HELLGATE: LONDON

GAME DETAILS :-

Developer : Flagship Studios

Publisher : Namco , HanbitSoft , Electronic Arts And IAH

Engine : Prime (Proprietary)

Genre : Action Role-Playing Game

Release Date : October 31 , 2007

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS :-

Operating System : Windows XP / Windows Vista

CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo Processor / AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+

Memory (RAM) : 2 GB

Graphics Hardware : DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video Card with Memory 128 MB

[NVIDIA : GeForce 6600 Series
ATI : Radeon 9800 Series]

Hard Disk Space : 7 GB

GAME FEATURES :-

London , 2020 - "According to legend, when the ravens depart the Tower of London, it will crumble to rubble and disaster will befall England. As man became more dependent on science, believing only in what he could define or create, ancient knowledge and rituals were lost to the antiquity of time. Prophecies that had stood as warnings for untold generation were seen as archaic folly or ignorant superstition; so, when the harbingers of evil began to manifest, few saw and fewer believed. "Pouring from the immense, roiling chaos of the Hellgates and rifts that had opened in numerous locales, the Demons quickly and systematically overwhelmed all of humanity’s defenses. A rebellious few who still practiced the holy, ancient, and arcane rites stood proudly against the Dark invaders, using weapons and spells forged in the traditions of their forebears. Their successes were scattered, but this mystical resistance drew the immediate attention of the immensely powerful creatures. "Soon, those who had preserved the knowledge of how to combat such Demons shifted their focus from simply driving them back into the twisting nether toward saving as many of their fellow humans as they could. They retreated to the relative sanctuary of the London Underground, a haven whose construction they had orchestrated decades before. "A generation has passed, and the year is 2038. The once-great city of London now lies in ruin. A massive, sinister gash in the fabric of our reality gnarls and churns, dominating the horizon near the Hellgate. The powerful nations of man were eradicated, and the decades-long process called The Burn – the alteration and assimilation of our world into theirs – had begun."

Hellgate: London is saddled with a variety of issues, yet it still manages to be totally addictive and compelling because it expertly handles one of gaming's oldest clichés: new stuff. New items and money are constantly popping out of enemies when you mow them down. Each item--even the ones that aren't suitable for your character class--is also useful in some way. You can, obviously, sell items back to any merchant in the game, but you can also break items down into base components that are the backbone of the game's crafting system. With a blueprint, some runic fragments, and a whole mess of rare tech boards, you can make new items. But you can also use those same items to upgrade your existing gear. When you find the exact type of rifle or a pair of pants with bonus stats that really help out your character, you can use these components to make sure the items remain useful as you get tougher. You also have to watch your character stats. Each time you level up, you're given five points to drop into accuracy, strength, stamina, and willpower. Most items have stat requirements, and those requirements stack. So if your pants require you to have five willpower points and your shoulders require three more, you'll need at least eight points in that stat to wear both. It's possible to upgrade a weapon to the point that you can't actually use it anymore, but the game doesn't warn you about this, which is supremely frustrating. If you love hoarding stuff and don't mind repetition, Hellgate: London is a really neat but often uneven game that will probably keep you busy for at least a month or two, even if you don't subscribe. But, for many, the game's issues will be a real deal breaker. If you're on the fence, you might want to watch the game's patch notes to see how many technical glitches, as well as other annoyances, are cleared up. Hellgate: London has plenty of neat ideas, but many of them aren't executed as well as you'd like.

GAME REVIEW :-

7/10

Hellgate: London Trailer :-