If you’re looking to have a lot of fun, then the game is worth checking out when it will be released early 2013. Kojima did well in trusting the game in the capable hands of Platinum Games. If this game remained cancelled I would’ve been disappointed, because what I played was some of the most over-the-top fun I’ve had in a while. The demo ends with a tease when a Metal Gear RAY shows up and the screen cuts to black. Doing so will have Raiden run towards the rockets and jump on each one to get to the helicopter where you can then proceed to chop up the chopper. At this point the game tells you to press R1 (the Ninja Run button). Near the end of the fight the helicopter will shoot rockets at you. Another example while I want to bring up is the helicopter fight towards the end of the demo. While cutting through enemies you will get prompts every now and then where you can press square and x and the same time which will swing an enemy up into the air while the game goes into slow motion and you cut the enemy up like sushi. While it wouldn’t do the game justice to talk about the graphics right now as it really isn’t finished, the game is very stylized. The whole game isn’t completely based on this system as it has a combo system very similar to one of Platinum Games prior games- Bayonetta. It’s rather ridiculous and sort of unneeded, but it’s awesome none-the-less. For instance you can cut just a small sliver of the side of the watermelon, or cut it into thirds, halves, etc.

You can cut things in a very precise manner depending on where YOU want to cut it rather than predetermined places where you can cut. I couldn’t resist the urge to cut them up, which turned out to reveal something very impressive about the game. Speaking of watermelons, further along the path there just happened to be a few watermelons on a table. Basically it’s the mechanic from the first trailer shown where Raiden is cutting watermelons, only now it’s actually in playable form rather than just a concept. When you pull back the right analog stick a line forms to show you exactly where you’re going to cut and all you have to do is let go of the stick and he will swing the sword. With the tap of L1 the game goes into slow motion. The demo shows you the basics of how Rising plays, specifically the ‘cut anything’ aspect. Rising should be taken on the merits of its own rather than compared to the prior Metal Gear installments. If you’re expecting the stealth gameplay from the game you’re in for a rude awakening. It’s important to note that while this game may have Metal Gear in the name, it is most certainly not Metal Gear Solid. There’s a lot going against Rising, but with Platinum Games at the helm the game seems like it is in good hands. It also stars the surprise protagonist from Metal Gear Solid 2 (Raiden) who was rather whiney and a push over, even if Metal Gear Sold 4 helped his image by turning him into a bad ass, the bad taste still remains. Metal Gear purists would cry foul over its pure action elements rather than any stealth that the franchise has perfected. Between combat, Raiden navigates the environment with all the button-holding ease of an Assassin's Creed title, but these moments are short, as the game swings very quickly back to precision swordplay.Metal Gear Rising: Revengence is a polarizing title.

There are your traditional combos, weapon unlocks and upgrades, a parry system that'll require you to time blocks against enemy strikes precisely to avoid damage and open them up to counter-attacks. This is just the tip of the iceberg of this complex combat system. Aim true and cut the right part and you'll rip out their energy cores and restore your health bar. It looks so good you'll swear you're watching a tech demo. While most of your focus is on hack'n'slash mechanics, combo chains, a Blade Mode mechanic slows the action down and, in a most brutal and cynical manner, you get to choose which angle you want to chop your enemies to pieces from. For Rising, the gameplay is designed around 'Zan-Datsu' - meaning 'cut and remove'. As with Bayonetta, or more recently DMC, it's all about learning your combos and the mechanic glue that holds them together. The game's big on flashy combat sequences, but there's a lot of depth here, and learning the swordplay strategies is key to survival and your enjoyment. But it's action Platinum is known for, and Rising's action sequences are as magnificently wild as anything the studio has done before prepare for your jaw to drop and adrenaline to start pumping through your body.

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