This review uses Mr. T approved T-Energy....
Do you like Diablo!? If yes, then chances are, you won't be disappointed with Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, as it is an exact clone, gameplay wise. You get to choose from a few different classes, like the warrior, magician or the temple guardian, which is a rather adorable robot. Players will be able to be a hero or a villain in the campaign of light or shadows. The Seraphim and Shadow Warrior can't choose between campaigns however. Players can jump out of a single player game, and join up with 3 of their friends online or one friend offline. If you own the PC version however, you'll get to go online with 16 people for some good ol' PvP, or 5 players for PvE.
Once you pick your character and god to worship, you'll find yourself constantly hoofing it around the game massive map, slaughtering thousands, upon thousands, of monsters and bad guys, looting their dead corpse and leveling up. You'll be facing a wide array of foes, from rats to more monstrous beings. There are quests just about every where, all of which fit the standard nicely for an RPG. You'll collect things, kill things, escort things, and save things. As hypnotic as it can get, it also gets pretty damn monotonous. This monotonous feeling is only strengthened when you're trying to get to one point from another. There's a day and night cycle as well, in which NPC's act realistically within. If it's night time, you may not find a merchant near his shop, but in his house. Getting around the map is tiresome due to the lack of teleport gates. You may teleport to cities and an activated monolith. Thankfully, players will have access to mounts after they collect enough cash and they do get them fairly quickly.
Ancaria is 22 square miles, filled with plenty of dungeons and caves and it all looks very good. There's a wide variety of regions, ranging from deserts to forests. Each comes with it's own properties like climate and architectures. The audio adds more life to the game. Character dialogue is dull, but never really serious which a kind of humor. Occasionally enemies may break the 4th wall and acknowledge their existence in the game. There's also the usual background music and battle effects which sound pretty good. Sacred 2 even incorporates some music from the metal band Blind Guardian into it's soundtrack.
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is not the best Hack-n-Slash on the market, but it's fun. Anyone who is a fan of Diablo will definitely find themselves immersed in the game for hours, doing quest after quest and obtained powerful loot. Anyone else may want to rent this game before making that final choice on whether or not to purchase this title.