Amazing stategy/ 3rd person shooter game that has to be on everyones list

User Rating: 9.5 | Senjou no Valkyria PS3
Story: the story is about squad 7 a small team of soldiers who now fight to save the homeland of gallia from the imperials who have invaded. The cutscenes are absolutely amazing done in a sort of anime style look, in doing so it manages to look one of a kind. The story makes you want to continue just to see what happens next
Gameplay: You navigate the different game parts through what is known as book mode the first tab to mention is the main story or episode tab, here you can progress the story or after you have beaten the game return to different missions to replay them to get a better score. The second tab is the headquarters tab which is where you go to build your team, upgrade your soldiers and equip the weapons they acquire, and upgrade your tank. You can also unlock other tabs later like the war cemetary which you can go to learn certain orders. Finally the third tab is the skirmish tab which you can play skirmishes their for experience or weapons. The gameplay when on the battlefield is one of a kind becuase unlike most strategy games where you click a soldier and tell them where to go and they go there, instead you choose a a character then you directly control them to wherever you want them to go to make it fair the soldiers have a little bar that gradually depletes as you move around when it runs out your character stops he or she can still turn around but the can't move anymore unless you chose them again but if you do you can move them around for about two thirds of their original distance. When you engage combat mode a targeting reticule appears with a circle around it, that circle indicates where the shots could go, the circle gets smaller the higher the rank of the weapon. Enemy combat is very detailed in that they will strategize for example your guy is approaching their base they will actually sacrifice their weak but fast moving scout so that your guy will turn to shoot at the scout exposing his back.
Graphics: Truly amazing their anime art style is a welcome change from the usual realistic art style seen in every game.
Overall: I say this game will keep you coming back even after beating the game becuase of the wanting to get a better score on each level and the absolutely beautiful art style, truly a wonderful game