Great game- tight controls, amazing graphics and plays just like Metroid IN ITS PRIME

User Rating: 9 | Shadow Complex X360
At first, the game looked like just another sidescroller during E3 coverage. But, when I looked at the demos and the videos, i realized that the game was going to be more than it appeared at first. So I downloaded it, and I was hooked immediately.

Great controls, very interesting incorporation of the foreground perspective shooting and the exploration. LOVE the weapons and the great boss battles (its so sweet to take out a spider mech with just a few grenades and pistol shots). The competitive aspect of the game was also a selling point, as it created more incentive to find creative ways to pull off kills. It took me back to the days when I was a wee lad playing Metroid, because the control scheme is very tight and was not over-responsive at all to the thumbsticks.

The only issue was that the storyline was put on hold behind the exploration (my point being that I completely forgot I was looking for someone while I was pulling off those sweet head shots and looking for grenade packs). Overall, the game is just fantastic- and at only 15 dollars, the game is a definite must have.