UNDER RATED. I'm so glad I got it. Get it and get it new. There NEEDS to be a sequel!

User Rating: 10 | Dead to Rights: Retribution X360
First off I truly am glad I went ahead and bought this, new and everything. Namco and Volatile really did a great job, get this and you'll know. This game beautifully blends top notch third person shooting and jaw dropping close quarters combat and they do it in a way that keeps you on your toes, excited and begging for more. The classic noir setting fits perfectly with the engaging and memorable characters, story and dialogue, all these are also done perfectly. The voice overs of the main character (voiced by Peter Giles) are literally the BEST I've heard. I was blown away, his voice work for this game is something to behold all on it's own. I'd like to keep it simple so here's my break down:

GAMEPLAY: FUN! Really fun the melee features tons of good combos and choreography and take downs are extremely gratifying, the shooting controls smoothly and headshots are juicy and the rag doll effects are entertaining and done well. Sneaking and killing as Shadow was fun, cute and hardcore. Trolls might say it's "run-of-the-mill" ... NO because "run-of-the-mill" does not provide many many hours of genuine entertainment that even my girlfriend loved watching and playing.

STORY: It was much better than I thought it'd be, it actually moved me and Jack Slate is really awesome hahahah.. It's dark, sweet, tragic and well constructed.

GRAPHICS: They're good, not the best but I liked it and all the motions and expressions like when talking and all that are really great and convincing.

SOUND: The gunshots, the voices, the splatters, the yelling, the everything.. all really crisp and juicy. I LIKE.

I hope this all helps, I really do. Games like this are something everyone should experience. Seriously. I will also be gifting this to friends who don't have it, new of course because a sequel of this game REALLY needs to happen. Thanks for reading. =)