Summary
Hack-and-slash never looked that good
The Good
The best thing about Enclave is graphics. The game is probably the best looking action game as of today (June 2003, before Half-Life 2 and Doom 3). In a stark constrast with Vice City that I just finished, characters actually have fingers, not some pitiful stumps. Females look especially great with great models and fluid animation.
Levels are varied and well-designed. The style reminds very much of castles from Unreal and sometimes of hell levels from Doom2, but these old ideas are implemented on the top level. Water is realistic, trees are extremely realistic (the best trees I ever saw in a game). Everything is very eye-pleasing.
Gameplay is fun. Admittedly it is extremely simple, being just another variation of kill-them-all, but it is fun and engaging anyway.
There are two campaigns (with a pretty decent storylines), many characters, lots of weapons. Enemies are smart enough and look great.
The Bad
An activity of questionable interest is collecting pots of gold, this time reminding of Wolfenstain 3D. This time though, the gold is used to equip your character with bigger and better weapons.
The Bottom Line
Overall, Enclave is a very good-looking action game, the concept is not very original, but implemented very well. The game also has a lot of replay value because of well-balanced different characters.
