Its not the best game i've ever played but much better than a 5.0. Its definatly a game that I think is worth picking up
You play as the Viking Skarin and in the beginning of the game he is defeated in battle and then a goddess brings him back to lead the other Vikings in an effort to liberate the world of Midgard. This is the main part of the story and every so often a cutscene comes up and some voice tells a little more of the story. At first they won't make sense but they start linking into each other and if you pay attenion you should understand the story.
I agree with gamespot when they say the combat gets a little old after a while but the good thing about this is that about this time you gain the ability to use magic like fire, ice, and lightning to blow your enemies away and along the way you'll encounter battle arenas where you are taught new moves which will keep combat slightly fresh. But fighting the grunts is whats boring. Every now and then you'll encounter one of there super units like Legion Champions or Giants. These fights are pretty challenging and require more skill than normal fights. And if that doesn't keep the combat fresh then the battles definatley will get you a little more involved with the game. Hundreds of soldiers on opposite sides battling looks cool with you leading the charge of course. During these you must kills shamans (magican units who revive fallen soldiers. During these battles you can control a dragon which can be used to attack soldiers and strategic structures.
But the story is pretty weak and even though the world is huge with great realistic-looking scenery there is mostly nothing there and there is also absolutley nothing to do other than collect gold apart from the main objectives. All in all Viking isn't a bad game it just needed some more time to be developed and it could have been much better. I give it a 7.5.