Orphen

Game: Orphen

Platform: PS2

Studio: Activision

Rating: 6/10

Orphen proves looks can be deceiving.

Look:
Orphen is a beautiful game. Just about everything I saw impressed me. The scenes are fantastic. The monster’s fantastic. But then you have to play the game, right?

Feel:
This is where the looks deceive. Orphen has a few spells, and picks up more skills along the way, but there’s a lot to be desired. To me, you just keep spinning the wheel. It’s just repetition. And that gets really boring.

Hear:
The voices are lame. I didn’t want to be this harsh, but how could such a terrific- looking game cut so many corners? The music isn’t half as bad as what the characters spew.

Finally:
This is the sort of game that once you walk your way through it, you won’t be taking the same trek again any time soon.

+ bboy