Played Heavenly Sword on the PS3 at a friend's place this weekend - we almost beat it in one sitting, just had the third and final round of the boss to go.  We were too tired and full of beer at that point to continue, however  :-D

What a beautiful game - the PS3 really shows it's graphical power with this game, truly phenomenal.  And the gameplay is fun too - seeing all the crazy speed moves and massive power hits, plus the special attacks, what a blast.  Best part of the game, for me anyway, are the shooting levels - cannon, crossbow, rocket, doesn't matter, it is just too much fun to use the aftertouch and guide your missile to exactly where it needs to go!  I could replay those levels many more times before they get old, that's for sure.

Only problem, is that the game is too short - I mean I play a fair number of video games, and my friend does too, but neither one of us is what you'd call a hard-core gamer, and we basically beat the game in about 8 hours.  A gamer could do the game in 5 hours I'd say, maybe even less.  Of course we did unlock hell mode, which one presumes makes the game harder and thus will take longer to beat, but still... main game should be at least 10 hours, preferably 15-20.  Still, I highly recommend renting it to the 30 or 40 people who might actually own a PS3, it really is fun and looks amazing.  Just look out for the Raven King, though - what a PITA!

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