not just a "kids" game.

User Rating: 8.5 | Kameo: Elements of Power X360
Despite what the extremely misinformed sony fanboy had to say about this game, it is NOT a kids game. Afterall, it is rated TEEN. This game has more in common with WoW than it does kiddie games. Just because this guy likes a certain type of game I guess that means all the other genres or styles of games suck. Alot of people actually have deemed this the 360's first "kiddy" game, but it really isn't. Sure it takes place in a fairytale land and all, but so does shadows of the colussus, or other adventure games. People need to realize that this is a RARE game. What games does RARE make? Conker, Donkey Kong, Sabre Wulf, this is just RARE's normal cartoony style. So if Shadows of the Colossus had a cartoony style to it would that make it a "kids" game? NO. Even PD0 has a bit of this in it. Like I said, the game is rated TEEN, so it definately wasn't targeted for kids, so don't let yourself be misinformed.

Anyways, that's besides the point. Usually this type of game really isn't something that would interest me. But after playing it I kinda got hooked on all the cool stuff you could do (i.e. change into all sorts of sweet monters and stuff) Granted I only played the demo, so I'm sure the final game has even more to it. The graphics are a step above previous gen games. I will say that rare could have taken it a little more easy on the extremely bump mapped environments that create a somewhat plasticy look, but the character models and everything else are pretty good. If your looking for a 360 game to blow you away graphically this really isn't it, but that doesn't mean its not fun. The gameplay is pretty solid and the controls are as reponsive as ever. The sound I could not hear very well as it was running on a demo kiosk, but nevertheless with the score in this game I'm sure it would sound awesome hooked up to a 5.1 system running in Dolby Digital. After playing the demo, and reading the gamespot review I'll probably either end up renting this or waiting to see what it has to offer online before I make the decision to buy. But that's just me. If games like WoW are your fancy, and you like legends of dragons, and other folklore stuff like that, this game will be a pretty good adventure for ya.