Nice work EA games! This game measures up to what real current gen consoles should be doing. The GPS overlay is HOT! I remember complaining about sometimes not knowing where to go in a level. Problem solved! I hope other studios take note of this. The coolest thing about the GPS overlay is just that, you don’t have to switch screens to figure out where you’re going. In fact, you can keep right on killin’ fools while you have it on. Very nice!

This game, to me, has kind of a hybrid feel of Gears of War and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. It’s definitely its own game though. Stellar graphics, innovative gameplay, and the integrated co-op is a sweet new addition to the genre. You really do need your buddy to get through the missions, so pay attention in the tutorial, or you’ll regret it later.

One of the things I did not like about the game was when an enemy gets too close to you, the camera angles can get all screwed up, and there’s no knifing available. You can get stuck waiting to see if you die while someone gets to close to you and has a few seconds to knock you down and shoot at you; this can be pretty frustrating at times. (Tip: kill enemies or run away before they get close to you, hah!) The other thing about this game, that although in essence is very minor, is the sheer length of time it takes to get back to your in-progress game after turning the console off and back on. Seriously, it’ll take you a few minutes. I would think that such an elegant game would just let you get back to what you were doing in 2 or three steps, not 12. But these two things don’t ultimately affect the superbly crafted gameplay in this title. I also thought the auto-save points were almost perfect, where once you got through a tough section; you almost always started right after it if you died soon after.

I was able to play this game through in about 8 hours. It’s deceiving because there are only 6 levels, but the last level is loooong! it took me over two hours to play it through. I also only played it on the recruit (easiest) level, and it does get somewhat challenging at the end. I’m sure that in order to unlock all the weapons, that playing through the game on professional is no picnic. (Good luck with that). Though I have not tried it yet, I’m sure coop mode with your friends is probably sweet, if it’s anything like the regular single player experience.

All in all, this is an awesome game, totally worth the money to buy, especially if you’re going to play it through on all levels and online as well. Enjoy Or you can just view the Escapists: Zero Punctuation view of it. Rather hilarious I might add.