InFamous is an interesting PS3 exclusive in which you play a Cole MacGrath, a delivery guy who ends up destroying a huge chunk of the city and gaining incredible powers of electricity. Developed with a “comic book” feel, the story hinges on your decisions between good and evil. What path would you choose? Find out if its a question worth asking.

The Mechanics:
Infamous isn’t the strongest game graphically, but the attention to detail is excellent as environments rarely look stale. Some control issues are there; trying to jump on to objects require you not to be standing next it, and I died a few times from my characters attacks (there is just a button you hit) taking me over the side of buildings. You might also be amazed that you never go in any building. I got annoyed with one of the characters voice acting, but overall its strong. The game could use some polish in the mechanics department.

The Play:
Playing as this electric superhero is incredible. Your ability to climb buildings is a joy as you leap from building to building, and later power upgrades will make the item finding quests so enjoyable. There is a bit of repetition in side-quests, which might make you skip a few, but the rewards are there to be had. Combat is fun once you get the hang of your powers, but there are frustrating moments in which you will just die in an ambush that just appeared. The moral choices are a little melodramatic and blatantly obvious, but the comic feel is deep in this game.

The Experience:
Infamous features a living, breathing city with its own districts and advertisements. Many of the in habitants will come up to you and ask you to help them or congratulate you (if you play good.) The story is pretty solid, and I was very impressed with the ending. Everything pieces together really well and if you take the time you can find other tidbits that add more to the story. There are some great tunes and explosions and electrical effects feel great. I really enjoyed how your electrical powers progressed and the variety is excellent.

The Value:
Once the game is completed, it allows you to continue roaming the city, finding its secrets and other quests that you hadn’t finished. You can even reverse your original moral decision and explore the other side. There isn’t much else there for value, but its fun to run around and clear up those last few things or hunt Trophies. There are some areas of the game that you cannot return to, so the entire city isn’t open. No multi-player is available, but there is some DLC out.

So what do I recommend? Infamous is a good game. There are a few blemishes to this game but the overall experience was enjoyable. I won’t play this game again.

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