Barozi on 05 February 2010
IGN UK:
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| out of 10 | click here for ratings guide |
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| 9.5 | Presentation It may be another go on the same merry-go-round, but the music, the aesthetic, the strangeness and the horror remain ten times more arresting than any other mainstream shooter. |
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| 8.5 | Graphics It's not the Unreal 3 engine at its absolute best - characters still tend to be pudding-faced, for instance. The visual style more than makes up for technical shortcomings, though. |
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| 8.5 | Sound Excellent music, inevitably, but the voice-acting can be a little too B-movie, while some of the narration becomes grating. |
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| 9.0 | Gameplay As a game in which you kill lots of people from a first-person view, its mechanics are more interesting and rewarding than any contempory. In turn, this makes for an unusual but confident multiplayer. |
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| 8.5 | Lasting Appeal The story and characterisation feels a little too flat to warrant a second playthrough in search of alternate endings, but replays do mean you'll try out new toys. |
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| 9.0 |
OVERALL (out of 10 / not an average) |
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