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User Rating: 6.5 | ShellShock 2: Blood Trails X360
Ok so the first Shellshock was a good game. It had a great vibe to it and was a geniune and fun war shooter. When i heard there was a sequel i was pleased to hear it. But then i saw they turned it into a vietnam horror FPS which suprised me and sort of alarmed me. None the less the trailer looked promising.
Now that i've played it and im on the last level now i can give a feedback. Well sort of, the reason its sort of is because there are so many good things and so many bad things about it. The good things are that the graphics can look great! it can be quite scary at times. They also got the tone great the intro has such an apocolypse now feel to it. And its brutally gory as hell. The down sides? well after 4 levels you've pretty much seen all the brutal gore animation, there arent alot of weapons to choose from, its very very dark most of the time. And while its scary its only because there flying at you when you cant see anything!.
There is also an annoying fact that even thought your in a war you seem to be on your own an awful lot. Then again even if you weren't alone the A.I wont save you as it can be awful. While this review seems like im destroying the game, the truth is you have to play it to relise that while all this is correct. It doesnt stop it from being fun.

Graphics: There great when you can actually see them. There not Gears of War standard. But there hold there own.

Sound: Mixed bag really. Can be dodgy at times but it has some good moments too. Some pretty good infected FX too.

Gameplay: Samey but fun at the same time. The odd button bash bits help break it up a little too.

**** Box: Poor A.I, Too dark!, Not enough weapons, very linear, too short.

Overall: Its defo worth a rent if your a fan of the horror genre. I wouldn't say its worth the 40 bats but if you get it in an offer its worth buying.