Gore: Ultimate Soldier

The Good
Fast, violent, bloody, high octane action; cool but balanced weapons; very solid and balanced gameplay; cheesy but hilarious voice acting, especially screams of death and pain; game runs EXTREMELY smoothly; nice loud, violent gunshot sounds; I can't say enough about how solid the gameplay is

The Bad
You keep seeing the same enemies over and over again; one dimensional AI (but not the worst I've seen, and still challenging)

The Bottom Line
I love this game the same way I love Serious Sam and Doom - it's all about the action. This is really a game for hardcore, old school FPS fans who want nothing better than to cause total destruction and mayhem. Fans of tactical or war-based FPS games might think GORE is way too simple. No tiptoeing around, conserving ammo, strategizing or other nonsense in this game. Gore is a straight ahead and violent action game where your only goal is to mow down anything that moves. This may sound repetitive and boring, but it's not, because the gameplay and weapons are very well balanced - your weapons are never too powerful or too weak for any situation, and the AI, altough not the best I've seen by any stretch, provide a good challenge. The game is very violent and bloody - when you shoot someone, blood comes geysering out from everywhere, and if you shoot someone right up close with the four barrelled shotgun, he explodes! People have criticized the graphics for some reason, and sure, the graphics aren't Unreal II, Doom 3 or Panzer Dragoon Orta caliber, but they're certainly not bad, and they serve the game well because they never bog the processor down. Granted, I have a pretty powerful computer (P4, 3.2 GHz), but I was still very impressed at how amazingly smooth the game runs, without one single hitch, stutter or hiccup. Lastly, the game doesn't take itself seriously at all, and is a blast to play. I just love the horrible but hilarious voice acting during the game - screams of pain and death are totally exaggerated and peppered with classic quotes like, "Take that, you b**tch!!", or "I'm gonna rip you a new one!!" or "Ow!!!" You have to play it to appreciate how much of a riot this game is! The humor and great gameplay make GORE a winner.