A really great game made by a really talented studio "Mercury Steam" that it is at its 2nd project & WOAW
User Rating: 9 | Clive Barker's Jericho PC
1st i want to say that this game can not be a non-liniar expierence i've seen some reviews from some sites & well they aren't right ////because the game is based on Clive Barker's story .... so it has a plot , a beggining & an end ...thats the way of all great novels ! I have just finished the game today 26-oct 2007 & it tooked me 9 hours & the fact is that because of the supremly solid gameplay i just couldn't get out of my chair .... the story unfolds with style the voice acting is at the top of the class & the presentation just WOOW .... i'm so happy that the guys that made "Scrapland" used theyr own engine that in his own way of style & technology surpasses the unreal 3 engine .... the colors are so real ... the effects are realistic & the sounds especially the ambience music is shooking ..... its like your in a bad dream ! The gameplay is in someways innovative this is the 1st FPS/ tactical that uses the interactive cutscene system like in God of War or Tomb Raider Anniversery .... but i just can not explain in what depth the animation & the feeling is done in such a situation that leaves you breathless .... you olso can control your to teams "alpha" & "omega" each team member is different ...each of them has 2 abilietes & different kinds of unique weapons & do not woory you will net each one to get past some obstacles or to defeat some enemies ....for exemple "Church" can perform some "scripted" prince of persia tricks ( eye candy ) ... to get to the other side of a rippedoff bridge ....."Delgato" the pyro can walk on fire in some areas & can lift heavy stuf like gates & so on ! There are evan some mini puzzles & superb boss battles in wich you have to understand & figure out the way to kill that particular boss & ow & the enemies are well mosnters & in concept they are unique but not only they know how to flank to take cover & you will be surprised by the way they apraoch you ! Alltough the game is an horror i only have gotten scred 2 times ... the rest of the gameplay is highly choatic but stil tactical non the less & you will get most of your thrills from the adrenaline rush that the income hordes of mosters will allways provede & be sure this game is a challenge in some situations ....& just writing this review i remebered that the most succesfull games in history have scripted/liniar storylines ( HALF-LIFE , FEAR , Prince of Persia , etc. ) so i still don't know why ppl are complaining ! By the time that all of the oficial review sites will play the game & speak out theyir impresisons about it the game will be underrated but do not be fooled its a solid , innovative experience that you will never forget & yes its 1one of Clive Barker's best storyies yet ! Try it out .... you have tactics , you have magic , you have thrils & story an allmost perfect game but here & there it has its flaws like .... the autoaim mode that is more suited for console & the bad optimization of the engine that can create probles evan for Crossfire & SLi systems ...i've played it on a 2900 XT with a solid 50+ framerate but from time to time here & there it makes a sudden stop ! Just play the game you won't be disappointed ! 
