Took me by surprise

User Rating: 8.1 | Advent Rising XBOX
One of my friends let me borrow this game and from what gamespot said about it i wasnt really looking forward to this game too much but it is actually a techincally sound, and entertaining game.

Gameplay 8/10
The flick targeting thing is pretty cool, sometimes i wish you had a reticule and you could just auto target with that since i will often forget to use it in a fight. It still works out pretty well through the game though. I also liked the pyschic abilities and i thought they were well implemented i just wished you could use more than two at a time without having to switch.

Graphics 7/10
I guess this would look good on an HDTV. The cutscenes are done pretty well, there arent any graphical flaws while playing the game but at times they do seem a little muddy and probably could have been made a little sharper and more refined. Overall they were very good though. Explosions were done very well by the way.

Sound 9/10
Great musical score pretty good lip syncing for the cutscenes. Guns all sound very loud varied which is what you always need in any kind of shooter. Not much to mention, i would have given it a ten but i noticed the sound sometimes shorts out for a few seconds at a time in high combat areas.

Value 7/10
Dont see myself coming back to play this game unless its just to play a few of the more memorable parts in the game. Multiplayer mode is there but isnt that great.

Overall a great game, dont buy it, instead rent it, beat it, and have plenty of fun.