All around good game.

User Rating: 9.5 | Legacy of Kain: Defiance XBOX
I'm not sure exactly how many LoK games were made before this one, but LoK: Defiance is the first that i've played. That was okay, because a great opening sequence explained all that was necessary to get into Defiance.

This is an all around entertaining game. My only complaint is that the storyline gets a little convoluted, especially at the end.

The gameplay is absolutely fantastic. The fighting is great, and the jumping and other controls are right on. The game has limited camera control. In most games, that leads to awkward camera angles, and difficult controls. Not in this game, though. The camera angles, although pre-set, are great. There were only a couple spots in the whole game where I didn't have a good vantage point during fight scenes.

You control two characters which alternate throughout the game, each on their own quests that meet near the end. The characters, Kain and Raziel, have just enough differences in gameplay to add some variety without causing confusion when it's time to change characters. There are also plenty of save points, so if you "die", you don't have to suffer through extensive repetition.

The graphics are excellent, for both the characters and the environment. Sound is also a plus.

Overall, this is an extremely solid game, and I will definitely seek out other games in the LoK series after playing this one.