Vanquish - Xbox 360

Greetings Amazonites.This is one exciting game, people. I haven't had this much fun playing a game in a while. It is raw, arcadey, action-packed blasting fun. From start to finish, there isn't a single moment where you feel underwhelmed, bored, or out of the fight. I'll run through my three points for this game.ENVIRONMENTS (5 Stars): this game is beautifully done. It takes place in a massive, country-sized space station. I honestly can't find one flaw in the visual presentation of this game. It's astounding and really immerses you in the environment. The music and sound are awesome. Great techno rock tunes pulse during the games, and the sound effects are booming and robust. For this type of action-arcade experience, there is not a single flaw to be found. You shouldn't have one moment where the environments disconnect you from the game experience. Even the cutscenes are impressive.GAMEPLAY (5 stars): I can't give a game 5 stars of gameplay unless it really deserves it. The HUD is minimal, providing you only with the information you absolutely need to play. Health is taken care of in a different way, without a meter or measurement; it's done well and keeps you in the game. The controls are tight and easy. There aren't a lot of special moves and such in the game, but the controls allow you to put the available tactics together easily. The combat flows buttery smooth and the controller setup is intuitive. You won't hit the wrong button by mistake or botch a move because of complicated controller setup.The "suit" worn by the hero is fantastic; the abilities it bestows aren't terribly unique but they are implemented perfectly and give a whole new dimension to action shooting. In a nutshell: it's a blast to play!DESIGN (4 stars): The game isn't very long, coming in with 5 total chapters and maybe 5 missions for each chapter. It took me about 2-3 hours per chapter, about 12 hours to finish the game. It's unfortunately short. The nonstop action and campy, old-school sci-fi story keeps you going and makes the short game packed with fun. I could have easily gone for another 10+ hours. If the game was less action-packed, it wouldn't be worth the play.There are five challenge levels that are unlocked as you progress, and these one-off, survival modes are a lot of fun to play. I would have liked to see more of them, or some other modes to explore the awesomeness of this game's action.The levels, weapons, and interaction of characters with the environment is perfect for this type of game. It's largely a set-piece game: you can kinda guess when the fights are coming. The anticipation is fun, because there's a large variety of enemy bosses and the AI is actually challenging! They take cover, lay down fire, and make use of different weapons.The story is cool, but far from intriguing or mysterious. There's definitely a couple of twists, but not anything that'll blow your mind. It leaves the door open for a sequel or DLC (which I hope they take advantage of!). The characters in the game aren't developed--but given the action of this game, it isn't necessary.OVERALL (5 Stars): the basic story, simple characters, and campy feel take a back seat (and sometimes even augment) the fast-paced, pulse-pounding action in this game. It's a blast to play and hard to put down. The controls and in-game response is fantastic. There's nothing to knock for visual or audio quality--top notch! The game, because it's so cool, should have been a lot longer; there also could have been more challenge modes. There's a lot of room for DLC here. This game is a gem with a fun, old-school arcade feel to it.

Vanquish is an excellent game that is was easily worth it's original $60 price tag. Now, at it's discounted price, it's a no brainer. Do yourself a favor and buy this game, support the excellent work of Platinum Games, and get ready for some mind-blowingly fast action that does NOT LET UP.Two words of advice:If you haven't played this game before, or if you've seen Youtube videos of gameplay that make you think that it's another run-of-the-mill pop-out-of-cover shooter, then try this advice: If the energy of your ARS suit is at 100% capacity for more than 10 consecutive seconds - you're playing it wrong. Yes, on the easier difficulties you can play this game like a Gears of War clone with moderate success. But if you break out of your confines and try speed-bursting around, constantly going into slow-mo, speed-boosting into a melee attack on an enemy and then on the recoil shooting down his robotic friends with a few shotgun blasts... not only will it be EASIER, but the game will be so much more enjoyable for it. The game is DESIGNED to push the boundaries of what you think a third-person cover shooter is. So stop turtling behind cover and get out there, blast around, find the weak points on enemies' backs, and push the ARS meter to the limit. The game will be so much more fun for it.Secondly - If I had one issue with the game, it's the relatively small number of weapons. Luckily this has been remedied with the Tri-Weapon DLC pack, which was originally offered as a Pre-order bonus. Now it's available for $2 on both Xbox Live and on the Playstation Network - though you may have to dig through "Game Add-ons" and manually search "V" for Vanquish as it's rather poorly advertised. The 3 new guns though are amazing to use, and they really flesh out the range of weaponry available to you. At just 8 guns, I was wishing there were more tools of destruction at my disposal - at 11 guns, I was ecstatically experimenting with new combinations of weapons for different scenarios on Hard difficulty. Even if you already have the game and have beaten it, it's well worth another playthrough with the new weapons.Edit: Okay, there seem to be a small faction of people saying that this game can be completed in 3 hours. To that, I say NONSENSE. Yes, I completed the game on Casual Auto in 3.5 hours... after I was so skilled at the game that I had beaten Tactical Challenge 6 and had started on God Hard mode, and was only going through the campaign on Casual Auto to get the rest of the achievements.Vanquish has an absolutely incredible framework for its gameplay mechanics, and the Tactical Challenges are an absolute adrenaline-rush. I devoted more time to practicing - and finally beating - Tactical Challenge 6 than I have for entire game campaigns. When I beat Challenge 6 my hands were shaking so hard I could barely pick up my glass of water to take a sip, and my breath was haggard and hoarse. I have NEVER felt that kind of adrenaline rush from a video game before, and it is why I am playing the game on the punishingly difficult God Hard mode. I've just finished the first Act, and died 16 times on the first boss. But when I beat him, finally destroyed him, there it was again - my heart was pumping and my hands were shaking.Do you have the stomach and patience to endure defeat again and again, to learn and slowly become better through dozens of failures, to finally emerge from a tunnel of harrowing difficulty, victorious? If you do, then this game will be a drug for you.

Short review just to support the game.Well, it's not blockbuster title and released in kind of bad time but one of the best FPS from Japan. Like you would expect from a good shooter game. Ordinary story, quite a few weapons, and responsive controls. Armor design is cool, too. The game is single player only. Story isn't the most important thing. You fight and fight and fight, non-stop. Keeps you playing until the end. Wanting more after finishing the game(around 8 hours) Dashing, slowing time, huge enemies(+they transforms, too) make the game just incredible cool. Whoever's playing looks so talented but the control is actually easy.Hope you enjoy the game,too.

I rented this when it first was released and it was one of my favourite games ever. The action was just amazing! I decided to finally buy it and beat it again and it was just as satisfying. Some people are going to give it criticism that it's a really short game, which it is, but I personally don't find that to be a downside.

Ps番持ってたんですが、安くなったので再購入。コッチの画質の方が素人目でも明らかに良い。PS4頑張って下さい。

Awesome game, everyone should try it.Thanks Sega, just wish more people would realize how great this is. . .

Is it a review for the game or the seller !?!?Seller is 5 stars.The game is 3.Good game, good game play, not too easy, but very repetitive.I love game where at some point you drive a car a tank or do something else.