Malice (PS2)

Yeah it may be a really fun game but it is so short. And easy as well. It's not what you'd expect. And you'll probobly feel cheated because there is no ending.

This game was a long time in development and you have to wonder exactly what took them so long. It is a very average platformer, probably best suited to a younger audience. Malice is a hip street talking babe who is relieved from her time in the afterlife after having her head bitten off by a Dog God in order to save the world, etc, etc. Her mentor is some mechanical 'god' who guides her in her quest to defeat the 'Dog God' and his minions (who thought this up?).Gameplay is typical platforming fodder with two basic attacks - swipe and slam, although you'll get away with using the formaer pretty much most of the time as the slam is slower. Some parts of the game are fairly fun but nothing special, other parts can get frustrating and repetitive.Overall this is a very average game and newer releases like this need to do much better if they are going to compete with the stiff competition offered by other great platforming games such as Jak & Daxter, Jak II, Ratchet & Clank (1 & 2), Beyond Good & Evil, Whiplash, etc.