An excpetionally well thought out game that is hindered by some slight problems which prevent this game from getting a 5 star rating in my book. The jumping certaintly is one of the worst parts of this game and certainly does help to make this game less enjoyable. However the atmosphere and the mood created are second to none as you roam the streets and Catacombs of England searching for the dark genius Alex Crowley. While most of the gameplay relies heavily upon hack and slash elements, and arcade style gameplay it is in the overall execution that this game succeeds. The creators have done a fine job of recreating the dark times which plaque the game world and have created some of the best monsters in a horror videogame, standing stride for stride with games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, althogh Silent Hill does have this game topped in terms of sheer terror and horror that is created from the link between the player and the monsters, as truly Silent Hill's monsters are a perversion of reality, and some of the most intriquing monsters ever created. The sequel to this game does fall a little bit short of what I would have expected, although I do enjoy the finishing moves that you are able to execute in NC2. Definitely worth picking up, especially because of the cheap price that you can pick it up for, the game seems to be so inexpensive on this sight that you probably will be paying more for the shipping than for the game itself. By the way the best time to play this game is right before Halloween, as that was when it was originally released, and I'm sure the creators intended that the season be around you when playing this game, just an idea though. Thanks for ya time ya all. Yeah yeah.