostly play the same, with no real differences to make them stand out. Even Tyler doesn't offer any sort of manic style, like he showed off in the film. The gameplay is your typical generic tap-tap combo build, with only some counters and throws to break things up. You can toss enemies into new environments, but the impact here isn't that great.

The game looks average at best. The characters look alright but are slightly deformed, and their animation can at times be herky-jerky. The environments are well-detailed but don't really offer much in terms of diversity, as they're dank settings that get a bit tiresome. However, there is one cool thing worth noting. You are able to break limbs, and, as you do so, the game switches to an internal X-ray view to show the break inside the skeleton, but this gets boring quick.

Sound-wise, Fight Club fails miserably. There is some music lifted from the movie, but it quickly becomes repetitive. The sound effects are bland, offering nothing above your average beat-em-up sounds, and the voicework...well, this is just sad. The voiceovers for a lot of the characters are unconvincing and don't match up to the actors in the film at all.

There are a variety of stage modes, including a training mode that's a bit frustrating at first, the typical versus mode, and a survivor mode (how original), but the game's saving grace that really keeps it from the absolute pits is probably the Xbox Live component. You can fight against someone online or create your own fighter and allow them to mature with each fight they endure, but be careful! Too many broken bones or losses will result in you having to restart from scratch. There's also some downloadable content, but by now it should be apparent that I don't want you to buy this game!

Fight Club should have never been made into a videogame. The movie's memory is tarnished by this dull fighting game that fails to capture the spirit of the movie. There's a reason why you shouldn't talk about the Fight Club game. Do yourself a favor and just watch the movie instead.