Hellgate: London review

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Pros

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    Non-stop

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    lively action

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    Doesn't take itself seriously

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    Treat for loot-lovers

Cons

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    Needs time and patches

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    Humor often misses the mark

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    Too many lulls

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Oct 31, 2007

There’s a grand, almost royal disappointment lurking at the heart of Hellgate. It’s a disappointment wrought from the strange collage of game styles it’s inspired by. It’s both a fast-paced first-person shooter recalling Half-Life and Call of Duty, and a simple action-RPG like Diablo.

On paper this could, and should, be one of the great addictive pleasures of our time - an engrossing treadmill of leveling up and upgrading your weapons, skills and items, mixed with the violence and feedback of the best action games.

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GenreRole Playing
DescriptionHarkens back to Diablo well enough, but it's just not the gory horror-spree we were hoping for.
Platform"PC","Xbox 360"
US censor rating"Mature","Mature"
UK censor rating"",""
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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