Difficulty:

Hard

Time Spent:

10 Hours or Less

The Bottom Line:

"Ambitious"

This game is unique in that it's a first person shooter, but it mainly focuses on melee combat; many times, you're pick up objects within the game to use against enemies and there are plenty of both. It's one of the few games that are shooters that reward players for their accomplishments; if you did everything perfectly during one chapter, then you obtain better equipment. It also adds an interesting crime scene investigation twist, with gadgets and logical reasoning.

Many of the enemies in this game are pretty tough considering the majority of the time you will be brawling your opponents. If you don't pick up on the unique combat system early, the game gets hard and fast.

The storyline is somewhat interesting, but the main character acts more like a antagonist towards people rather than a protagonist, which can sometimes contradict his actions; however, being in the state that he is in could give reason to his bipolar attitude.

Depending on your tastes in story lines, this game seems to have a storyline that is pretty depressing and doesn't exactly make much sense, but ambiguity can be preferable for those who want to analyze certain sequences of the video game.

Once you've finished the campaign, there are several other modes. There's on-line multiplayer, but there aren't very many people playing it. It also as little side missions that are timed and have objectives, but there just aren't very many of them though.

While the game is somewhat enjoyable, I found it to be just a rental. I didn't finish the game mainly due to a glitch that overwrote the previous save, which, hopefully, not too many people encounter; that alone made me quit. For some, this game may be fun and interesting, but I didn't enjoy it enough to try and progress through it again.