Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Review

Raiden has always been the black sheep in the Metal Gear character roster. He was more-or-less hated when he first made his debut back in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, but he did manage to get some fans with his reappearance in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Now, with Kojima taking a backseat and Platinum Games taking the helm, we get a fresh look at the cyborg ninja.Japanese as hellPlatinum is well-known for the insanity in its games and it definitely shows in Revengeance, right from the nonsensical name of the game to the first boss fight and even some of the weapons you get to wield. Right from the start, the game makes you feel like a super-powered ninja; it is one of the rare games out there that makes you feel like you’re using a real sword, instead of something to just whack enemies again and again with till they fall over and die.One of the things that stand out about Revengeance is just how fluid everything is. Platinum made a wise choice to keep the game running at a solid 60fps. This makes animations feel fluid and the gameplay feel fast. This, along with the rocking soundtrack, makes the whole game feel like an extended adrenaline rush, especially with all the crazy things happening all around you.

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