Fracture for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

I watch X-Play, Gametrailers TV, and read critic reviews religiously. But, I am becoming disillusioned by the so called professionals. I have played about a half dozen great games this year that they have hated. I wonder sometimes if they really spend much time playing or they just spend the time talking. Fracture was a game that I had a riot playing. The A-I wasn't the most brilliant, but they were diverse and many. The game was very challenging even on normal level. There were tons of great weapons to choose from and the final battle was probably in my top five toughest challenges in video gaming. There was a driving level that got panned pretty badly, but I thought the vehicle handled basically like a Warthog from Halo and the level was fun. Maybe I'm to easily amused but I had a great time playing Fracture. Give it a try!!!

Fracture puts you in a strange dystopian future in which the United States has chosen to combat the impending thread of global warming with new terraforming technology, exactly how is never fully explained. Anyway, this turns the midwest into a giant ocean which divides the nation. Each side has a different view on how to evolve the human race, which begins the conflict. The west coast (the pacificans) prefer genetic alteration, which the east(the alliance) prefers cybernetic alteration.

Through the course of the game you are put in charge of Jet Brody, and alliance soldier on the forefront of the war. You find many different futuristic weapons in the campaign that do a variety of different and creative things, from creating large heat-seeking boulders from surrounding rocks to creating a vortex that sucks in surrounding enemies. All of the weapons are fun to use and offer many different ways to kill your Pacifican enemies. The key weapon that you always have though, is your terraformer, which can raise or lower the ground. This is used throughout the game to solve puzzles, create cover, or reach higher places for a combat advantages.

The game itself is fairly linear, go though each level in different places around the U.S. and complete whatever objective you are given(although the primary goal is to hunt down the general) and kill pacificans along the way. The game is still very fun though in that the creative and variety of weapons keeps it fresh for most of the game, although the terraforming can get a little old. The great graphics also help keep it entertaining. The only other real gripe I have with it is that it's pretty short, maybe 8 hours long. Other than that, the MP is very fun(even though there aren't many people), the graphics are great, the weapons are fun, and it's a great rent. The only thing that prevents it from being a buy is it's length and the lack of people online.