James Cameron's Dark Angel

SUMMARY:
at this point ive only played one level but i was kept interested the whole time, the ability to run up walls and bounce of a wall into a round house kick look classic especially when the slo-mo matrixy effect kicks in, though some people may think theyre just rippin it of , but some people just arent ever happy and dont realise that they are just using the best techniques to create a top notch tv series tie-in.

JAMES CAMERONS DARK ANGEL is by far one of the best games i own, and i own MGS, GETAWAY, GTA:VC and THE SIMS.

Finally a good, no no, class example of a game based on a superb tv series (yes i know its been canned, wat were they thinking?)

THE BAD:
Environments get boring. Gameplay too formulaic.

SUMMARY:
I purchased this game, (at full retail price, no less), because I was a fan of the television series, and though I usually prefer first-person shooters and role-playing games, I thought I'd give it a try. I've only been playing it for two days, but already I feel a bit ripped off. Firstly, while the environments change from level to level and from stage to stage, they're never really all that interesting. Hidden items aren't very well hidden, Max can only jump about half-a-foot, unless she's meant to jump higher, so forget about exploring, and if you expect to destroy a box and find a goodie inside, you'll be very dissapointed. And as far as interactive environments, such as breakable boxes, barricades, lockers, etc., it gets a little boring busting them after awhile, even by throwing enemies into them. And the gameplay is painfully repetitive and formulaic. Every level, you simply have to kill or subdue enemies, find explosives, keycards or whatever else it will take to get you to the next stage, and move on. There's no passion in the game at all and no room for deviation. To the game's credit, however, as you move on, the element of stealth gets more and more important, and you find yourself sneaking up on enemies, a la Metal Gear Solid, and putting the sleeper hold on them, so as not to attract the attention of 10 guards at once. And I must admit, I did stay up until 4AM last night playing. So the game isn't all bad. However, for $49.99, unless you're a hopeless fan of Dark Angel or Jessica Alba, stay far, far away from this game. If you must play it for yourself, make a trip to Blockbuster before you make the trip to buy it.