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Hellgate: London

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Words: on October 31, 2007

Oct 31, 2007

There’s a grand, almost royal disappointment lurking at the heart of Hellgate. It’s a disappointment wrought from the strange collage of game styles it’s inspired by. It’s both a fast-paced first-person shooter recalling Half-Life and Call of Duty, and a simple action-RPG like Diablo.

On paper this could, and should, be one of the great addictive pleasures of our time - an engrossing treadmill of leveling up and upgrading your weapons, skills and items, mixed with the violence and feedback of the best action games.



Instead, it’s a game in which you point hose-pipe weapons at fat zombies and stunted demons until they explode in a convulsive fountain of gore and inexplicable loot. It’s a game where even the most basic movement feels stilted, the most basic violence unimpressive and the Londoners you meet on the way recall the worst Dick Van Dyke accents.

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Solid
YOU'LL LOVE
  • Non-stop, lively action
  • Doesn't take itself seriously
  • Treat for loot-lovers
YOU'LL HATE
  • Needs time and patches
  • Humor often misses the mark
  • Too many lulls
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Release date: US
Oct 31 2007 (PC)
Expected release date: US
10/30/2007 (Xbox 360)
UK
2006 (PC)
TBA (Xbox 360)
Available Platforms: PC, Xbox 360
Genre: Role Playing
Published by: Namco, Electronic Arts
Developed by: Flagship Studios
ESRB Rating:
Mature: Blood and Gore, Violence, Mild Language
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