Only two major issues I have in mind for this game is wishing that the legions were more balanced. For example, Malice ends up feeling like a must have throughout the entire game, while Hatred felt useless and boring to play with throughout the entire game. Second is that the game for some reason decides not to tell you the button inputs for certain moves, which is just stupid and doesn't add anything valuable to the game's difficulty. Other than that this is an underrated gem that I'm glad to have been recommended.

Gorgeous gothic, emo atheistic combined with an awesome goth, heavy metal soundtrack. The combat system is also just really fun and engaging, despite my one glaring issue with it. Having to experiment with different legions in order to find a combination that will demolish the level is such an addicting gameplay loop. Only made more addicting by how much the game punishes you for making bad decisions in how you approach a level.

Still remains one of the best first person shooters of all time even after all these years. While it definitely has a couple rough spots like certain levels being a bit too long and repetitive, this game still does things I wish more action games would do. One of the things I especially appreciated was how enemies were handled in this game. Of course, things like their smart behavior that keeps you on your toes and their color coating allowing them to pop out of their environments are all great, but what I enjoy most is how each of them have their own weaknesses.

For example, infection flood are best dealt with using the assault rifle, while the much larger flood are much easier to deal with using the shotgun. This feature adds a level of strategy to dealing with enemies that makes combat a lot more fun and engaging and I wish a lot more people would touch on this feature as I believe this to be one of the best parts of the original Halo.

The original Max Payne is one of my all time favorite action games. The dirty and sleazy in game graphics coupled with the gorgeous comic book panel cutscenes creates this incredible atmosphere that helps you look over the fact that Max Payne looks like a depressed Biff Tannen. Add in some of the best gunplay in a video game, and you've got a recipe for solid gold.

Now after hearing my mini rant about how good the original is believe me when I say that Max Payne 2 is better than the original in almost every way. The game first off looks so much better with some really impressive character model work that has aged really well. There aren't that many improvements done to the gunplay, but the simple introduction of rag doll effects makes combat much more satisfying. The real standout, however, has to be the tightly written story that perfectly builds off of the original in interesting ways, and never outstays its welcome with it being a perfect six hour experience.