Two Worlds for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

Two Worlds improves upon the Oblivion formula in a lot of ways, but it lacks the polish of a big budget title. The graphics are pretty good, maybe better than Oblivion depending on your perspective. There seems to be more variations in the terrain (hills, mountains, forests, caves, deserts, etc.), with more swaying grass and trees, and weather effects like rain and fog. The lip-syncing is better than Oblivion, but the voice acting is in most cases pretty awful. The main character sounds like Space Ghost, and his acting is hit-and-miss. The only character so far that isn't horrible is Gandahar, the guy that kind of takes you through the main story quest. Of course, voice acting doesn't make or break a game considering videogames were built on plain text and bad voice acting. It's almost like a throwback to 1992.

Anyhow, gameplay-wise, the game shines. It plays sort of like an MMO like Everquest or World of Warcraft, except instead of just clicking your mouse on an enemy to attack them, you actually swing your weapons around like a third-person action game. All of the weapon types are motion captured, too, so the animation is great. The map shows the location of all your quests so it's easy to see where you need to go. It's a pretty big, expansive world, too. I don't know if it's larger or smaller than Oblivion, but it's pretty huge regardless. Weapon and armor types are pretty varied, and two of the same item can actually be combined to make a more powerful version. There's also an alchemy system that lets you mix minerals and plants to make all kinds of stuff. Magic also has a twist to it. It's basically a card system. You have to find or buy the spell card to get access to the spell in the first place, then you can alter your spells with "booster" cards like increasing the damage, decreasing the mana cost, etc. On top of it all, you can create a new character and play cooperatively with 8 people!!! It's no game of the year, but it's good fun.

I rented this game in the hopes that I would actually enjoy it somewhat. I was deeply disappointed. Within 10 minutes I knew this game was horrible. I played for about 2 hours, got tired of it, and sent it back within 24 hours of receiving it. I would definitely not recommend this game to anyone, unless you're they type of person who is willing to play a game that sends you to an re-spawn area close to where you died but an area with enemies that you're not ready for level-wise when you die. That happened to me at least 4 times in the 2 hours I played. The developers should have made it re-spawn you in a location that is fit for a character of your level. Also, the controls really bother me. Why would anyone make 'y' the jump button or 'a' the search/interact button? Jump should be 'a' specifically because most gamers are used to it being jump, and 'x' or 'y' should be the interact/search button for similar reasons. The fact that you have to press 'x' to take out your weapon before you can push the right trigger to attack is also annoying. In my opinion, if you press the attack button then your weapon should be taken out and you should attack. Anyways, enough ranting about the controls. Really, the developers made a terrible game, the graphical interface is horrible, and the voice acting is dreadful. I don't think there is one positive thing I can say about this game except that the name of the game sounds cool. Very misleading if you ask me. DON'T BUY, if interested just rent, though I suggest you don't waste your time with that either.