inFamous

"Get Ready To Get Sucker Punched"

Graphics- 9/10

The game runs very fluently and the character models are pretty good for the large scale in which the game was made. Where the game excels actually are the comic book styled cut scenes. These run very nice and compliment the game on its style and give you the story in a concise, fun, and innovative way. The lighting in the game is also where the graphics shine. The lighting on the lightning are amazing and the explosives and fires are jaw breaking.

Sound- 8/10

The sound may be the weakest part of the game. The music doesn't come up often, and its sort of a weird mix, but greatly complements the game and what its trying to do. The sound effects are also nice. The bullet sounds, the car explosions, and the lightning coming from Cole's hand, have a very realistic sound, and great tone, that really add to the action. The bad part about this is that some of these things barely come up. The pedestrians don't really say much, but when they do it's usually the same thing (but there are some more dynamic ones that only happen at times like a woman screaming that something was stolen, or a man crying for help). The sound in the game is actually great in what it does, and suits the game really well but it doesn't come at most part of the games which really weakens it.

Controls- 10/10

The controls for this game are perfect for what there trying to do. The powers are nicely mapped out, and are simple to remember, so when your trying to throw a shock wave, toss a grenade, and then use precision, you could do this with ease, and most importantly with great fun. The platforming was made simple as well. You jump using x and he grabs the closest thing, and you choose the direction in which he wants to go. Climbing a building is more about finding a place to hang on rather than precise Prince of Persia like jumps, but resides on more Sly Cooper like stunts.

Game Play- 10/10

The game includes varied Story Missions, ton of fun and to the point side missions, and a bunch of extras to get. The story missions go from going into the sewers to light up more parts of the city to helping an engineer bring down the bridge to another part of the city. These missions tend to be longer and packed full with action and many objectives to complete. The side missions on the other hand are shorter and are more compressed. They tend to have one objective and lots of enemies to obliterate. The one great part of the game play is powers you get to have. Whether it is an electrified grenade, to riding on cables at an alarming speed, or gliding around with your electric thrusters, there's many ways to move around and dispose of the enemies in your way.

Miscellaneous

The game has many things to do other than the side missions. There are 350 shards that you could find on the three islands in the game that give you more power orbs which allow you to use yours powers more frequently. The game also feature a nice set of 21 stunts that challenge the way you play the game, and make you do hard tasks for the exp you need to get new powers or upgrade them. The stunts come from killing someone by sticking a grenade on them, to throwing three people off a rooftop using shock wave at the same time can be very enjoyable and hard to complete. There's also the trophies that the game has that are very unique and can take some time to get.

Replay Value- High

You'll want to complete this at least twice to be able to see hows it like to be good and evil as there are many moral choices you can make that affect the way your powers branch and how the people around you act. Whether its then thanking you for what you have done or then flipping you off and blaming you for everything that happened. There's many ways your choices affect your game play, and let me tell you, you will be back for more.

Overall Score- 10/10

This game justifies the money used to buy the PS3 and is a great game for people who like games of any genre. The game brings lots of replay and will get you hooked for days. If your not sure about the game download the demo as it shows the game in its prime moments and if you like it and have sixty dollars around then this is the game to buy. This is a great game to add to your collection and I promise you, you won't be disappointed!

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 06/01/09

Game Release: inFamous (US, 05/26/09)