Operation Darkness-Nla Video Game – 25 June 2008

Good

I had a lot of fun with this game. There isn't much I can say which trashcanman didn't cover in his front page review, which actually led to me buying this game in the first place. My first run through took me about 60 or so hours, and I did all the extra missions and got 900/1000 achievement points. There is a 100 point achievement tied to beating the game in a certain amount of time, I believe 35 hours, which is easily doable from what I've read.Graphics were sub par but still impressed me at some points. I really like the character designs, especially Camilla, as she is so hot.The music can be repetitive at times, but I found it pretty enjoyable. It can really get you into a battle.The story is okay, and the premise and concept of the game is very original.The game play is like Final Fantasy Tactics set during World War 2. Replace the archers with machine gunners, keep the magic, and there you go. Well, not exactly but this game has a little bit of everything. You get a arsenal of weapons, from bazookas to the famous Excalibur sword of legend. You have a party of wolves that are battling ancient demons, vampires, and zombies. Do I really have to go on? Okay, well if you like strategy games and if any of that seems appealing to you then get this game, or at least try it. One thing to keep in mind, each battle can get really long, and you won't be able so save during these battles, sometimes they go on for over an hour. The battles are epic in scope and you will have to fight waves and waves are dark forces. This game takes strategy, wit, and cunning willpower, but I think you can handle it.

Great game and in good condition

Anyone who likes ATLUS (Ogre battle fanboys like myself) will enjoy this game very much.The cam is a HUGE problem. All the controls for it are weird and inverted, and you can't change that. THAT is unacceptable and the only reason it isn't getting 5 stars.The gameplay itself is deep and unique.

for the price, less than 20 USD, it is worth it in the long run if you have the willpower to overcome huge flaws. There are some very bad design issues, like spending 30 mins in a mission just to have it end because you walk over a mine you had no way of detecting, but this issue is not to bad if you use the auto heal ability. The main problem fact that you must watch the stupid dialog over and over again on missions you fail because of some stupid design, and must click the 'A' button over and over again to get through it. Inventory management is terrible, nothing like buying one item at a time, over and over, nad over.. these things make the game hard to like. But, there is some fun to be had, if you really crave a tactical rpg this is an ok pick because there are few out there for modern systems.