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First of all, this game is not Resident Evil. It may look that way at first glimpse, but it plays more like a 2D Mario game with a little investigation minigames thrown in. What do I mean? You start at point A, get to point B, kill enemies on the way. Sometimes they throw in an objective, like a switch you have to flick, or a trail you have to follow, but Mario did have those keys you had to find too.

The story was good enough, even with my short attention span I was able to play all the way through, which took about 7 hours or so. One thing it has in common with Resident Evil is the lack of ammo, but to a higher degree which has you fighting with melee weapons most of the way. Sometimes you pick up guns with on average 2-6 bullets and that gets you a few easy kills.

There were a few scares which caused me to jump, and you do have the 'on your toes' feeling through the whole game.There are a few times per level that you have to use your investigative tools to collect information. There will be a big popup which means you have to point the tool at something to take a picture or sample. This is really done to continue the story and there's no occasion where you actually have to figure out something, which is a little dissappointing.

Hand to hand combat is average and repetitive. There's block and attack buttons. Basically you block, then attack when the enemy is stunned. Graphics are not bad, the characters look a little weird, but the environments are pretty detailed from what I could tell with the limited lighting they give you.

In conclusion, the game is a good rental. I don't see myself playing through again, but the story held me to the end.

One last thing, if you get motion sickness with games, you might want to pass on this one. I get sick on boats and planes, but not usually on games, but there were some levels that I had to take a rest when I started to get that feeling.