I finally had a few hours to sit down and play the game through to the end. It is very good, probably the shooter I’ve enjoyed the most since the original Halo. The technology is brilliant, the levels and firefights are very well designed, and the production is fantastic. It’s a lot of fun to play, and brings a fresh approach to the genre. It takes a while getting used to the controls, movement and cover-based fighting, but the first Act does a good job of teaching you all of that without being too easy.

I’m looking forward to replay it on Hardcore difficulty. I also tried cooperative mode for a bit, and it is a blast, the game is really thought with this in mind. I hope that cooperative becomes a must-have feature in this kind of games from now on.

There are some complaints, like the lack of variety in color palettes, a very short single player campaign, or the randomness of the end fights in Acts 4 & 5. But the game as a whole is memorable. If you like action and shooter games, you can’t afford to miss this one.