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Well i have been playing the game for the majority of the day now and what can i say its bioshock with improved combat mechanics. I still love the city of rapture and my insane need for loot is being satisfied which is also nice. Not too far into the single player at the moment because believe it or not i have been ranking up in the online mode which at first i was not convinced but hey its actually quite fun once you get in to it. If anyone fanncies some online frag action then hit me up with a friend request my gamertag for for 360 is warrier22. Bottom line if you liked bioshock one then you will i would imagine like this and really thats as good of an opinion as i can give :)

Fair point being in the UK my bombcast day is usually wednesday but i should prob re - edit my title

Its  time go and pick up bioshock 2 people i will post my impressions once i have dug into it a bit. Also if anyone wants to add me for some online plasma induced action then add me my gamertag is warrier22

aye rent is the way to go with this title

Well i am glad this review has helped you out

They are certainly the weakest aspect of the game and the 10 challanges you have to do just seem like they are there to pad the length of the game out. The last 3 are not terrible but after the early circles they are a let down it has to be said. All the scale that you had an idea of in the first couple of circles is non existant towards the end i am sorry to say.

Yeah i am dissapointed but i hope my blog will ensure people dont make the same mistake

Well i have not blogged for a while as i have been very busy with work and everything else in my crazy old life i really do need to invest in a device to stop time so i dont lose so much of it doing work related things. Anyway onto the topic that is the heading of my blog post i will attempt to convey my feelings on the game mentioned hope this helps anyone that may be thinking of making a purchase:-
 
Graphics
 
Well as far as graphics go i would say it is a very solid game some of the imagery is infact quite disturbing but it is all relavent to the setting i mean it is hell after all and you
certainly get the idea.  The initial circles certainly have that kind of wow factor but i have to admit the second half of the game loses the scale that you get a glimpse of early
in the game. All the art direction through out the game though is first class and credit really has to go to the art team and they have thought up some truly twisted and memorable monsters to fight against.  Dante moves quite well and his animations are fine especially some of the kill animations that he has can be quite satisfying all be it a bit repetative towards the end. Each one of the monsters that you fight all look very good and the animation on them is solid most of the time all though a bit more variety in the different types of monsters might have been nice. Over all it is a very good looking game with a solid art design and represents the circles of hell and its source material very well. 
 
Sound
 
Sound wise again nothing amazing but still solid none the less, the voice acting across the board is also quite good with no one character being a stand out but all of them putting in solid performances. The sound effects are the usual mix of hack and slash type of effects present in most games of this genre and the muscial score is what you would expect given the source material. I dont have a huge amount to say about the sound mainly because it is nothing special it does what it needs to do for the title thats for sure.
 
Controls
 
I did not want to make the comparison too often between this and GOW but at this point i find that i really have no choice because if you have played GOW especially then you will be right at home with the controls. They are smooth and responsive and do the job that they need to do to help you slice up more and more enimies, there is nothing unique or inoventive with them but they are like the rest of the game in the sense they are solid and do what they need to do. 
 
Gameplay
 
Well here is where the big comparisons are going to take place in this review of dantes inferno so i will try not to mention GOW too many times as i am well aware that a game should be reviews on its own merit. The game has you going from one area to the next slicing an ever increasing amoubnt of enemies as you journet through the 9 circles of hell. Progression is often stopped by gates/flame walls that you must defeat a certain number of enemies in order to progress which is standard for this genre recent games like bayonetta have also done this. There is an occasional lever/block puzzle but these are few and far between and do not provide any realy challange in the grand scheme of things. One element of the game that is kind of unique is ability to punish or absolve enemies once you have worn them down which ever you decide to do will add experience to either your holy or unholy skill trees. Its a nice addition that adds a bit of extra depth to the combat in the game, relics that you get can also be equiped to dante in order to give him perks so to speak. 
 
Lastability
 
Well for my first playthrough it took me about 10 hours on normal difficulty setting there are no points for finishing the harder difficulty settings in the game however you can carry over your abilitys for a second playthrough if you want. When i played it on easy for the collectables on the second playthrough it took me just over 5 hours so its not very long in the grand scheme of things. There is a gates of hell mode that opens which pits you against 60 waves of enemies once you have finished the game which might be worth a look to some people.
 
Final thoughts
 
 Well i would say i had fun with the game while it lasted i would recommend people rent the game due to the length and the lack on incentive to play through the game again unless your playing for the full 1000 points. With GOW 3 out next month its hard to say go out and buy the game but if you havea  bit of extra cash then give it a go its not a bad game just nothing amazing. Hope this review helped people out and feedback is always welcome as i am going to start to write more of these reviews.

Hey ppl as you have gathered by the topic title i have odst and require some people to jump into firefight with. My gamertag is warrier22 so feel free to add me and we can shoot some covenant ass sometime. I am in the UK so for my american friends sometimes i may not be on but feel free to add me all the same.

Yeah both of the above points are correct in this climate. Yeah shadow complex was a wise purchase and def exceeded my expectations as a downloadable title thats for sure