In the game, the player assumes the roles of both New York scriptwriter Jack Driscoll and the giant gorilla, King Kong, as they struggle to survive the threats of Skull Island in 1933.

However, the DS version received negative reception due to bugs, poor AI and technical issues, while the PSP version received mixed reviews, with critics liking the inclusion of a multiplayer mode, but criticizing the shorter campaign length.

Upon release, the game received positive reviews, with critics praising the game's immersive environments, action sequences, the voice acting, with the cast winning the 'Best Cast' award at the 2005 Spike Video Game Awards and ability to play as two protagonists throughout the game. The film's cast members reprise their roles. It was released on PC and sixth generation platforms and a Nintendo DS version on November 21, 2005, while it was released on November 22, 2005, on the Xbox 360 as a launch title, as well as a Game Boy Advance version titled Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World also, a PlayStation Portable version was released December 20, 2005. The game de-emphasizes the role of a heads-up display, with the developers explaining that this conceivably would help players to get further immersed into the game (although the HUD can be turned on in the settings). The King Kong segments are played from a third-person perspective, while human levels are played from a first-person perspective. Players use firearms and spears as Jack and punch, grab and use objects/corpses as Kong, to defend against and fight creatures on Skull Island.

The game allows players to play as both Jack Driscoll and King Kong. The game follows New York scriptwriter Jack Driscoll through Skull Island, as he attempts to save love interest Ann Darrow who has been sacrificed by the island's natives to the giant gorilla King Kong. The game was created in collaboration between the film's director Peter Jackson and game designer Michel Ancel. Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (also known as Peter Jackson's King Kong, or simply King Kong) is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Ubisoft, based on the 2005 film King Kong.

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