Metal Gear Honor: Airborne Virus

the idea of leveling up your weapons as you use them sounded neato, but what that actually means is that every single gun blows big time for a long while. they also either take no time at all to level up (SMGs and auto rifles) or pretty much aren`t going to level up anytime soon (everything else). i did manage to level my handgun all the way up (it still sucks).

the new sniper system is almost good, but the PS3 controller has extra sensitive triggers, so it balls up more often than not. what you do is press the trigger in slightly to start SUPER AIM MODE, and the more you press the trigger in, the more accurate your shot will be. there is a very fine line between pressing the trigger in and firing, so it`s nuts. also, the baddest ass rifle in the game, the G34, turns into a sniper rifle at the highest level and then becomes a NO THANK YOU weapon. i hope the last level of the garand is "BREAK LAWS OF HISTORY" and lets you reload manually (preferably with a banana clip).

dropping in from the sky is pretty alright, except i always go for the SKILL DROPS, aka: DROP IN FRONT OF SOME BADGUYS AND THEN TAKE A FEW SECS TO TAKE OFF YOUR CRAP AND GET SHOT A LOT.

the enemy AI is actually sort of surprising. maybe it`s just real smart by ACCIDENT, but it sets up ambushes and flanks and stuff all the time. the allied AI on the other hand is very similar to Medal of Honor: Heroes in that they get in your way, refuse to kill enemies, and throw grenades at you a lot.

i am on the last mission, and it only took me about 4 or 5 hours to get there, so it is a pretty short game. i didn`t bother trying the multiplayer, because, lets be realistic here. who is playing Medal of Honor online right now?

i give this game a 7/10, it gets +1 for being Medal of Honor though, and i happen to have a huge boner for Medal of Honor games (except Underground, good lord that game is ass).