Crimson Sea 2

What?! More mutons? In Crimson Sea 2?

The epic sci-fi adventure of Crimson Sea continues in this middle-of-the-road sequel. Hero Sho is joined by a new playable character, Feanay, a fellow Vipa -- a human/alien hybrid. With distinct attack abilities, one character often proves more suitable, depending on the mission.

Unfortunately, the missions offer no remarkable change to gameplay. Hack-n-slash-n-shoot your way through to your goal, collect "Origins" essential to weapon upgrades and customizing, and then hack-n-slash-n-shoot some more. This game is all about fast-paced action. Don?t worry if you don?t get used to the twin analog controls the first time around; the unusual left-move/right-attack setup will eventually become comfortable.

The characters are well detailed, and the costumes have been given a great deal of thought. The only downside to the graphics is that nothing seems to change in the stages, so missions seem repetitive. As for the soundtrack, a 30-second audio clip set to loop hardly qualifies as a musical score. The voice acting in the cut-scenes is just bearable, and the sound effects don?t do enough to make up for it.

Despite these things, Crimson Sea 2 still proves to be a fairly enjoyable game. With introductions to new characters and enemies in every mission, the option to customize and improve your weapons, and a hardy plot, there should be enough to make a rental worthwhile.

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