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Sworded affairs

Sworded affairs
Sam Boyle  |  by business.bostonherald.com. All rights reserved. 3.04 | 12:11

Sure, there are plenty of first-person shooters out there for cowards who would rather take out the enemy from a distance. But nothing matches the visceral kick of mano-a-mano, blade-to-blade combat.
  • rdquo;God of War II rdquo; (Sony, for the PlayStation 2, 59.

    99): When we last saw Kratos, the tattooed, muscle-bound hero of rdquo;God of War, rdquo; he had defeated the Greek deity Ares and assumed his throne on Mount Olympus. But the rest of the gods aren rsquo;t too happy with Kratos rsquo; interference with human events, so he rsquo;s booted back to Earth. Armed with Athena rsquo;s Blades, a nifty pair of daggers that he can whip at enemies, the dyspeptic hero sets out on a new mission of vengeance.

    Everything that gamers loved about the original rdquo;God of War rdquo; - the smooth combat, the clever puzzles, the extreme ultraviolence - is bigger and badder in the sequel. And fans who were dazzled by the original rsquo;s climactic fight against the massive Ares will be delighted. Right from the start, rdquo;God of War II rdquo; heaves you into a battle against the Colossus of Rhodes, and the bosses only get more colossal from there.

    rdquo;God of War rdquo; surprised a lot of people with its compulsive gameplay and cinematic flair, but rdquo;God of War II rdquo; surpasses it in every way. It rsquo;s a superb send-off to the reliable old PS2. (Four stars out of four.

    )

  • rdquo;TMNT rdquo; (Ubisoft, for the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, GameCube, 59.99): The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles should be in their mid-30s by now, but they aren rsquo;t showing their age. Their new video game picks up their story at the same place as the movie, with the team divided.

    For the most part, you rsquo;ll be playing with one turtle at a time, and each has his own weapon and special technique. Sword-wielder Leonardo, for example, can warp through solid obstacles, while Michelangelo can use his nunchakus as a helicopter. All of the boys are fairly acrobatic too, able to flip through the air or run along walls to solve environmental puzzles that resemble rdquo;Prince of Persia rdquo; Lite.

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