To be honest, if this game didn't have such a unique visual style, i would've gone with a 3 stars. There are annoying moments, there are "stop spawning, dammit" moments, there are cheap shot moments and overall the gameplay is rather bland. But when you add the comic book style, never recreated in this manner before or after this game, you start forgiving most missteps of the game. The very fact that you can SEE the footstep sounds is awesome by itself. And i'm not even talking about the headshots with various weapons, explosions and shooting, which always looks great. Fels, not so much, but looks great. And the biggest disappointment with XIII is not the game itself, but rather the fact, that Ubisoft never got to make the sequel and finish the story, so you have to find the original comic book if you want to know what happens next. As it is, the game's unique visuals should not be passed by for this low price. Even if the gameplay is more often CLICK! CLICK! than RATATATA.
