The Red Star

Excellent time spender with friend.

User Rating: 8.6 | The Red Star PS2

By Bjun41 | Review Date: May 7, 2007

These type of games are better spent with a friend than alone in my opinion. I played by myself and never got into it. However, once I gave this game another try with a friend, we had so much time we ended up playing for hours. With upgrades, various melee combination attacks, dodging hundreds of bullets with little space of maneuvering, and interesting graphics, those who have always enjoyed old arcade style will be surprised at how fast time flies.

I cant say anything about the story since I just skipped most of them. When you're dodging bullets and kicking-***, my friend and I never even bothered to wonder what was going on.

Graphics isn't too bad. Actually, I was surprised at the fact that it looked so good when I first turned it on. Went beyond my expectation on graphics.

I can't say I want this game to be any better than it already is. If it was better, it would turn into traditional role-playing game with complicated stats systems instead of old style simple hack and slash arcade. Definitely play with a friend.

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