The Crazy Monkey Tattoo

The Crazy Monkey Tattoo

The Crazy Monkey Tattoo

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West was released in October 2010 by Ninja Theory and Namco Bandai for the PS3 and Xbox 360. By all accounts, Enslaved should not be a good game. It has simple combat, climbing and puzzle scenarios and a very character driven storyline focusing on two characters.

It does very little new and seems to rip off a fair bit of material for gameplay from the Prince of Persia series. But, despite these complaints, Enslaved is actually very compelling. It is a beautiful game to watch, both the world and the animations, the characters are very well rounded, human, and have great chemistry, possibly even surpassing the Prince of Persia franchise in this aspect, and even if the gameplay is simple, it is still fun and evolves as the players progress.

Enslaved should not be a good game. But it is. It is a very fun and compelling journey...until the ending, where it all falls apart. Still, the journey is well worth checking out.