Phoenix Descending
Now for the inevitable gripes. Luckily, there’s not a lot of them. My main concern is that there are no tracks made in the sand. I mean, seriously – if a 1-ton-tank rolls over the desert, wouldn’t YOU expect to see some kind of trails in the dirt? Also, the difficulty curve for the game is perhaps a little wobbly – the level after the aforementioned train one is MUCH easier. Beyond that, this game should offer you a good deal of entertaining time, especially compared to the short mediocre games of today. Just make sure you throw a well-specified PC at it to play it properly. The UK version of the game (we tested the Swedish version) should be even better, and fix a number of gripes we had with the final Swedish release.
Gaming Hexus rating: 7/10
(About the Gaming Hexus rating system: The score system is inspired by Edge magazine. Basically, we're bastards. Since 5/10 is halfway between perfect and shite, it's the rating given to average games. By definition, 6 or above is "above average", and probably worth owning. And we really don't hesitate to award low scores for bad games.)
