Viking: Battle for Asgard is not a good game. Some of you out there may be perplexed as to why a reviewer would ever summarise their opinion of a game in the first sentence, but this is what happens when you try so desperately to like a game that but can't even find one major redeeming quality about...

Timed button-mashing wasn't a novel mechanic when God of War was released on the Playstation 2, but the team at SCE's Santa Monica studio hit the mark in terms of visceral, combo-laden combat that couldn't get stale.

Thank you Peter Jackson, for translating J.R Tolkien's The Lord of The Rings into three massive movies about a short guy taking the long route to a mountain, finding it, and then saving the day as if he'd fired a proton torpedo down the exhaust vent of the frickin' Death Star.

Lost in the well documented blood feud between ninjas and pirates, the fearsome Vikings rarely get the face time they deserve. Refusing to sell out by dressing up in designer black pajamas or shamelessly yelling their catch phrase everywhere they go (Yarr!

Genre: Action Publisher: Sega Developer: Creative Assembly Release Date: March 25, 2008 "Okay, let's take God of War , put it in a sandbox setting, change it to Norse mythology, and release it for millions of dollars!

You know a Viking game has got off on the right foot when Brian Blessed (none other) does the intro speech.

You only have to mention the word fantasy and a lot of people will immediately think of elves and orcs. Yet the word fantasy consists of more than just these things and Creative Assembly had the same thought about it. Instead of sissy men and green beasts, we get tough vikings and hellish armies!

Name: Viking: Battle for Asgard Genre: Hack-and-Slash Adventure Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 (Reviewed on Xbox 360) In the weeks leading up to its launch, I heard absolutely nothing about Viking: Battle for Asgard.

Scandinavian history isn’t the most encountered setting for video games. We’ve seen every nook and cranny of Greek mythology, but the Brit

Viking is a great title and one that everyone should experience. The epic battles will have you stopping and looking around the battlefield in awe, not the greatest time to marvel, that's granted, but you can't help it! Who could ask for more... Vikings, blood and full scale battles.