Vanquish

Vanquish is an... interesting title to say the least. I'm not sure what this game tried to accomplish, but I found it a decent game with a little bit of excitment. If your looking for a description of the game basicly look at it as Gears of Halo.

Story: The basic story here is that the Russians are threatening to wipe out the US with a super weapon and a massive robot army. So the president (who strangely looks like Hilary Clinton.... coinsidence?) says we shall not back down and sends out a massive space born army to attack the russian space born super weapon robot army. You play as a top secret government super soldier that can use boosters to thrust around the map. So why did I call it Gears of Halo exactly you may ask yourself?? Its like Gears of War because America is getting wiped out and only some badass dude and his clique can save it. Its like halo because you are a super soldier that doesnt take crap from anyone. Oh, and some scientist gets captured and there you go, the story all in one.

Gameplay: The gameplay is like any other shooter point the reticle and rip shit until you reach a checkpoint. Theres honestly no real top notch thing that makes you want to play this game. I ran into few glitches and no game changing glitches in that. But all in all its bland gameplay with a few ups and downs to try and get the ball rolling.

Graphics: The graphics are pretty good for a game that focuses on fast past action, and constant bullets and missles flying about. However when your about to die you go into a super slow mode where you can shoot missles, and mabye it was just me but my screen got pretty blurry on these parts.

Sound: The sound was okay, except for the usual same phrase 85 times per level and every person in the game says "Fucking Robots" like every 18 seconds. The voice acting wasn't that great, but it got the job done and was better than most games out there now-a-days. One bright spot was the sound track for the game. There is constant techno and dance music playing to keep the blood pumping and making those action sequences all the more exciting.

Overall: 7/10 Decent game though worth a rent more than a buy.
Story: 6/10 Got the job done, but I think James Bond has it covered for the most part
Gameplay: 6/10 Okay, but it didnt change up enough to keep me enthusiastic
Graphics: 7/10 Mediocre graphics that just do enough to make it look next gen
Sound: 8/10 Awsome sound track, however bad voice acting and repetative phrases