The controls were great and you have a lot of freedom in the game. The character you control moves quick and can pull off deadly combos. For combat you have a sword, a bow, bombs, and sword javelin things. You will mainly use your sword as your weapon because changing weapons is annoying during battle and you have limited ammo of everything, except slashing people with your sword- you can do that all day for free(don't we just live in a marvelous world?). Overall a good game; I would recommend getting it if you want an exciting, short, easy adventure game. There are also pickpocketing and interrogation challenges where you either have to steal a key out of a bag of objects (you have a limited time, and it can be difficult getting around the objects) or you have to pressure point people to make them talk (they require good timing and quick reflexes). You can also buy sword and lifebar upgrades giving you more health or making your sword do more damage. If you use the correct combos and have good hand-eye coordination this game will be a cynch. If you like the first one I recommend trying out the second game which I haven't tried yet, but I'm sure it will not disappoint (it was rated higher than the first one.