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It is a straight forward linear hack and slash grab stuff get more powerful grab more stuff & etc, and a pretty good example of the genre, well worth the discounted price. This isn't Champions, or Baldurs Gate, or Hunter, or even D&D Heroes; but it does fill a need for good clean co-op fun.
Legends won't satisfy the single player who is looking for a Morrowind or Oblivion, but I can highly recommend it to folks who like to play together, not against each other, in the god's-eye view style. Both my wife and I enjoyed it despite its limitations, and found it a bonus since our PS3 was bought primarily to be used as a Blu-ray player.
Co-op mode RPG games in 3d person view aren't all that easy to find, and my wife and I have played most of them scores of times over. As noted by another reviewer most of the monsters look the same, and there is one particularly difficult boss that is rendered in a downright cheesy manner.
One hint: even experienced players may want to start with easy mode. Dark Kingdom co-op mode thankfully isn't some nauseating split screen FPS.
It looks great projected on a 101 inch screen, with the landscape for the most part beautifully done, but along with a few camera angles obscuring the action, you often wish you could see just a little bit farther ahead.
The play is straight forward, run around, kill monsters, collect loot, lather, rinse, repeat.The knocks on it are that the graphics don't look like a PS3 game, and the there aren't as many items to locate/farm. I don't mind the lack of stuff to hunt for either ( Way more than Marvel Ultimate Alliance, but it is not Norath ). This game did not get very good reviews from the big review sites. The story is a little thin, but it doesn't get in the way of the game, so I am ok with that. I also don't get hung up on the graphics, it is better than most PS2 titles, but you won't be wowed, it does have some cool effects however.If you are looking for a fun dungeon crawler, this is a good choice, and at only $20 or so, you will get your monies worth on it.review update on 3-8-09I have been playing this with a friend and I have to say the camera control is pretty bad, and when one of you dies it gets even worse ( it zooms in too close to be useful ). It isn't a ground breaking title, but it is good hack and slash fun.It is a fantasy dungeon crawler and is fairly similar in gameplay to Marvel Ultimate Alliance. The 3rd person dungeon crawler genre has been overlooked in the current generation of consoles, so there aren't many, but this one is fun either solo or multiplayer ( I have not done the internet multiplayer yet ).
The graphics were kinda cute and the sewers the brightest, cleanest I've ever seen.Last but not least: I don't want to spoil anyone's fun, but let me tell you that you will absolutely need acid-resistant boots. You don't get stuck somewhere because you neglected to pick up an item two levels prior (or have to backtrack to get it). I played the scout and liked her combat moves, although you don't seem to have to aim at any particular opponent; you just, well, hack and slash away at it. My issue is less with the RPG aspects - or lack thereof - in this game. Best buy them before you enter the Silver Cathedral. The camera control leaves much to be desired as well: sometimes the perspective changes at the most inopportune moment. Maybe it's a problem with the Playstation controller or maybe it's me, but even after ten hours of playing I found it difficult to control and move the character around. At several points in the game you have to pick up and throw stuff at objects or even bosses, which I found very difficult because of the over-sensitive controls and the lack of a scope or any sort of targetting device or target zoom & lock.On the positive side, the storyline is easy to follow even for a hapless PS3 novice like me.
If you were addicted before, it will probably follow you here. If you want the 2 players on a screen co-op from the PS2, you will find it and better graphics and monsters here. I spent some time trying to find champions/return to arms for the PS3, so I will come right to the point: this is it. Coded by the same team, in essentially the same format, this is the answer for champions fans who've upgraded to BluRay.
overall real fun hack and slash style game. sure its got some glitches but most games do. its so cheap just pick it up. This game is great for 2 friends who loved the balders gate dark alliance series. lots of different powers and cool attacts with great graphics.
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