Dante's Inferno

It might not be a substitute for reading the book in your World Lit. class, but Dante’s Inferno is a worthwhile adventure that gets by on its inspired setting and tried-and-true design.

What separates it from its contemporaries is Visceral Games’ relentless depiction of hell that walks a thin line between uncomfortably gross and needless shock value. As you travel down the nine rings of hell, you hack-and-slash your way through an army of unbaptised babies, fatties who spit out excrement, and nude temptresses who have a tendency to throw their man-eating genitals at your face.

I applaud the developer’s embrace of the game’s setting, not settling out for a Teen rating, but so much of the game is filled with gruesome, needless violence that isn’t properly justified within the story. On top of this, the game plays like a 2nd rate God of War and, as good as the visuals are, it’s not as good looking.