Videogames - El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - PlayStation 3
El Shaddai has everything you could ever want from transforming robot made out of motorbikes, a moonwalking dance master throwing shapes in front of the screen whilst you try desperately to fend off his minions to doves with boxing gloves for heads that gently but assertively butt you out of the air mid-jump, and so much more. The combat itself is deceptively simple, with one button to attack, one to block and one to jump. It's all about timing in this game, button-mashing will get you the odd three-hit combo, but pausing just a half-second between button-presses changes the type of attack that you unleash, allowing you to chain balletic sequences of counter-attacks and dodges without getting hit. And after getting used to it then you’ll just flow along the way with rhythm and instinctive, and what makes this game stand out from the rest is that you get the ability to leap upon amazed enemies and steal their weapons for yourself, and that lets you switch quickly between battle styles. There are only three different weapons available the Arch, which looks vaguely like that curved thing that Klingons slice people up with; the Gale, which is a projectile weapon that sends explosive darts of light at enemies; and the Veil, which essentially turns your hands into giant hammers. That has to be good enough for you to face your enemies in a battle and be called the machine that cleans out unwanted germs.
As for those 2D platforming pauses, they're mostly there to give El Shaddai's visual designers space for their overactive imaginations to spill over. Sometimes the hero, Enoch, and the platforms are just black profiles against a backdrop of exquisite stained glass; sometimes you're running across cresting waves; often the light sources change as platforms fall from the sky beneath your feet. And there is no other way than to describe El Shaddai's visual style as an amazing, maddest and absolutely beautiful game ever made.
So call your friends and let your friends call their associates and let the games begin and may the best man win. You can get hold of this incredible game by checking us out on our online site wantitall-games.co.za and buy it at a wonderful price.