The reason it is a 5 star for me is beacuse out of all the other games i have played i have never got stressed out with this game, even when i die! (which is a very big thing for me!)
I find the combos (to kill things) in this game are very entertaining and are all you need. The AI chararacters are fantastic as you see them actually getting stuck in.
Overall very entertaing for me on all levels. (If you are a spartan total warrior fan you'll love this)

Good:
+The game is beautifully put together, with you being able to freely roam around the land without constant loading times or glitchy graphics.
+The game balances brute force attacks with subtle stealth aspects, forcing players to think about what they're doing. You can't just charge in 'all guns blazing'
+ That 'Epic' feel. When you've amassed you're army and you're marching on the enemy fortress, or midway through a massive battle, you've get that 'Oh My God, this is awesome!' feeling

Bad:
- The games a bit short. 3 'Worlds' with about 8-9 missions each. Could've made it a bit longer.
- Missions can be a bit repetative. Go here - Save this clan - Do a job for them - return - they're now part of your army
-The battles suffer from some slowdown (although, with over 100 AI on the screen, you'd expect this).
-Sound. The battles don't sound too realistic. With over 100 AI fighting, you'd expect more noise!

Appeals to:
I'd say this game would appeal to the crowd that like to pick up a game every now and then and do one or 2 short missions, or people with that 'GTA' syndrome, that like to sometimes just wander around the virtual world to kill some free time.

I've not had any problems with loading like some people have mentioned. Maybe I was lucky.

i've played cod4,assassains creed,uncharted and they are brill games but i have to say this game is as good as the best it isnt quite better but its still brilliant.

Its a really vicious game but it is created beutifully the battle scenes are amazing and really well thought out everything is just perfect.

oh and by the way ive finished this game twice and found no problems such as glitches "lucky", i don't know.

Just finished this games yesterday, and I had a lot of fun with it. One of the few games where I wanted to pick it up any free time I had to do the next stage. Good points are good story (with the great BRIAN BLESSED shouting as always!), good graphics, amazing variety of gory kills and some nice cut scenes. However a couple things let it down, the lack of variety and the length of the game, probably completed it in less than 20 hours. However very enjoyable, and definately recommended at the lower price!

Viking: Battle for Asgard is a very nice hack-and-slash game. It's really not difficult to play and is still very enyoable. The huge battles with thousands of soldiers really makes the game supurb.