This game is pure fun! Gamespot score is shameful and unjustified.
In short: the game is hellafun. Graphics are sweet enhanced for dx10, gameplay is tight and totally satisfying once you get the hang of the swinging and other mechanics and environments are pretty and well-designed.
The minor flaws I found so far are:
1. The lack of keyboard/mouse instructions for the tutorial messages (only for controller), which forces you to check the key bindings in the control menu to learn which is which.
2. No graphics options to manually tweak.
These are negligible, however, since the game looks and plays great on its own and the controller symbols are just a minor annoyance. Once you learn the basic controls and mechanics the game is a blast with fun moves, combat, physics!
Truly a grossly underrated game. Try it for yourself or search youtube for gameplay videos to be convinced.