Radical Entertainment deliver a brutal open world in which Alex Mercer absorbs identities and tears through a virus-stricken Manhattan. Combat is cathartic, pacing relentless, and the superhero staging brushes against blockbuster spectacle with utterly unrestrained violence.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player18+
Description
Open-world action by Radical Entertainment and Activision, June 2009. Alex Mercer, an amnesiac living virus scientist, devours enemies and absorbs their abilities in an infected Manhattan. Ultra-fast skyscraper traversal, monster transformation and identity absorption to blend in or fight. Extremely powerful sandbox game.
Prototype review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Endowed with devastating powers, you unleash chaos in a New York gripped by an epidemic, moving at full speed along the skyscrapers. The total freedom of movement and the excess of abilities deliver an instant, exhilarating release. Snappy, brutal and fiercely spectacular, an open-world that turns every street into a field of destruction without the slightest limit.
Endowed with monstrous powers, you cross an infected city by literally absorbing passersby to steal their appearance and memories. Framed as a fight for survival and truth, the journey mostly leaves in its wake streets strewn with anonymous victims, a devouring heroism you nonetheless pursue with a certain relish.
