This isn't a game for everyone. For anyone who likes a good shooter game even if it has old-school game play.
The gameplay may seem a little old-school to some people and that might turn them away from this game but I think it's a perfect for this game. Legendary decided to get rid of the regenerating health system found in games like Halo 3, Gears of War, Call of duty and uses a health bar. You get health by picking up "Animus" from dead creatures. You can then use the Animus energy to either heal yourself or use it as like a force push against creatures. But other than the health system the game plays like any other fast paced run and gun.
The game often switches between shoot outs between enemy soldiers called the black order and "run for your life!" (as I like to call them) confrontations against creatures that come from within Pandora's box. The combat against other humans in the game tend to be a little boring since they can be dispatched quickly. But that changes when fighting the otherworldy and mythological creatures. Werewolves are agile and must be taken out with a head shot or they will just get back up. Minotaurs are very fast for their size and take many bullets to take them down.
Legendary was a little hard for me even when playing on hard and I'm not a newcomer to FPS games either. The main reason is because in most areas of the game creatures will keep on spawning and attack you until you have reached a certain point of the level, finally triggering them to stop spawning. Because of this you are not given very much time to rest and heal yourself and are rushed to get to that invisible "switch".
The Graphics of Legendary are nothing great but still manages not to look like a last-gen game considering it uses the Unreal Engine 3.
The Soundtrack is surprisingly good for a game like this. When I first played the game I expected to hear some kind of orchestral score like in Halo 3 to truly make the game feel like the title says itself is, Legendary. But instead the developer went for a more action movie soundtrack. Each song is filled with heavy tuned down guitar riffs and loud drum beats that give each level a feel like you are watching a movie. The soundtrack was so good (IMO) that I bought the soundtrack and I am listening to it right now.
The game didn't have very many memorable "OH SHI--" moments but there are some. The kind of come and go throughout the game but they seem more frequent at the beginning and the last levels of the game.
I couldn't review the multiplayer portion of the game because I found it hard to find a match.
If you like a good shooter and like a cool single player experience than rent it first or maybe just wait till the price goes down. This is a must play!