Having read about this game for quite a while i was really looking forward to it hitting the shops... At first glimpse this is a great shooter with loads on offer, looks good, sounds good even plays good. But after a hour or two play things start to ware thin. As i said this game does look good, the levels have a good amount of detail and the enemies are all well designed. The sound is decent enough, but nothing special. The controls take about half an hour or so to come to grips with but its nothing that anyone wouldn't be able to use. The problem i have with this game is, and there's several... The levels are tiny, and i mean tiny ! When you pay £50 for a game you expect it to last around 10-15 hours, this game you can rip through in around the 6 hr mark - NOT ON CAPCOM ! Next is the story, its complete rubbish. Had no idea what any of its about and din't even care. And lastly is the combat, while the controls work the combat dosn't, you will often find yourself getting stuck in a repetitive action of being hit with rockets, and not being able to do anything about it, alot of the time i found you couldn't even see your enemies or where you had been hit. This lead to so much frustration; i can put with the simple idea of a shooter thats a back to basic's but not the idea of being cheaply beaten in a level because you get stuck in a repetitive action. If you can get past all of that there is a great game in there thats trying to get out, shame its hidden under so much rubbish.
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