Risen 2: Dark Waters strives to deliver something we really haven't seen before, an open-world pirate RPG that tempts players with the allure of a fully realized swashbuckling fantasy.  Given that the developers of Risen 2 have chosen a pirate theme, it has a unique advantage over other open-world...

If you played and enjoyed Risen its safe to assume you'll enjoy Risen 2 as it has the same Pros & Cons. Risen 2 is far from being a polished tripe-A title but if you can look past the mediocre graphics, buggy animations, and occasional severe framerate drops what you'll find is a charming,...

Funny Dialogue; Gameplay; Quest Variety; Unique Setting

Buggy; Severe Framerate Drops; Slow Character Levelling

If there's one genre that the 360 has no shortage of, it's action-RPGs. From sci-fi to Skyrim , medieval to Mass Effect, the console is positively drowning in open-world adventures – there are just too bloody many of them.

Pirates, monsters…and wenches! by Sam Warhurst ©2012 Sam Warhurst While I normally wouldn't sit down to play a single player Role Playing Game (RPG), being more of a social gamer and playing online multiplayer games, Risen 2 certainly attracted me at first sight.

I gave up on this game after about twelve hours. It is just SO dull. On top of that the graphics are abysmal. They truly have to be seen to be believed. There's a beautiful engine under there but either it's been nerfed really badly for the 360 or it's just a bad port.

As you have probably seen by the previous reviews, there are some serious glitches. These glitches cannot be overlooked in the manner that they are portraying. In the span of 20 minutes, I died 5-6 times on the easiest difficulty for several reasons.