The anime come to life!

Posted by Antonio on 11th Sep 2010

First of all, this game, is one of the greatest games ever made for the ps2.
The graphics-The game doesn't follow the cel-shaded look of the anime at all. The developers decided to go for a "realistic" look to the characters, but I think it would have been better if the had followed a anime look instead because it would have made the story/characters more recognizable...since its based on a famous anime/manga.
Batou looks exactly like Batou, but Motoko only slightly resembles herself from the tv show. Apparently the developers had a problem with recreating her distinctive, hard to define features.

the music-from the anime show. Great.
the sound efx-awesome! bullet sounds really sound great in this game. You can hear the clanging and chirping of bullets crashing against metal poles, gates, and barriers. the dudding sounds of bullets hitting concrete also well done. Motoko's heavy cyborg body landing onto platforms really makes a heavy hitting sound,...like a 1 ton anvil landing flat on the floor.
in other words, the sound effects are perfect. Better than in any game you've ever played.

the gameplay-The game is a 3rd person shooter with 1st person aiming.
You control the character's movements with the left analog stick, and control the crosshairs/reticule with the right analog stick.*you must first calibrate the stiffness/slickness of the motions of the right analog stick first to customize it to your liking!*
You can shoot,jump,evade,crawl,duck,run,climb up/down stairs,climb across platforms by fingertips(motoko only),throw grenades,knives, etc...
Very,Very deep gameplay.
In one stage, you get to control Tachikoma.
You also get to hack the "Ghosts" of the enemy. That means you can mentally possess your opponent's body for a short time to wreak chaos amongst the enemy troops. Awesome!
Story-game follows the story of the first season STAND ALONE COMPLEX story.

The game is very obscure, but near perfect.

The game has alot of replay value because once you beat the game, you can play select stages and try to find and destroy paper fans, 10 in each stage(many are very,very well hidden) to unlock secret weapons. You can play through on more difficult settings too.