Although many would argue that I could have christened my new console with a better game, I think that this has got a lot more flak than it deserves. The gameplay is extremely fun and challenging and all the akrid have their own tactics required to take them down and you need the right weapons. The AI is extremely aggressive and you need to be on the ball as they'll be attacking you from more angles than pythagoras ever thought of. The graphics are absolutely superb, from the snow flicking up of the rolling akrid, to the motion blur as things whizz past you, and the sumptuous rocket explosions going off as you roll out of the way heroically. The story is good enough to keep you involved, not amazing, but if you liked devil may crys or onimushas then it is similar to that in terms of depth. The VS's are so fun to use and can be outfitted with a huge amount of weapons including EMF blades later on :o)
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Although many would argue that I could have christened my new console with a better game, I think that this has got a lot more flak than it deserves. The gameplay is extremely fun and challenging and all the akrid have their own tactics required to take them down and you need the right weapons. The AI is extremely aggressive and you need to be on the ball as they'll be attacking you from more angles than pythagoras ever thought of. The graphics are absolutely superb, from the snow flicking up of the rolling akrid, to the motion blur as things whizz past you, and the sumptuous rocket explosions going off as you roll out of the way heroically. The story is good enough to keep you involved, not amazing, but if you liked devil may crys or onimushas then it is similar to that in terms of depth. The VS's are so fun to use and can be outfitted with a huge amount of weapons including EMF blades later on :o)
There are loads of achievements for finding secret things in the level to keep you going, and a huge gamerscore reward for finishing it on the deadly extreme level. Honestly, if you like zone of the enders and other 3rd person capcom games like DMC i really reccommend you purchase this, it's a steal at 40 notes with this being perfect for people who like good games and love collectors editions of games. This features a really nice art book along with a good tin and acompletely exlcusive multiplayer map which wont be seen on regulars editons till the summer. All in all its really good but it all depends on weather or not you want a cheaper regular or more expensive collectors edition.