would be lost in the shuffle, and judging by this week's chart absence, it may have been. However, while it may lack the polish of Square's flagship title, it makes up for it with an engaging story and some excellent characters, which is why

Nier is something new for the Square Enix catalogue and it's definitely worthy of the brand. It is not without its short comings and the developers would be kidding themselves if they tried to pretend otherwise.

There is nothing about this game I dislike. Absolutely nothing. There are also a few things that set it apart from many other games. Audio: 10/10 +The soundtrack is absolutely wonderful. +The voice acting is very impressive. +The sound effects are satisfying.

What's The Game About? Nier is a game published by Square Enix. Square Enix is a popular company, it has made some of the best and innovative Role Playing Games. With that in mind, it certainly has not disappointed its fans with the title 'Nier'. In this game you take the role of 'The Father'.

Legendary Story; Superb Characters; Vast Gameplay; Entertaining; Value for money

Average Graphics, Body Customisation (Armour, etc ; ) not expansive enough for an RPG

== Nier == Nier is an action role playing game that has been published by Square Enix, who are better known for their brilliant role playing games like the Final fantasy series. Nier is another JRPG and is very different to a lot of role playing games.

Spiritual Successor to Drakengard. Plot: fantastic. Prepare to break your heart. Music: Stellar. Seriously has one of the best soundtracks to any game ever.

Good game, starts of a bit slow but once the story picks up it becomes very addictive. Very challenging in terms of getting 1000/1000 because of having weapon upgrading and doing all the different missions. Fans of RPG's will enjoy this

So if your looking for an awesome RPG/Hack and slash this is the game for you! Its game-play lasts between 15-25 hours and definitely has replay value! My best buy of 2010 I must say!

Mention the name Square Enix to a gamer, and you're bound to see that far away look in their eyes as they relive the publishers best loved games. From Final Fantasy to Dragon Quest and the Kingdom Hearts series, they've certainly provided gamers with some of the most memorable titles of any...

The case arrived with a crack on the bottom and the disc had a few scratches on it. However, the game seems to run correctly and it did have the original instruction booklet included.