Taking cover and shooting Aliens has rarely been this fun!
The graphics are amazing and still looks real good today. The levels are somewhat corridor-like but this gives the ability to add a lot of little details in the levels themselves. The character designs for your team and the aliens are spectacular, and so is the blood flying during the firefights... this game is brutal!
The sound effects are awesome. The Alien grawls and laughs will make you nervous, the weapons sound so powerful and the music picks up when a lot of crap is going on. The voice-overs is also well done and the dialogue is full of sarcams.
The story is somewhat cliched and there's not a whole lot you will learn on why the Aliens decided to attack us and why your team needs to go to some places. The guys keeps saying.. "huh I have a plan, follow me!". I would of liked of nice explanation of what the plan is. It's also good to note that GOW was planned as a trilogy so maybe the answers awaits in the sequels. The game is also kinda short but there's 3 difficulty levels and the firefights are so dynamic you can go thru the game multiple times.
The online part of the game is even more brutal. There's a big learning curve and you'll probably get mauled a couple times before you learn the ropes but once you do.. it's pure fun and mayhem.
This is a great game and you should check it out!