Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Reviews
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While Dark Messiah is not perfect, it does have possibly the best close combat fighting in a first person game to date, with the fantastic kick button being used almost as much as standard attacks. It is let down by less than inspirational level design - with nothing truly memorable standing out, it could have done with a little more time to be tested and polished. If you like swords and fantasy, this is a no-brainer - get out and buy it immediately. For the slightly more reserved amongst us - Dark Messiah is a relatively short single player game with a basic story and slightly uninspired level design, and a multi-player mode that seems to miss the mark. However, you do get some of the best close combat action in any game to date. I recommend you download the demo first, and if you enjoy the action in that, then you will be well set to go on a murderous Orc-killing rampage in the full game.
And the second is at Hooked Gamers where they've given it an overall score of 7/10:
Overall, I have found Dark Messiah to be like high school difficult and awkward starting out, but rather thrilling once you understand how the game is played and you have worked out the kinks in the beginning. Towards the end, though, it can get a bit repetitive and graduation leaves you feeling a little hollow inside, the ceremony itself not having the expected value. Still, it is the path that leads from the start to the end that is the most exciting and interesting, and if you are a First Person Action fan with a desire to inflict a number of creative deaths upon virtual opponents, Dark Messiah is probably for you.
