PS2 Gaming


Updated:14/09/2006 
 
Ratings 1: avoid -----> 5: Excellent.
 
Black: Rating: 5.
 
I played and early demo of this and was well impressed with the game engine. The visuals would not look out of place on an next gen machine, rather than a humble out ps2. Could be argued that is a little like gun porn: as guns are perfectly drawn and sound act as realistic as possible.
 
Gripes are slow cuts scenes that don't allow you to skip (why, god knows?). Also the game can get a little repetitive (but this is the case with most shooters and console games).
 
Good stuff. Great visuals. Great sound. Solid game play. Amazing game engine: textures, rag doll physics and buildings that explode with visual excellence (this is why there is no multiplayer). All make up a very impressive swan song for the PS2. A benchmark of shooters from a team of programmers who developed a benchmark for driving games (burnout): very impressive coders. Will be keeping a close eye on how they handle next gen coding in the future.
 
Great game that should be snapped up: may even get a 360/pc version of Black 2 (from what I hear)..