Once again, Platinum Games have crafted a perfectly-pitched action game that balances challenging mechanics with spectacle and reward.
Clad in the livery of the Metal Gear Solid series, Rising drops the series' trademark stealth in favour of running, jumping, and slicing. Swords are everywhere, fetishised absurdly. Swords powered with electricity. Swords propelled from their scabbards by rocket power. Enemy bullets are mere inconveniences to be brushed aside, military hardware a nuisance to be turned into cyborg fuel. Traditional ninja, samurai and feudal codes of honour are filtered through a bloody spray of sci-fi manga ultra-violence.
