Greed: Black Border Review

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Written by BuckGB on January 19th, 2010

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Thanks to the isometric viewpoint, the bullet-sponge bosses and the swathes of exploding barrels, Greed has the feel of a title from over a decade ago. And while it's nice to see a game that doesn't insist on holding the player's hand throughout, people will probably be more turned off than engaged by the difficulty level of some of the puzzles, along with the long and occasionally tedious early levels. The graphics are decent, but what the game really needed was a more focused approach to level design and some more variety in the combat system.

While there is a lot to criticise, Greed: Black Border isn't a terrible game. Despite the constant grapple with odd design decisions and poor pacing, the loot and trading system is serviceable, the puzzles are occasionally challenging, and there's enough going on that you will want to see what happens next - even if you're not following the plot. No, Greed isn't terrible. It is, however, utterly inessential.

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