Hellgate Rocks. It is wicked fun that grows on you very quickly.

User Rating: 10 | Hellgate: London PC
By gaz-420 | Review Date:
I am one of the people that has been waiting for this game and following it since it's inception. I can see how the game can turn some people off. If you are looking for an FPS game, look elsewhere. If your PC is marginal for gaming, look elsewhere. I truly believe the game is made for the guys that have the $2500.00 + PC's. I don't think that the graphics are dated, especially if you can run it in DX10 with most of the settings turned up, such as extreme pixel shader. I have yet to have a crash, and have been playing for hours. I have only tried the evoker class, so I couldn't tell you if other classes have bugs. The one I picked is friggin' awesome!!.

Example of computer needed to run this game and get the full graphic benefit:

I have 3 PC's in my house with Vista. One of the has a C2duo E6300 OC's to 2.4ghz, 2g RAM and a 8800GTS 320. When we turn on dx10, it is almost unplayable, but in direct X 9 with modest settings, it works well and is very playable. But the graphics to look a little dated.

My PC on the other hand, has a E6850 @ 3.8ghz with 4G RAM (64bit vista), 2x8800GTX, and I can play @ 1600x1200 with everything all the way turned up except for AA, which I turn on Medium, and it is as smooth as glass!! (turn off vsync!!) And it is absolutely gorgeous!! Most likely I will use this game to show off the graphic power of my PC it looks so good.

The only thing I can see as dated is the way your character runs. It is a little stiff. And, the voice acting is not the best, but it is not the worst. I feel these quirks are made up for with the great gameplay.

As far as gameplay goes, it is not like anything else, but very easy to play, learn, and get addicted to. I can't wait to try more of the clasees. I think this may be one of those games that people will hate or love, but not really much for middle ground.

I say if you have a bangin' system, it is a must have, but for those with lower end rigs, you may want to wait until a price drop and an upgrade.

Also, I have not tried the multiplayer, but that is not why I bought this game. Still, I plan on trying it soon.

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