Singularity feels a lot like Doom 3 and Raven obviously meant it to. That’s why I’m writing about it even though I don’t like it. They achieved their goal with style and panache, it’s not their fault I’m sick to death of any game that lazily tries to beguile me with recordings.

There are recorders everywhere and they tell a boring story. This isn’t Bioshock here. In fairness the plot is a little offbeat, involving old Soviet stuff, time travel, secrets long buried unearthed and the enemy creatures are of the “pop-out and scare you” variety. That said, combat is also a throwback and that’s a good thing. The creatures come at you swinging, there’s no cover system.

The game is rated M because the environment is littered with dead bodies. Some hanging, some headless or mutilated, some impaled. Combat is bloody too. F— and S— are used occasionally ( for no good reason).

The offensiveness of the game doesn’t stand out. It is bloody, there are corpses, but the effect is creepy rather than lurid. I can see letting Teens play, especially if they can watch horror flicks. If you’re more sensitive, this one rightly rated M.

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