First review for Creative Assembly's Viking: Battle for Asgard
Monday, 17th March 2008, 1:52 pm
The latest issue of PLAY Magazine has the first review for the cool looking Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game Viking: Battle for Asgard. They have scored the game an outstanding 9.5/10.
"There’s been ample coverage of Sega’s latest potential über franchise but little has been established about the game’s infrastructure and overall flow. Seldom have I been so surprised by a review disc. Judging by what I’d seen prior (Sega wisely kept a tight lid on early code), I was expecting a linear action/adventure similar to Beowulf—which done right would certainly be welcome given the universe (they had me at Midgard), but I never dreamt that Viking would offer up an epic more along the lines of Fable... If this one doesn’t launch a major franchise, then there’s absolutely positively no justice in this world or Valhalla."
In summary:
"Fable with Vikings meets Kingdom Under Fire, only it’s prettier and far better tuned than either."
Final Score: 9.5/10
Special Offer
Viking: Battle for Asgard is shipping in the first week of April for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Pre-order your copy from Gameplanet Store and you will receive a Limited Edition ArtBook and Music CD free!
"There’s been ample coverage of Sega’s latest potential über franchise but little has been established about the game’s infrastructure and overall flow. Seldom have I been so surprised by a review disc. Judging by what I’d seen prior (Sega wisely kept a tight lid on early code), I was expecting a linear action/adventure similar to Beowulf—which done right would certainly be welcome given the universe (they had me at Midgard), but I never dreamt that Viking would offer up an epic more along the lines of Fable... If this one doesn’t launch a major franchise, then there’s absolutely positively no justice in this world or Valhalla."
In summary:
"Fable with Vikings meets Kingdom Under Fire, only it’s prettier and far better tuned than either."
Final Score: 9.5/10
Special Offer
Viking: Battle for Asgard is shipping in the first week of April for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Pre-order your copy from Gameplanet Store and you will receive a Limited Edition ArtBook and Music CD free!
Disclaimer: This is an archived news piece dated Monday, 17th March 2008, 1:52 pm.
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