El Shaddai - Ascension of the Metatron (Xbox 360)
With the current crop of big releases hitting the market it's sometimes the case that titles don't always get the attention they deserve, this game falls firmly into that category.
To cut a very complicated story short you play as Enoch, grandson of Adam and tasked by God with tracking down rebellious angels.
The game is based on the Book of Enoch but the literal religious link is quite loosely played.
It serves to give the game a rich narrative and when you have graphics that are as mind-bending and superb as the ones in this game it helps to have a good plot.
There is a real element of beauty and grandeur to the game, the environments are varied and stunning.
Sadly for all the grandeur of the narrative and the brilliance of the visuals the gameplay suffers from being very erratic in terms of quality.
Combat is sometimes simplistic and sometimes too hard which is ok but there is a sense of repetition also which becomes tiresome in places.
The other areas of the gameplay are ok though with decent 2D side-scrolling and platform elements but the game alsos serves as a very good adventure too.
As RPG's go it stands up well and has a lot going for it. This is a game that will be well received by fans of the genre but in terms of hitting the big chart positions it could fall short.
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Steve Wollaston - Sunday Mercury games reviewer Steve has been writing about video games for donkey's years. In fact he is probably far too old for it now which is why you will see a lot of reviews been done by kids... He has been nominated three times for Regional Games Journalist Of The Year at the Games Media Awards, but never wins. His major love is sports games and rates Sensible World of Soccer circa 90's as the greatest game ever made - closely followed by Championship Manager 2. Skyrim has currently taken over his life.
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