Shank, a term most commonly used in prison shows like Prison Break to describe the act of stabbing someone with a knife, homebrewed or otherwise, is in actual fact an accurate representation of how your three or so hour long journey through Klei’s story of revenge will play out. Being one of the final Xbox LIVE Arcade releases of the summer, we would hope that the best has been deservedly saved till last.
When I first heard this was being released I had to ask why. Why release a follow up to a game that was so damned irritating, not to mention clunky and hard to control? Well, the simple fact is it sold a lot of copies and made enough money to warrant a sequel. I never really played a lot of the first mainly due to those reasons (I gave it an hour, got bored and switched it off to be perfectly blunt about it) so this second one needs to be a damn sight better to hold my interest this time.
The signs from the demo were pretty good. A Gears of War style covering system and a really gritty visual style made for a good degree of satisfaction, enough to make me look forward to reviewing it. Now that I have been through the story mode, let me tell you just what I think of it.
Deep breath time…Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert’s Revenge. It’s a bit of a mouthful isn’t it? Presumably somewhere there are parents muttering “is it that new penguin game?” – yes you’d be right, that’s exactly what it is. Club Penguin is big business it seems as a form of MMO for kids. It’s passed me by as I’m not under 12. So, having been assigned this game to review I consulted my resident expert: my 10 year old cousin. Turns out she doesn’t know anything about it either. She liked the game quite a bit though and I can see why.
