Vanquish

thunderboltgames.com review
while the pace is frenetic. Load-screens are shrewdly masked by cutscenes (and when they do occasionally appear, they’re mercifully short) and when the screen teems with action, even the framerate holds up. It’s a mere seven hours long, but Vanquish is that rare title that benefits from its brevity. Were it any longer it’d risk being diluted, dulled, nullified. The game that stands is an absolute thrill-ride, brimming with verve and excitement. And as the adage goes, the star that burns most bright is the star that dies twice as fast.
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extremegamer.ca review
The enemies in this game are intense. First of all, there are always a myriad of them coming at you, and not just one type, and bunch of different types with different mechanics. It feels like an 2D shoot em up where there are bullets and enemies coming at you from all directions and you have quickly dodge and shoot in order to bring them all down. Enemies will hide from you, flank you, pop up to shoot you just after you empty a clip - needless to say - the A.I. is very intelligent. You’re not alone in the fight, and some very competent friendly A.I. is usually helping you on your way. One of the things I really love about this game is that the A.I. on both sides engage each other all the time and as you’re running (or sliding) across the battlefield you’ll see all kinds of confrontations going on that make you feel like you’re part of something, instead of all enemies focusing all their attention on you.
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realgamer.net review
Vanquish is polished and supremely well executed, and everyone should really make the effort to give it a go. If SEGA ever decide to re-enter the world of hardware development and populate their platform with games like this, I won’t hesitate to clear space under my telly.
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gamechronicles.com review
Vanquish is a mix of Zone of Enders (anyone remember that game) and Iron Man with firearms. The action is relentless, the challenge is immense, the settings are breathtaking, and the feeling you have when it’s all over is indescribable.
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gamerstemple.com review
Once the bullets started flying my fears were laid to rest. Vanquish seems to have been designed with the lofty goal of shattering gamers' perceptions of how much action is too much. Games like the recent Medal of Honor reboot rely on these big moments without weaving them seamlessly into gameplay (i.e. walk forward or that unexpected ambush will never happen…yawn), but Vanquish keeps the pace moving and feels like you're in a dynamic world where stuff would go down whether you are there or not.
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