You would think action game from the weird era of gaming that was PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 would be outdated and awkward to play and it’s true that the Binary Domain isn’t the smoothest experience. Yet despite all these years, it still holds up as an enjoyable video game.

You take the role of Daniel “Survivor” Marshall, as him and his comrade-in-arms, Roy “Big Bo” Boateng seek to infiltrate Japan and carry out a mission to find and retrieve Yoji Amada, who, through his corporation Amada Corporation, has created “Hollow Children”: Robots that are so human-like they don’t know themselves.

Though visually it is not exciting, the presentation is well executed. The cast is actually very well done, with lots of energy and some characterisation which, while not making them super deep, at least stops them being one-note. There is a story that actually puts effort into it. It’s not going to be compared to a Phillip K. ♥♥♥♥ story but you have to give Sega credit for doing more than just a basic job in terms of plot and world-building.

The gameplay itself is fine. There are issues (see below) but overall, it is solid enough to have fun. The little chime you get when you head shot a robot does give one a hit of dopamine and there is a raw thrill of just blasting out a room full of robots.

It does have it’s issues. No lock-on, no quick-turn, most of the boss battles end up falling flat, the live-mic gimmick is really just pretty annoying, there is parts where your team-mates will just say the same dialogue over and over, times where they will have a go at you for no good reason and times where they will just go in front of you and you end up accidentally shooting them, causing them to lose trust, the music is meh overall and the level design is a tad generic.

And yet, despite all these things working for it, Binary Domain is worth a go. It’s doesn’t overstay its welcome and isn’t trying to fool gamers with what it is. What you see is what you get. A good action game that reminds people of that weird era in gaming.

[h1][b]Binary Domain is a relic but a good one at that.[/b][/h1] You would think action game from the weird era of gaming that was PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 would be outdated and awkward to play and it’s true that the Binary Domain isn’t the smoothest experience. Yet despite all these years, it still holds up as an enjoyable video game. You take the role of Daniel “Survivor” Marshall, as him and his comrade-in-arms, Roy “Big Bo” Boateng seek to infiltrate Japan and carry out a mission to find and retrieve Yoji Amada, who, through his corporation Amada Corporation, has created “Hollow Children”: Robots that are so human-like they don’t know themselves. Though visually it is not exciting, the presentation is well executed. The cast is actually very well done, with lots of energy and some characterisation which, while not making them super deep, at least stops them being one-note. There is a story that actually puts effort into it. It’s not going to be compared to a Phillip K. Dick story but you have to give Sega credit for doing more than just a basic job in terms of plot and world-building. The gameplay itself is fine. There are issues (see below) but overall, it is solid enough to have fun. The little chime you get when you head shot a robot does give one a hit of dopamine and there is a raw thrill of just blasting out a room full of robots. It does have it’s issues. No lock-on, no quick-turn, most of the boss battles end up falling flat, the live-mic gimmick is really just pretty annoying, there is parts where your team-mates will just say the same dialogue over and over, times where they will have a go at you for no good reason and times where they will just go in front of you and you end up accidentally shooting them, causing them to lose trust, the music is meh overall and the level design is a tad generic. And yet, despite all these things working for it, Binary Domain is worth a go. It’s doesn’t overstay its welcome and isn’t trying to fool gamers with what it is. What you see is what you get. A good action game that reminds people of that weird era in gaming. [h1]Rating: 7/10[/h1]