Binary Domain for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

This is one of those games practically guaranteed to become a cult classic. It's not getting the same kind of aggressive ad campaign as the Mass Effects and CODs, and other derivative sequels to manufactured mega-franchises, of the world, but that does not speak for lack of quality. Hopefully, this will find it's audience and sell enough over a long period of time like fellow Sega under-the-radar hits such as Valkyria Chronicles and Bayonetta.

The story of Binary Domain concerns a "Rust Squad", or an international group of ex-soldiers who destroy robots. A bunch of sentient androids called "Hollow Children" have infiltrated human society all over the world, and a Japanese scientist is to blame. So off they go into Japan to deal with the problem. What follows is a tad slow to start (seriously, the first 15 minutes are a bore), but quickly builds into something pretty special. Even though it has Virtua Cop-esque, "inspired by 80's action movie bravado" dialogue at the start, it's impressive how quickly Amusement Vision actually starts writing natural dialogue and crafting a compelling narrative. It never gets up to Blade Runner or Ghost in the Shell-level stuff, but it's quite good. Especially for the Yakuza developer.

Speaking of which, the gameplay and visuals are also an impressive step up from that series. The campaign never lets up; it's stuffed with a large variety of set pieces, story beats, boss battles and other encounters. Unlike the odd Yakuza Dead Souls, this is a very solid shooter. It feels a lot better than something like Uncharted, with rock-solid aiming, terrific feedback and really great hit detection. There's a large variety of robotic foes, including great bosses. And a lot of them can be "manipulated" - shooting out legs will cause them to crawl on the ground, for example. The character models are impressively detailed and the environments are clean and futuristic like in Vanquish.

Do not ignore this because of lack of hype. Give it a re