By Talal Musa PUBLISHED: 11:12 EST, 12 March 2013 | UPDATED: 16:55 EST, 12 March 2013 Rating: Price: £39.99 / $63.00 (RRP) Part Metal Gear Solid, part Devil May Cry, Revengeance attempts - and largely succeeds - at reinventing Raiden, a character that, until now, may have divided opinion. Indeed, from the moment you're treated to the awe-inspiring, kinetically-charged combat, you know that you're in for something special. A large part of this is due to an ingenious fighting mechanic called the Zandatsu. Here, you are propelled into a slow-motion mini-game where you have to target and sever specific points of an enemy. It's brilliantly responsive and makes a welcome change from overused quick-time events that plague games of similar ilk.
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Gorgeous-looking combat with competent and varied enemies
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Fleshes-out Raiden and stays true to the Metal Gear universe
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Packed full of Metal Gear tributes - including special bosses
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Camera can disrupt the hectic onscreen action from time to time
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Some textures are muddy and bland
Enemies, armed with a variety of rocket launchers and heavy weapons, are ruthlessly aggressive and although it's relatively easy mowing them all down, the real challenge is pulling off the most stylish and brutal moves in @placeholder's armoury, meaning that no battle is ever the same.