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Average Overall Score Given: 6.00000 / 10
Total Forum Posts: 3
Reviews
Batman Vengeance
Overall: This is a fun game if you get past the graphic flaw. Batman takes you in and out of different situations, sometimes too cut up with cutscenes, but entertaining to me anyway. I agree with other posters about a too low rating. This is not the best but if this is the worst then even Batman cant rescue the Xbox. Gameplay: I liked the way Batman flies about, fights thugs and the like. It has a rather funny AI at times, funny meaning characters have no sense. Could use longer levels, at least at first. The story gets over complicated at the end, and just when you've mastered the Batwing and Batmobile you end up not using them again. This is unreasonably fustrating, to have a game skill and not use it. Still it is fun to use the available tools and the levels can get challenging but not over difficult.
Graphics: This is the bullet that killed the Bat. I'm not saying it's bad, just that it's different. The developers tried to follow the cartoon animation with the dark and the vacant faces (on thugs). I would have liked to see more departure from the cartoon as the game looks slightly unfininshed compared to what the xbox can do.
Audio: The voice acting works here. They all sound as they should, a cartoon come to life. The defeat of some lesser thugs is repetative, the same groan after groan. Music wise was fitting to the mood of the game but not something thats Top 40
Suggestions: Dark Tomorrow should let you play with Bat toys longer, and not let the graphics hide in the shadows.
Overall Score: 8.0 / 10
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
Overall: Horror at it's best, at first. Walk around, talk awhile, swing a pointy stick at some creepy creep. Then this title starts to go silently downhill. Gameplay: The question is what gameplay. You walk around from cutscene to cutscene. When you actually do something you just get from point A to point B with no room for innovation or discovery. A good effort for those who want to see a good horror, a bad effort for those who want to play a game.
Graphics: A bit grainy for my taste. You could probably turn it down or make it darker. Never explored those options. Still the overall effect is a beautiful game visually, good lighting, fog is a bit much, fits the mood though. You can tell a lot of work went into the animations, and the few creatures that lurk around.
Audio: The music scared me more then the visuals. A couple of monsters is expected in games, but the music is purely creepy. I got some shivers down the spine, and I must say teh voice work is remarkable
Suggestions: More action, less reaction
Overall Score: 4.0 / 10
