This is another game which re-invents the wheel so well that people forget that they've played better games before.  It's very pretty, very loud, very violent...very all the things people like in games these days.

At the same time it's camera is practically non-existent, it's controls are just okay, and the combat consists of as much button-smashing as you can whittle together.  Sure, there are combos, but there's nothing particularly different about the way I play this and the way my niece "Smash all the buttons at once" plays this.  By the time I advance far enough into the game where this starts to become more strategic, I'm already bored.

If you're into the linear big boss fights-type stuff, knock yourself out.  Me?  I had more fun (and better control of the game) playing Psi-Ops and GTA.  This is like a platformer on steroids.  Very large, nigh-unswallowable steroids.

Sidenote: T.C. Carson does the lead voice, and sounds good.
This is another game which re-invents the wheel so well that people forget that they've played better games before. It's very pretty, very loud, very violent... very all the things people like in games these days. At the same time it's camera is practically non-existent, it's controls are just okay, and the combat consists of as much button-smashing as you can whittle together. Sure, there are combos, but there's nothing particularly different about the way I play this and the way my niece "Smash all the buttons at once" plays this. By the time I advance far enough into the game where this starts to become more strategic, I'm already bored. If you're into the linear big boss fights-type stuff, knock yourself out. Me? I had more fun (and better control of the game) playing Psi-Ops and GTA. This is like a platformer on steroids. Very large, nigh-unswallowable steroids. Sidenote: T. C. Carson does the lead voice, and sounds good.