Viking Hands-on

This is a game that I read up on in one of the previous issues of game informer. It didnt look bad, just wasnt something I was super excited about playing. Well I have played about 5 or 6 hours of this game and all I can say is mediocre. If you have played the conan game that just released a little while back you have played viking. Minus the nudity and the overdun gore factor this is essentially the same game. Its an action title that puts you in the shoes of a viking who apparently has died and was ressurected by some sort of force. So you now must battle against the rebelling faction who threatens your viking life. while these are not monsters they are a faction who try to look like undead or a dark force. There isnt a whole lot of variety in this game you can purchase different types of throwing weapons as well as powerups and new moves. The enemy has like 4 different types of baddies who look all the same for each of its classes. speaking of looking alike the surroundings while either dark or light will look kinda blah and seems like this should of been a later xbox game and not a 360 game. The main character looks ok but is way too shiny and permanetly has blood on his sword and axe even when he is done with his slaughter. So thus far nothing new hear for this game but if you enjoyed the conan game this is prolly right up your alley.