The Story:
You play a man called Cole McGrath who is an everyday citizen in a place called Empire City. This average bike messenger doesn’t seem to be important but right from the start he is shown to be very unique person. Something that Cole himself does not know himself to be.
The very moment you press start on the controller, you are sucked right in the game as the very first thing you see is a massive electrical looking explosion that spreads throughout the entire City. After the destruction Cole emerges from the rubble noticing he seemed to be at the centre of the explosion. Injured and no idea what is going on, Cole tries to get to safety but is electrified on the way. However, rather than get killed by these mass amounts of volts, he finds himself absorbing the electricity.
Eventually he falls into a coma and is carried to hospital. But when he wakes up he sees that much has happened in the meantime. The city has been put in quarantine (suspiciously quickly), all back street gangs have been trying to take charge of the destruction and specific people seem to be popping up with superpowers. Just like Cole. While learning to control and develop his powers, Cole searches for the reason behind all this madness. As he does, he finds individuals and events are more linked to his life than he ever thought possible. One ‘conduit’ called Kessler seems obsessed with Cole and seems to not only know why all this is happening but he also has a much darker secret and motive. As Cole gathers more information, he has to make decisions that will affect himself, his friends and the future of Empire City.
This is one of the best stories I have ever seen in video games and indeed films. This is truly a work of genius where every twist and turn leads into another twist. It is also the most dramatic and emotional game I have ever played.
The Game Play:
As you can guess, you wield superpowers… electrical powers. For example you can shoot a short bolt of lightning that you can fire off to either shock enemies or charge electrical objects. But this is just a basic power. You unlock and discover over 10 truly inventive abilities that you use to help you through the game both offensively and defensively. There is a brilliant feature in the game play where you can choose whether you want to be known as a hero or infamous. Every decision you make contributes to your ‘karma’ bar. Some powers can only be unlocked if you choose either good or evil. Depending on which karma you choose, not only do your powers look different but so too does your appearance and the state in which Empire City will be in by the end of the game.
There are optional missions you can play both to help with your karma, experience and powers. Some missions are specifically for if you are good or evil which helps to unlock new karma powers.
One of the best parts of this game is that it is free roam meaning that you can go anywhere in the entire city. Plus you are not confined to the ground as you can climb up buildings and run across the rooftops. Oh and as a note: this game is meant to be realistic so whatever you do, DO NOT FALL INTO THE WATER. Liquids and electricity do not mix.
The Graphics:
AMAZING… Enough said.
The music:
Completely epic. Below is an example of the music pieces put in the game. Each piece is placed perfectly in the game to enhance emotions which truly sucks you into it.
So overall a very, very well conceived game and is ultimately one of the best games I have ever played. This is a game that will have you hanging on the edge of your seat and leave our jaw open. This truly is a game that you every video gamer must play at least once in their life.
That’s why I have rated this game 10/10
