8/10 Another intense, brutal offering from Sega now for Sony PS3!
GRAPHICS 8/10
This does look really nice, given the time between this and Condemned that's to be expected. When this is sat next to other games of a similar genre this does stand out as a particualy nice looking example of the genre. There are a lot of different environments all nicely rendered with a good variety of environments and enemies which all look nice and definately fit the mood of the game, which is a very dark and sinister mood. The environments are all very dark as with Condemned but this fits the mood and does look nice when played in the dark.
STORY 8/10
The story is a bit more fleshed out than that in Condemned there are plenty of in engine cut scenes which explain what is going on as well as optional TV and radio broadcasts, which explain in greater detail what is going on within the game world. The story does feel like nothing really new, basically the main character is an angry drunk how runs around punching things and being angry but at least this is fleshed out quite a bit.
LONGEVITY 9/10
This has a decent lengthed single player campaign as well as packing
multiplayer modes. This was quite a surprising addition but a welcome addition nonetheless. These new mulitplayer modes are your standard deathmatch matches but as this is not an FPS this makes things really interesting. Online matches are really fun free for all brawls between upto 16 people online. This is really fun and definately lenghthens the game as it will take a while to get bored of the online multiplayer. As well as multiplayer there are plenty of unlockables and challenge modes as well so, once the single player is done you don't need to trade in the game as there are still plenty of things to do.
GAMEPLAY 7/10
The gameplay has been updated since the original with new fighting systems. They've put in greater control for the fighting and added a combo system. The combo system works as in some fighting games in that you press a number of buttons in a combination to unleash a certain attack for an increased amount of damage than usual attacks. This a long with all the upgrades does not really seem to fit the mood of the game and creates confusion as to whether the game is a survival horror (a la Condemned: Criminal Origins) or a fighting game or an FPS, this doesn't mean that it's so innovative it can't be defined, it just means that it just seems like a confused game that doesn't quite know what it is. However, it is true that this does pull together gameplay features from other genres to make an enjoyable game.
FUN 8/10
This is another fun game from Sega as there is plenty to do and fighting is an intense affair between you and your attacker. There is a great mood created by the environments and characters and if you really enjoy the whole horror genre then you will most likely enjoy this game a great deal.
OVERALL 8/10
A general improvement in most areas upon the original game with more of the same and a few new ideas and plenty of new game modes thrown in for a lot more value for money. Definately recommended for anyone who is old enough for this game and enjoys the whole horror genre.