Solid for discounted price years later. Good game overall.
921216
Couldn't compete at full retail price (sixty bucks) with games like the Life is Strange and all the Telltale series. The game itself is good and well worth the twenty bucks or less price it goes for now. I do look forward to see what David Cage will do next!
3382652
Overall the game is solid.  Looks, plays great and multiplayer is crazy fun.  In terms of the collectors edition for an extra 20 bucks its quite the bargain for what some companies are charging.  The statue is pretty nice and the steel case is a pretty cool design.
1865527
Side Scrolling beat em ups haven't made much of a splash in the modern VG world. Getting this as a freebie on PSN, I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more press.

You awaken in a field with a talking sword, and a flying squirrel as the keeper of the sword telling you your destiny is to save the world from a genocidal general.

The story is soft and gentle with some dark undertones, but its delivery with some clichd but still entertaining jokes in a cel-shaded anime style is enjoyable and worth seeing through to the end. Voices and audio are decent and entertaining, and the enemies are varied enough and well drawn enough to be nice to look at. Environments are also good for its repetition, and it manages to flow like a believable world.

The gameplay is entertaining and makes you work for your supper but once you have a decent formula down you can hand most enemies their booty in a sack, at least until you clear the region to a higher-level area or encounter a new type that always seems to have a personal attack that nullifies your normal strategy. The RPG elements are well used in that they can make you suddenly into superman with a newly crafted weapon buff but without them your not reduced to crawling along every fight.

Overall, a decently written if rather depressing story, a well worked out gameplay mechanic and a world that is enjoyable to watch and listen to makes this a real buy especially with a low price tag like it currently has. While the side scroller universe doesn't make many decent additions, this is a good one.
2536101
Great game.  Fun multiple times.  Rules don't cover every situation so you have to discuss some special unique situations.  The cards are normal cards and the board is decent quality.  The stands that come with the characters are pretty cheap though so we just don't use them.  Fun game.  Need to spend for the basic expansions though to improve on it.
1823885
What you get: MG 1 & 2 [in the MGS3 main menu]; MGS 2, 3 and Peace Walker on Disc 1 [All HD]; MGS4 on Disc 2; MGS, VR Missions and a graphic novel via digital download.

A quick review of each game, all of which I've played this year and after playing Phantom Pain.  Here's how they hold up. Nostalgia warning for MGS 1 and 2.

-MG 1: Definitely dated but still fun if you like 8-bit games.
-MG 2: Closer to modern games. Better graphics than MG 1. Introduced radar. Didn't finish either of these due to no nostalgia, time and I know the story.
-MGS: An all-time fav. Still a great game, great plot, memorable bosses/characters. It's the original graphics and the controls are a little off compared to today's MGS but I'd recommend it.
-VR Missions: Meh back then. Meh now.
-MGS 2: Still good gameplay. Improved graphics aren't amazing but not ugly looking. The plot and Raiden kinda bring it down but worth playing if you're into the series.
-MGS 3: Wow. I gave up on this one on a rental years ago because of the switch in style. I missed out...worth the challenge, great bosses, gameplay and a story that rivals MGS. Better than most games now, this has become an all-timer for me.
-MGS 4: Different gameplay. Sneaking is fun, but no you can run and gun if you want. Worst boss characters and an off-the-wall story. It's fun and worthwhile if you want to see the MGS series ending.
-Peacewalker: This was 1 of 3 I didn't finish. 1] It's a PSP game ported to PS3 so stripped controls, no crawling. 2] After playing MGSV, it just felt like a watered-down version of that game.

TLDR: Buy it, not used if you can. Game includes digital codes. If you have to buy used, play the original MGS somehow.
3516377
Great game for what it is. Nice card stock; very good for the price. Not a hardcore strategy game, but even serious gamers will enjoy it for its art, unique card format, and quick gameplay. There's a little more strategy involved than you think at first, and the endgame among serious players will involve a lot of number crunching rather than higher-level strategy, but that just what happens with resource maxing games.

For $25 I'd give this game 4 stars, but at $13, it's hard to *not* recommend it for most people's game shelf.
480591
This review is for the PS4 Version.

I have not played the previous games in the series but decided to grab this game and give it a try after the price dropped to around 20 bucks.  In some respects, this game reminds me of the GTA series with a mix of a bit of Far Cry.  I am not sure the gameplay is as smooth as the GTA5 or Far Cry, but it is pretty similar in a lot of ways.

For me, I have had a hard time getting use to the button setup as I have been playing the A/C series lately and gotten use to how to run, jump, etcwith those games.  The graphics are well done in this game as is the unique way the backstory is told.  The cut screens tend to be a bit long though and sometimes interrupt the flow of the game.

Initial install and load times tend to be long as well.  I thought I was done with the install after loading the disk only to find that there is more installing to do that takes several minutes after the title screen loads up.  Not a huge deal, but a bit annoying if you are ready to get playing.

Set in the 60s, this has a perfect soundtrack for the time the game is set in and really adds to the atmosphere. The missions are fun but do get repetitive over time.  The map doesnt seem to be packed with side missions or my least favorite thing to do in games, collectables.  The game could be a bit clearer on how it marks the objectives as well.  The game feels less open world and more linear than the GTA series.  The AI doesnt seem as smart as the GTA series.  The driving doesnt seem to be as smooth as GTA either.  No fast travel is a bit of a bummer with games these days as well.

Overall, I feel it is a solid game and worth playing for the 20 to 30 bucks price range but I don't think it matches GTA5 in overall gameplay, vast amount of missions and side quests.  I still find it enjoyable and engaging to play, even if it falls a bit short to what I have come to expect from games such as GTA and FC.

3.5 stars
1769058
I enjoyed playing this game, and I recieved it in good condition. This is a good buy for anyone who likes 2D fighting games. It's not better than KOF 2003, but it's a good game that's worth buying.
2803547
Very solid game steeped in history. I have been playing the age of empires franchies for about 10 years now. The graphics continue to improve and the range options create a wonderful blind of choices in leading your choice of civilization.  However, I still feel the AI balance is tilted too far to the computer advantage.  this is why I have marked the game down. In skimrmish mode, the AI continues to gang up and execute an all out assualt on your civilization taking away from some of the fun.

with that said, this still a very solid and fun game
1933181
It was pretty fun and a great deal for 2 games in one + DLC. The graphics are slightly better then the 360/PS3 version. The levels are slightly linner a good comparison would be The Last of Us levels or even Mass Effect levels (story missions). The story was pretty good for a FPS survival game, and even gave me a few jumps from time to time. Over all its a pretty good game and its based of the book Metro 2033 so if you want to read that first it might explain some more lore for you then the game does on its own. Over all though $20.00 (I paid) for 2 remastered games + DLC was pretty good.
4877583
First the bad. You'll probably run into some weird glitches while playing, such as your wrestler twists into a pretzel, or maybe he float walks. The ropes at times act a bit weird, and the Road To Wrestlemania is not exactly my cup of tea this year. It is filled with many tedious backstage brawls, and you often don't actually finish the match yourself. You see, you have to weaken your opponent enough to where the Y button appears over their head, and lights up. Then you get a cutscene which shows you how the match ends. It's pretty lame to be honest. A majority of your matches in Road To Wrestlemania are like this, apart from your created superstars' "Jacob Cass" story. Nice to see WCW implemented here. The blood also seems to be toned down. Boooo. Also, the servers seem to always "not be available", for community creations anyways. They've never seemed to work properly since I've owned the game in late December, and to the day I'm writing this review. The online matches seem to work fine though.

The good. The graphics are great. Probably the best of any SVR game to date. The gameplay is fun. Universe mode is back, and pretty sweet. It's great to see all the belts you can swap for the current ones. Switching Raw or Smackdown for WCW Nitro and implementing the "WCW" spray painted heavyweight championship is awesome. Makes me remember the old days. There are plenty of unlockables, and downloadable wrestlers are cheap at a mere 80 points. The new physics system is still here, and it's awesome. It's great to suplex a guy next to the steel steps and have him actually hit the steps, as opposed to magically missing them. There's a new body limb targeting system in which you hold RB and the opponents body shows up, along with the damage level of yellow to red we're all so familiar with, and it allows you to target a specific area of the body. It might seem like I listed more negatives than positives, but this game is load of fun, and I do recommend it.
1037606
Good game even thought it is 7 years old. paid just over $4 for a it good deal. used of course..
100961
Found this at Gamestop for 6 bucks, checked the meta rating at 75/100- good enough for me. Anything with at least a 7 of 10 deserve to be checked out. And 6 bucks doesnt hurt either!

Solid, no-frills FPS. Decent graphics, interesting if somewhat shallow story, ok sound (but great music during gameplay), and a straightforward shooter makes this game a breath of fresh air from all the CoD games and others trying to be like it. The achievements are a lot of fun too, its challenging to make it through a level without dying and/or within a certain time limit. I surprisingly enjoyed all the objective based things which you would usually find in multiplayer like securing locations etc. Theres also an option to increase the frame rate to a almost steady 60fps option at the expense of extra graphical flair which makes the game VERY silky smooth to play.  And to top it off, the campaign is about 7 hours long- longer than most current FPS games that cost much more!

The only things I didn't like about the game was the AI can be dumb often, and other times you can shoot a sniper rifle from a long range and they know where you are almost instantly. Also the controls are set to "old school" shooters, (clicking the right thumb stick zooms in your weapon instead of the modern setting that uses LT), which isn't a huge deal as Im used to it, but I prefer the quickness of pulling LT to aim instead of clicking RS.

Plus people still play multiplayer (at least 100 people online all the time), so theres always matches to find.
3884357
Great game . Good components . It's strategic and not to long.
3892407
This is an amazing game for Warhammer 40k and Space Hulk fans.  It combines elements of the original Space Hulk (released in 1989) and expansions, plus some gameplay from the 2nd edition released in the mid-90s.  The miniatures are, despite being plastic, are nicely sculpted.  However, some of the genestealer miniatures are impractical; there's no way the "jumping from the rafters" sculpts can stand up - if you buy one of these (and if you do you're an enthusiast - at $329 nowadays this is not a casual purchase - so you'll know what I mean when I say this) you WILL need to add bases to many of the genestealers.  These are not the single-pose, interchangeable with the tabletop game minis that were in the 2nd edition set.  Additionally, the Marine miniatures are all in "action poses", and they're cast from a fire-red plastic, making repainting "interesting" to say the least.

The board pieces and game tokens are much more sturdy than the 2nd edition (or 1st edition) pieces, made from heavily embossed cardboard at least a quarter of an inch thick.  I'd guess in a pinch the 1e and 2e pieces could be used with the 3e set for massive "wars" taking place within a 'Hulk.

Rules wise the game is pretty gonzo, and again includes rules for psykers on both sides - a glaring omission from 2e.  The custom "shooting" dice from 2e are replaced with simple d6s again, and the sand timer for marine actions is back.  The scenarios are all fairly well balanced; "suicide" missions are marked as such, and of course a full campaign can be played.

I bought mine in 2010 when they were "only" $150 or so retail, and as good as it is I felt it was a bargain.  Visually the whole game is sumptuous; I'm glad I bought it.  Now, at $329?  That's a question only you can answer.  If you've got the 2e set and only play occasionally, you're probably better off not investing the money.  But if you've never played and are a 40k enthusiast you could do worse than to pick this set up, and as noted you do get a few nice miniatures (although, again, they lack the utility of the terminators and genestealers that came with the 1e and 2e sets).
447614
Excellent game. Replaying this still in 5/2017.  Ubi does some things a little backwards but they give free DLC for this game and the continual upgrades and support for the game make this purchase a good one.
1814511
When I first installed this game I wasn't expecting much.  My initial take on the graphics was that they were below average for 2004, but I found myself more impressed as the game wore on.  While not cutting edge, the game is a good traditional shooter with a variety of settings and situations to keep it interesting.  It's old style in the sense that your ammo is picked up from dead enemies health is replenished with medkits found throughout the environment.  Most of the game is spent chasing after some bad guys to prevent them from exploding some nasty super weapons.

The story line is a little lame, but is made up for by the busty babes on both sides.  Weapons include sub machine guns, pistols, assault rifles, shotguns, grenades, and rocket launchers.  One peculiarity is that the pistol is actually more effective than one of the belt fed light machine guns.  This is one game where it pays to conserve ammo and health.  Enemies often surprise you and can come at you in waves.

The game played fine on Vista x64, but it didn't have my exact 16x10 screen resolution.  I believe there is one patch available which I loaded.  By modern standards, this is a fairly long game, but I was still disappointed to reach the end.

The only part of this game that really sucks in that there is no way for the player to manually save games.  Instead this game has a very frustrating checkpoint save system. The distance between checkpoints ranges from very easy to agonizingly long.  Sometimes you can easily get to the next checkpoint without getting killed, but sometimes you play for a half hour before you're repeatedly killed just before getting to the next checkpoint.  I played one segment at least 20 times.  I would have easily given the game four stars if it weren't for that.

Overall, I give the game a thumbs up, especially if you get it for a bargain price (I paid $3.99).  While not groundbreaking, the game is competent, fun, and the good easily outweighs the bad.