Dante's Inferno for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

Dante's Inferno is a beautifully conceived game, and like many gamers, I was very excited to get my hands on it. But there are definitely some major problems with it.

The combat not only plays seamlessly and responds well, but it looks fluid and believable. The same goes for the character models, and the cut-scenes are especially good-looking, using both CG and animated scenes to flush out the story. Each of the 9 circles is designed to reflect the sins of the souls trapped there, and you will have to choose whether to absolve or punish people trapped in the Inferno.

The biggest problem Dante's Inferno has is pretty much the same problem most games in this genre have. There are moments in which you have to traverse a room with well-timed, precision jumps, and if you mess up, you will either die and have to start over, or fall down to an area that will force you to start over. If having to repeat something multiple times doesn't bother you, then you'll give Dante's Inferno a 10/10.

Also, there are times when you may die multiple times trying to figure out what specific way the developers want you to handle a situation, be it combat or otherwise. You may be fighting a boss and be stuck in an infinite loop of the boss making the same attacks, because you are supposed to attack in a specific place or dodge a specific attack to trigger the end of the fight.

FINAL WORD: Dante's Inferno is an epic game with over-the-top action and beautifully gruesome visuals. The combat sequences and leveling of your weapons and powers is definitely fun. However, if having to repeat a set of perfect jumps over and over just to exit a room frustrates you, or if you don't like to get stuck in combat or rooms because you haven't yet figured out the secret thing you're supposed to do, you might want to reconsider (or buy a strategy guide). Dante's Inferno definitely loses its edge and fun factor to moments of frustration and--dare I say--tedium, but it's still an overall good game.