Greatest sensation of power ever in a videogame! Awesome visuals, too!
User Rating: 8.2 | Ninety-Nine Nights X360
Ninety-Nine Nights is one of those games where it is what you make it. What I mean is, if you keep an open mind a actually play the game in the manner it was intended to be played, then it is a very high quality title. However, i have noticed that many reviewers fail to grasp many of the intricacies which make this a standout title. First and foremost, if you enjoy hack and slash style gameplay at all, this game is for you. N3 has brought this genre of games to the next generation of gaming in full force. it has every technical aspect of the combat nailed. it gives you a great sensation of making contact with your enemies, has a very expansive combo system, excellent characters that are all fun to play with yet all feel pretty different. the number of enemies and allies onscreen at once is amazing. the battles truly feel epic, as the number of bodies onscreen at once can reach numbers up to 500 at a time. the most amazing part about this is that the graphics are not sacrificed in order to deliver this many people onscreen at once. the characters are all very detailed including the characters you dont get to play as. many games only concentrate on making the main characters look good, however, N3 goes above and beyond. it also adds some great RPG elements which include an indepth stat modifying item inventory system, leveling up your character so that they can carry more items and use more powerful moves and weapons that they find, as well as in depth stat tracking for your performance. there are a large number of items to collect in the game, many are rare. the most interesting thing about the game is that is has no apparent difficulty setting. it is possible to carve your way through many parts of the game using only a few attacks. however, many of the items can be worn to put you at a disadvantage, thus allowing you to custom taylor the games difficulty to your own preferences. I really enjoyed the story in this game as well. instead of making you sit through cutscene after cutscene between levels, N3 takes a much different approach to story telling. not only does it integrate cutscenes seemlessly into the gameplay, but it also tells a very non linear story. Each character gives you a different perspective of the same conflict and often times the same battle you played with one character will end much differently with another. the interesting thing about the story to me was that it showed you the positive and negative aspects of each characters motivations and decisions by showing you the different ways the same situation can be perceived. Ninety-Nine Nights is a stellar action title, with as much depth as you personally are willing to look for. It gives you an incredible sensation of power, more so than any other game. At very least rent this game, it is certainly worth a playthrough if not a few.
