Definitely a Meh Game
posted by HoboMaster (INDEPENDENCE, OR) Jan 20, 2010
Member since Nov 2009
As mentioned in pretty much every other review, the game is a mixture of GTA and Assassin's Creed, but set in WWII era Paris. And, it does its best to compete with these two titles, but in both of the aspects that it took from these games, in my opinion, it fell short.
There are a few unique aspects about this game that make it interesting and fun to play. Personally, I like free roam games, which this is one of them. I've definitely found the most pleasure away from the storyline and just going rogue on Nazis (can't say "Na'zi" on Gamefly) towers, bases, etc. The graphics were above par, and I really liked the black and white tint that changed to color after you inspired the Resistance there.
But the AI was just terrible, but in kind of a fun way. I would be running around the outside edges of a bases, tacking off Nazis with my silenced pistol, and blowing up towers right behind Nazis backs, and then me, the only one in the area, wasn't even suspected once I got outside of the radius of the suspicion zone. In a way I liked not having to run a mile away in chase, but I also thought the AI should have a little more common sense to piece together: Dead Nazis, bullet holes in head, one guy that isn't German around... hmmm.
The main reason this game is even compared to Assassins Creed is because your ability to climb pretty much any building. It makes a nice effort, and if this were the first game that I had played with that ability, I probably would have been amazed, but AC blew it out of the water. I found myself trying to avoid climbing buildings if possible it was so much of a hassle.
In the GTA respect, it really felt like the Godfather's attempt the game. The cars handled mostly the same, the weapon's aiming systems, which I wasn't a huge fan of (just like I'm not a fan of GTA's), and the ability to commit pretty much any crime (which is fun.)
Definitely worth a rent if you just feel like killing some Nazis or enjoy a vengeance filled storyline.
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