Unpolished

User Rating: 3.5 | D.i.R.T. - Origin of the Species PC
By FyreHeart | Review Date:
This is actually a decent game. The gameplay is solid, though the default control scheme seems to assume the player has three hands. I was able to customize it to be quite friendly, though. The major exception is the dodge move, which is almost useless. A jump evade is far more practical. The special powers are a nice touch, though they can be a little tough to target. I usually have to use them in Ghost mode.

Graphics are the most glaring problems with this game. The character models are decent, though the animations tend to be stiff. Several times object seem to fall through walls (half a bookshelf sticking through a solid wall into the hall). Probably funniest of these is when D1rt's hair jumped off her head and floated a foot to her right, revealing a funny, if slightly disturbing, face on the back of her skull!

Sound is good, though nothing jumps out about it. The biggest sound problem is that D1rt's mysterious helper is very hard to understand with his disguised voice.

The story is rather derivative, and it could use a prologue to set the stage. References back to the "campout in Nevada" when you find yourself in New York feel like a disconnect. Still, it does the job.

All in all, a decent game, but not mind blowing. If you're a fan of sci-fi shooters and you're playing Halo for your 15th time, it's worth a look.

Update: I've played it to a standstill twice. Once I reach the airfield, the game simply sticks. I strongly suspect a trigger event isn't firing. Running around the airfield trying to unlock where I obviously need to go eventually results in the game crashing, so I'm revising my score downward.

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