Side-scrolling hack and slash action. It's a faster paced Double Dragon/Final Fight, but a tad easier. It's quite a bit like the love-child of old-age side scrolling beat'em ups like the two previously mentioned games married with the hack n' slash carnage of modern action games like God of War with the pacing of a slightly retarded Sonic the Hedgehog. The art style is nice to look at, and is refreshing if you spend most of your time in realistic/ultra-realistic games. The game's pacing leaves little time to enjoy much of it.

A down-side is that the game is very combo/timing intensive, and it doesn't really care much for you using your mouse. Mouse + Keyboard gamers might find a hard time playing this game. I had to dust off my Razer Naga(the one with the 12 buttons on the side) to feel comfortable playing the game. If you own a controller outside of your keyboard and mouse, definitely use it here. The game is also short, and can be finished in an afternoon of gaming.

It's an interesting game. It starts out slow, but as you advance beyond some of the starter missions and get into the second area, the action picks up quite a bit. The basic idea is that you are a 'Vault Hunter' of one of four 'Classes'. You gain levels, gain skills that manipulate your classes' main ability, and wind up dealing with a boatload of weapons, which is a good or bad thing, depending on how much time you enjoy looting/dealing with items.

Storywise, the game is lack-luster and the end, while not entirely predictable, had very little impact. Great if you like the action, not very great if you're deep on story. Multiplayer really intensifies things as you gain the ability to synergize with your friends while simultaneously fighting significantly stronger enemies.

Overall, good game when cheap.