while its dissapointing in terms when comparing it to the movie, its still a fun game with good graphics.
gameplay:the gameplay is a brawler as mentioned, however its more sophicated than streets of rage that it was compared to from one website, it has very brutal attacks and combos you gain more combos and skills throw out the campaign by collecting these coins. now while the combat is fun and engaging it can get repetitive after a while. however i have been treating the game as a downloadable as in i play it when i'm bored or to pass the time and its certainly good for that. its got you normal attack buttons, square-light, triangle-heavy and circle for throwing. while with a dodge move move mostly for counter attacks. while its all very traditional its fun and engaging as the feel of attacking is meaty and good.
graphics:it shines on both consoles, the dramatic use of lighting and water effects are amazing for a downloadable, it can easily be compared to other full retail games, its not uncharted level of graphics but it looks great, and animations are realistic which are one of the reasons why the combat is engaging. not enough variety in characters let it down alittle aswell.
presentation-its story is quite good, i'm not a watchmen fan so i'm not so sure if fans will like it. however the core plot of it is quite simple but there is more to it than that. also the cutscenes are presented like a comic book style of the watchmen. Fans will be pleased with that.
Audio-the cast from the watchmen movie have voiced acted for the game (so i heard) and its good but sometimes the one liners are used alittle bit too much, music score is alittle dissapointing nothing to get your heart pumping thats not to say it was bad but could of been better.
longetivity- this is the weakest part, its about 3 to 5 hours for one campaign depending on the gamer, but there are 2 campaigns that add length, and collectables but these are more for trophies (yes trophies are in here) some bronze for combat related trophies, 2 silver trophies for completing each campaign and one for completing it in co-op also some trophies for getting all collectables. co-op should of had online play as thats a more popular feature and could of easily been used. but only split-screen is there.
pros-enjoyable combat
brutal moves
slick presentation
cons-short campaigns
can get repetitive
not enough variety enemies
yawnful last boss