Sucker Punch’s latest game for the PS3. A 3rd person sand-box style action adventure game where you take on the role of Cole, once a bike messenger who’s world gets turned upside down in an explosion that he gets blamed for. Forced to try and clear his name its your job to save the city…or enslave it.

• Electricity-Guns are so last year. Who thought using Empire City’s power grid to dispel foes would be this fun? 
• Multiple attacks-To go along with the expected Lightning Bolt attack, as you progress you unlock more powerful moves to run around town with. Plus, they’re all upgradeable to deal more damage to citizen and enemy alike.
• Active free-running system-Like Crackdown and Assassin’s Creed before it, this game allows you to use the world as your playground. Run, jump, and climb on or over just about everything with relative ease.
• Cut scenes-They play out in comic book fashion which helps add to the superhero vibe.
• Moral choices-Adding to the immersion, you get to decide to be a good guy or an ass. Do you help the guy getting mugged in the back alley, or leave him to his fate? Fend off an attack of the local Police Precinct, or let them deal with it on their own? Do you save the guy about to be lynched by an angry mob, or let them have at him? Choices like these, along with others, effect your karma meter which changes Cole’s personality and the way the city looks at him.
• Longevity-There is so much to do and so much to see that its very difficult to get bored of this game. Like collecting stuff? Go out in search of the 350 blast shards so you can use more powerful attacks longer. You can also look for 32 satellite dishes which give you more insight on why Cole was the chosen one. Along with the main storyline, there are 84 side-missions to liberate Empire City from gang rule. The best part of all this is that nothing is hidden from you, everything comes up on your radar, you just have to hunt it down.
• Stunts-21 challenges that show you just how creative you can be in your beat-downs. My personal fave, hit someone with a bolt, then thunder-drop on him and watch him fly only to shock him once more before he hits the ground.
• Graphics-First off, yes graphics don’t make a game but damn if this game doesn’t look good.

Cons:

• Difficulty-Oh boy does this game want to punish you. You do start out kicking ass and taking names but once you get to the third island all bets are off. Enemies have more health, deal more damage and come in bigger packs. Speaking of that…
• Enemies-They’re everywhere, and they have loads of friends. As you play through the game you’ll find yourself often times surrounded by baddies. Not necessarily a bad thing but it does get annoying.
• Power system-Using your stronger attacks takes away from your overall juice. Which, like a battery, have to be recharged to continue using them. A little distracting when you’re in the midst of battle, close to death and you have to find a light pole to drain.

Yes, there are some problems but they are so minor and far outweighed by the greater aspects of the game that they are barely noticeable. Sucker Punch did a magnificent job in creating something new and fresh that you’d be doing yourself a disservice in not playing this marvelous game.

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