Advent Rising review:3 stars (actualy 3.5 ,this could have been an amazing game if.......) - The developers had/took more time to iron out the kinks.Now the gameplay is very addictive,fun and some what innovative for a third person shooter.You get the choice of ten or so realy kick a$$ guns plus several different ' powers' like force push,exploding ice shrads from your hands, levitation and others.Now what is cool is that you can hold a gun in one hand and use the free one for your powers so you can double weild a la halo 2,...kinda.But cool none the less.Now a new and interesting feature is the targeting,you 'flick' the right thumbstick in the diection you see the enemies on screen and they will be selected in your cross hair.This works pretty good I might add, since I was dredding the worst when i heard about the targeting.Now this game is actualy alot of fun and you wont want to stop playing once you get into it.BUT there are some problems.1 the framerate in some areas is piss poor, well not that bad but there is some slow down when theres alot of things going on on screen,and sometimes you will move pretty sketchy.The graphics and all around art style of the game is very well done.Now to me it was almost like I was playing a third person HALO game,from the worlds,enviroments to the weapons,vehicles and characters all seemed to be from the same mold if you know what I mean.Thats not a bad thing either because if your going to use ideas from a game make sure its a top notcher like the halo series. PROBLEMS- there was a couple of times the game actualy froze up on me during the cut scenes.frame rate was prety choppy at time. The audio is kind of hit or miss every so often and the game is kinda short, you could beat it in a day or two, about 10-15 hrs.But you might need the god mode cheat to do so because the enemies are relentless somtimes.All in all with those little problems aside, this is one game worhty of a rental at the very least.I've been hooked for 4 days straight and just beat it.If only they waited an extra month to fix all the little issues in the game this would have made my top ten list for sure.It is however one of the BEST games I have played this summer.4 stars (good action, but a little glitchy) - I loved Advent Rising, but there are parts in the game where it it seems like there is a glitch. Like in the beginning where you first see Seekers, when one scanned a civillian, he started beating him up. When he was beating him up, the sounds of the Seeker punching him were off from the actual cut scene action. And sometimes after a cut scene, it just freezes and goes right into game play and that can ruin the moment. Otherwise besides a few glitches, I really did love it and I am not judging the game by its slight glitches. I highly recommend playing this if you like action games, but anyone who doesn't like drama in an action game might not like it, but even you people who don't like drama should give it a shot. 4 stars (good action, but a little glitchy) - I loved Advent Rising, but there are parts in the game where it it seems like there is a glitch. Like in the beginning where you first see Seekers, when one scanned a civillian, he started beating him up. When he was beating him up, the sounds of the Seeker punching him were off from the actual cut scene action. And sometimes after a cut scene, it just freezes and goes right into game play and that can ruin the moment. Otherwise besides a few glitches, I really did love it and I am not judging the game by its slight glitches. I highly recommend playing this if you like action games, but anyone who doesn't like drama in an action game might not like it, but even you people who don't like drama should give it a shot.
Advent Rising Features:
Video Games
Xbox (x box)
Microsoft
Action
Adventure
In Advent Rising, a common legend pervades the galaxy - that of a powerful, ancient race that will one day unite the universe
Millions of cultures from vastly different worlds revere and hallow these mythological beings known as humans
One race, the Seekers, know humans actually exist and are threatened by their potential power
Under the guise of benevolent explorers, the Seekers travel throughout the galaxy in a desperate attempt to eradicate any human society they unearth

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