[The Gungrave]

Ok folks...EDGE in the UK (a very hard reviewer, and particularly critical of poor design) gave it a whopper....here are the highlights of a 2 page review for your delictation:

EDGE score 9/10: "IT'S FRIGHTENING TO THINK OF HOW ANYTHING IN THIS CURRENT GENERATION CAN LEAPFROG IT, REALLY. BUT, ULTIMATELY, THAT'S ALL THE MORE REASON TO ENJOY IT"

"On playing the game, there's a feeling of freshness, invention and accomplishment, partly down to how much of the games considerable bulk has been revealed to date. But it's mostly down to something else: Stranger is a magnificent game, not so much a revolution as an evolutionary bound over other combat-heavy console titles."

"It's a shockingly violent game, from exploding bodies to the sheer brutality of enemy firepower, never revelling in gore but also never shying away from the viciousness of pitched combat."

"Last months preview drew favourable comparisons with Manhunt........upon getting deeper.....a different association soon pushes through: Halo"

"The latter half of the game......is a more action oriented gallop, but the game compensates by handing you some maniacally ammo types, and segues smoothly into a blazing, breathtaking series of gunfights"

"Fable, Sudeki, Riddick and Halo were all praised for pushing graphical envelopes, but there's nothing there that can touch Stranger's final straight. This dazzling technical feat is mirrored with some terrifyingly fast loading times, with no in-game loading"

"But perhaps the worst thing of all about Stranger is just how effortless it feels: everything is so incredibly assured, the game engine never, EVER creaks despite bearing an unbelievable load on its shoulders, it's actually funny, sleekly designed, rigged with imaginitive characters and fizzles with life."