Not nearly as terrible as gamespot would have you believe. Not, for everyone but there is some enjoyment to have here.
Sure its not a great game, but it's definately worth a rent to form your own opinion about it.
Alot of the critisism aimed at this game is well deserved. The camera can be a bit of a pain sometimes. mostly when you are using the evade move against a boss. The story is a little weak and the frame rate does tend to drop in the big battles.
In my first hour of play I found myself agreeing with alot of its critics...
Then something happened. I am not sure what but I think it was about the time I started really getting a grip on the combat and had just slaghtered a group of baddies skillfully and with much visera, I had been sucked into it.
The combat is simple and slightly repititive but it still has alot more meat on its bones than the terrible KUF: Circle of doom released last year. there is a bit of strategy here if you care too delve
The large battles are a nice touch, hopefully we will see some more of this from action games in the future, it really seems like CA tried to innovate the genre, maybe their next effort will garner more respect.
Definately try before you buy, but if you have no expectation you may be pleasantly surprised.