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| Too Human | 
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| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (81 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1177
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: JZ6-00034
Model: JZ6-00034
UPC: 882224355261
EAN: 0882224355261
ASIN: B000R0SS3Y
Release Date: August 19, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Modern take on classical Norse mythology | | • | Advanced cinematic presentation | | • | Thrilling action/RPG gameplay | | • | Intuitive combat | | • | Explosive melee and firearms combat |
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Amazon.com
Step into the world of Too Human As the cybernetic god Baldur, you are thrust into the midst of an ongoing battle that threatens the existence of mankind. An ancient machine presence has forced the god's hand. In the first part of a trilogy, Baldur is charged with defending humanity from an onslaught of monstrous war machines bent on the eradication of human life. In Too Human, players experience a nonstop barrage of action powered by the integration of melee and ranged firearms combat and fueled by breathtaking visuals enabled by the Xbox 360. Battles unfold in awesome scale as players engage with vast numbers of enemies.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 76 more reviews...
 Rent this game first! November 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I realize there are many other reviews on here, but i feel obligated to list the pros and cons with this game. The pros include:
Addictive combat scenes
Semi colorful equipment
Cut scenes look decent
Sound clips
Now, the cons...
The cyberspace? One of the worst things ive seen in a game
Extremely slow and annoying deaths
Slow movement except when in combat
Repetitive skill and combat styles
There are many other cons, but I will just post a quick summary of the game. The very first thing i saw was the cutscenes, which were nice. After that, it progressed into a worse game. You have to enter cyberspace many times throughout the game, and this is extremely tedius and slow. There is absolutely no action here, except running around different areas trying to find different ways to move on in reality. Also, i really wish there was a button to make you run faster. If you are superhuman, why do you have to basically waddle throughout every part of the game where there is no enemies? The equipment selection and weapons are somewhat cool though. I only played with the berserker class, but I felt like I had enjoyed enough of the game with one play through. You may be able to color your equipment with runes, but all of the combat is basically the same, even when you master all of the advanced combat moves. The same also goes for your skills: you have a skill tree, but it barely affects gameplay as much as Oblivion or Diablo 2 does. Also, there are a few times when there are many machines you have to kill, but every time you die it takes you atleast 15 or 20 seconds to come back to life. If you die 4 or 5 times in a specific spot, and the combat itself only takes two minutes, you are spending half the time watching an angel type creature take you up and come back to life over and over and over. The combat control was also very different. It was not completely bad, but it seemed strange that the only game that had this strange combat control style and terrible camera placement was with this game. If you like this sort of game, I would advise renting it first; you will probably get enough of it from playing it just once.
 Critics are people that fail at everything except flapping their lips November 8, 2008
Lol ok this game is far from perfect but it's definitely worth a rental. The graphics are very good, the combat is really fun imo - it's really not that bad of a game. I can understand giving it a mediocre review but I really don't get the overly negative attention this game has gotten. Even with all the failures of this title I still had a ton of fun playing through the whole game. If you like Diablo I think you'll like this.
 Great action RPG with many adictive features November 2, 2008
Rating [9 / 10]
Too Human is a very addictive action RPG. In fact, you don't even realize it's full potential until at least one full play-through of the game, which is probably why it recieved many negative reviews.
Combat is fun and addictive. The action elements are just really enjoyable.
The skill trees are very well thought out.
Loot system is very involved.
Co-op is really cool and there is rumor it will be updated to 4 player.
Cool characters and the story is awesome.
Levels are nicely designed.
Replay value is very high!
It is not without its fault as the camera could have used a bit more refinement. As could the inventory UI.
Definitely worth buying if you are a fan of the genre. The demo doesn't do it justice as it is just too short to understand the full potential of this game.
Unique, for better or for worse. October 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My friend and I had such high hopes for this game. I had various ideas of how it would turn out. Silicon Knights has delivered on some of those ideas, while the most important ones are sadly ignored.
The graphics are pretty good. it isn't the best looking game ever produced, but its still nice to look at. There can be a huge amount of things happening on-screen, and the framerate somehow manages to keep up smoothly the entire time. Ironically, during cinematics the framerate stutters and there can be a little bit of texture pop-in. I haven't run into any bugs throughout the game, but it is littered with invisible walls. I think the sci-fi art design mixed with norse mythology turned out well and gives the game a unique and attractive look, although I'm sure there are plenty who disagree with me. The main city is gigantic, while the levels are narrow, streamlined, and cramped. The lighting effects are great, but I didn't really notice any shadows at all. The character models are well rendered for the most part, with a couple of exceptions. Baldur especially looks good, they put a lot of work into making him the standout. Character animations are lacking and very stiff, but your attacks do a good job of poprtraying a sense of power, and sliding across the floor looks just plain cool. Overall its a technically impressive game.
The soundwork is great. The voice acting is pretty good for the most part, with a few cheesy moments. The music is perfect and dramatic, and it reacts to your situation.
The storyline is awesome if you're into norse mythology, although not entirely accurate. The game-play is another thing that makes this game so unique. Instead of using your traditional XYBA buttons for combat, you use the right control stick. Normally this would be a major problem concerning the camera, but Silicon Knights has done a great job of using cinematic camera angles that allow you to see the action pretty well, plus you can center the camera back on Baldur with the press of a button. I still had the urge every once in a while to move the camera though. The right control stick works out better than msot were predicting, but it is still alittle clunky and can sometimes be unresponsive. The targeting is solid for the msot part, with the occasional quirks. Your enemies are very are tot ake down later in the game. It ends up feeling like you're banging your head against the wall and the game gets intensely frustrating. I had to turn it off many times due to frustration. There's a bunch off loot for you to customize your character with. Its very fun at first, but gets old after a couple fo hours.
When you play this game, you can tell that a lot of work went into it. Its very polished and there's a ton of little details that let you know the developers genuinely cared about this game, it was their baby. Unfortunately it just doesn't work out in the long run. I'm sad to say this is a solid game, and nothing more.
 Rent this game, and the second, then buy the third October 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
PROS:
This game was very fun, and very inventive.
It is a game that everyone should play. When you do though, play it for at least a couple of hours to get used to it though.
The controls are goofy and frustrating at first, but once you get used to them, you wonder why you would want to do it any other way.
So, coolness and fun, I give this game 4 or 5 stars.
CONS:
This game just ends right in the middle of the plot. You have to buy the next 2 games to find out what is going on.
This game doesn't end on a sub-plot like the HALO franchise, or any other for that matter. With most games, you expect the ending is coming and at least something gets wrapped up. It's like playing HALO half way through and then just throwing the game away.
So, to play 1 actual game, you are going to have to spend darn near $200 for all 3. Again, this doesn't end really on a sub-plot either. You find out a piece of information, and then the credits role and tell you to buy the second one.
So, this game was fun, but do NOT buy it. Rent it, spend a day or two on it and give it back.
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