Awesome hack 'n' slash fest with the master of melee. Always a joy to play and a MUST for Conan fans of any level.
The operatic musical score that blast out on the main menu really sets the mood for the entire game giving you a sense that something big is about to happen and heads are gonna roll !
The game has a good story line, its no GTA4 of course but its perfect for Conan and just what you'd expect of the mighty barbarian and should keep you interested and immersed as the story progresses.
The Graphics are fantastic. My only gripe about the graphics is that the characters sometimes look a bit cartoony and detatched from the scene but that only happens in close up action and dosnt detract from the gameplay, I imagine if they made it ultra realistic on the graphics side then those pesky censors would be waving their dissaproving finger of self righteousnes.
The main thing in this game is of course getting to hack and slash your way through hoards of enemies as the mighty Conan and the game delivers superbly on this front.
The fighting system is simple but the amount of combos and devastating finishing attacks you can get from it will keep you amused and grinning with wicked delight as you master each new way to 'crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women' !
The enemies in this game are quite varied, not just in looks either but in skill, fighting style, special moves and even personality and should keep you on your toes as you learn their attack patterns so you sneak in a parry and unleash one of the gruesome and over the top finishing moves.
One of my favourite things is the end bosses. I normaly hate end bosses because they are normaly dull and overpowered for no good reason other than to annoy you, however the end bosses in Conan are excellent and also very varied. I wont go into much detail about them because its best that you see for yourself.
The ways in which you finish off these end bosses is one of the most satisfying things in the game, the brutality and violence is at its peak in these scenes and the game maker manages to keep you in the action with a series of buttons you must press to keep the scene rolling rather than simply switching to a cut scene, oh and dont worry, the button combos at the end of the boss scenes are easy to get and shouldnt have you howling at the moon in frustration because you have to keep going back to learn the sequence.
I recomend Conan to anyone, it wont be the best game in your collection but it will be one of those games that somehow you cant bring yourself to trade in at the game store because its just too much fun to come back to for some out and out violent fun.
One last thing i'll say is that youv just watched any of the Conan movies then i defy anyone who dosnt immediately want to play the Conan game.
Just buy it, its probably super cheap to pick up by now so you cant loose and it beats the snot out of Viking : battle for asgard !