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October 2010
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The editors liked
Some of the best character development and dialog this year
The characters and setting are both top-notch
The voice acting and writing are incredible
The world feels filled with history and depth
Even if it's not explicit
Combat and platforming elements feel solid
Remain fun to the end
The story will keep yo
Sympathetic characters and wellcrafted cutscenes
A wide variety of beautiful locations
Smooth combat that is brutally satisfying
Boss fights
Chase scenes
And puzzles offer good variety.
Incredible story
Action
& visuals. Great fun.
Rich characters inhabit an equally rich world
Gorgeous environments
Fascinating story that’s presented in an engrossing way
Flawless facial animations
Voice work and music are exceptional
Interesting story
No install needed
Simple controls
Fairly easy to command the Trip NPC
Multiple difficulty levels
Lots of upgrades to acquire
Good voice acting and comes with comic book. There are also occasional third person shooter segments.
The editors didn't like
Gameplay
Combat and platforming are all lacking
The 7hour campaign is short lived and not interesting enough to want to play through
Stagnant plot
No real reason for players to keep playing after an hour
Some technical glitches hurt the experience
The game is over in 8 hours or so
And there is little reason to play through again
Some of the humor falls flat
The levels can begin to feel repetitive in places
Scan
Fight
Jump
Repeat
Touchy movement controls
Camera is too zoomed in at times.
Slightly repetitive gameplay.
Simple platforming and combat hold it back from being a truly great action title
Sloppy camera system
Very frequent texture popins
The story’s culmination doesn’t live up to its presentation.
It’s difficult to explore and look for orbs since Monkey can die if he wanders too far from Trip
You can’t lock-on to enemies
It’s short and sometimes its difficult to see the shimmering items Monkey can climb on. Subtitles are very difficult to read.
Abstract: I’m a big fan of developer Ninja Theory. Though it wasn’t without its flaws, Heavenly Sword was one of my favorite games in 2007, and had me eagerly anticipating the company’s next title, no matter what it was. While it would have been nice to see anot...
Abstract: A compelling adventure that is hard to put down.I had more than my fair share of reservations going into Enslaved. Ninja Theory's previous effort, Heavenly Sword was a bit on the short side and didn't do much to advance the genre. Still to this day tho...
Abstract: I could probably put everything I know about the classic tale Journey to the West into one paragraph. A really, really small paragraph. Most of what I know is probably stemming from old Dragonball episodes anyways, so when Enslaved was announced as a f...
Abstract: In 2007 little known developer Ninja Theory teamed up with Sony to release a Playstation 3 exclusive known as Heavenly Sword. The relationship had been reported as being rocky, and the developer felt a lot of pressure working on only one platform. Shor...
Published: 2010-10-01, Author: Tom , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: This is how the world will look after the war. The buildings still stand, but they are in a state of ruin. Walls, ceilings, and floors have crumbled away, and the healthy foliage that covers every surface gives the appearance of a thriving ecosystem, t...
Abstract: "Your main character is named Monkey and he doesn't wear a shirt." That was all I knew about Enslaved: Odyssey to the West about a week ago. But as I do before most review assignments I read up on the game from our previews section and learned that Ens...
The characters and setting are both top-notch, The voice acting and writing are incredible, The world feels filled with history and depth, even if it's not explicit, Combat and platforming elements feel solid, remain fun to the end, The story will keep yo
Some technical glitches hurt the experience, The game is over in 8 hours or so, and there is little reason to play through again, Some of the humor falls flat, The levels can begin to feel repetitive in places: scan, fight, jump, repeat
At one point, Trip finds an ancient fish tank with what seems to be a closed ecosystem; brightly colored fish and other marine life swim inside. She regards it with wonder, a thing of beauty in a world that seems intent on crushing all non-plant life.You'...
Sympathetic characters and wellcrafted cutscenes, A wide variety of beautiful locations, Smooth combat that is brutally satisfying, Boss fights, chase scenes, and puzzles offer good variety.
Touchy movement controls, Camera is too zoomed in at times.
Enslaved is an affecting adventure that makes strong use of its characters and story to create a believable world....
Abstract: It is an amusing coincidence that one of the most prolific U.S. game publishers of the Dragon Ball franchise is also the publisher of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. Both are loosely based on the 400-year-old Chinese folktale, Journey to the West and b...
As a reviewer, it’s sometimes hard to assign a number to an experience, and Enslaved presents that challenge. It has flaws for certain, from dodgy controls and limited combat, to a conclusion that feels less like an ending and more like the story just ...
