The only things going for Infected are the cinemas. These wildly over-the-top pieces are sure to draw ire from a more sensitive section of the gaming (and non-gaming) community while providing a smile to those expecting it. Horror fans will also appreciate the vulgar, gory, and darkly amusing pieces. It gives the game a little momentum heading into the frustrating escort, timed, and "kill everything" missions.
While it had some hype, Infected didn't deserve it. At full price, it's a rip-off, a full game masquerading as a budget title. It's likely to find a small, dedicated audience who will appreciate the online play (and use it properly without cheating), and they'll be the only ones left in a few weeks.
Infected is a rated M (Mature) by the ESRB for Blood and Gore, Strong Language, and Violence
(** out of *****)
Article comments
1 - Ken Edwards
Man, this game had the Hype Machine behind it. It had the promise of a unique game experience, almost unheard of original title for the PSP, and online mode, even infrastructure, all wrapped into one.
And it is a total dud.
Major bummer.
I don't get it with this platform. It too had so much potential, but Sony is so hell bent on selling everyone on the NON-GAMING aspects of the PSP. It is very frustrating.
I tell you. I am glad I got a DS for my portable gaming.
When was the last time the PSP had two or more big titles in one month? Oh yea, March.
2 - Aaman
So the multi-player is not on the Internets? That would be cool
Interesting concept, I wonder how it would play out in the real-world, and on the PlayStation 2/XBox/PC world, instead of hand-helds