Maybe it's the deliciously satisfying procedural damage. Perhaps it could be the themes and motifs pulled from a hundred and one of my favourite works of science fiction; from films such as The Terminator , Dark City and Blade Runner, to the writings of Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein.

Fantastic set-pieces and enemy design; particularly the bosses; Tight gunplay compliments an excellent story; Tries to innovate in terms of voice commands and interaction..

...but doesn't always succeed; Conversations can sometimes feel a little superfluous; Context-sensitive buttons could be sharper

The shooter genre, whether it be first-person or third-person, is probably the toughest genre to stand out in. Binary Domain certainly has a tall and shear wall to scale, with its hopes to appeal to every gamer from East to West.

Twenty minutes in to 3 rd person shooter ‘Binary Domain' and I was starting to get worried. Two generic looking soldiers, a lack of story information and an extremely patronising tutorial had left me convinced that the following ten hours were going to be a trudge. Luckily I was totally wrong.

Interesting story; Some strong characters; Good voice work and sound effects; Looks brilliant

The voice commands are much more miss than hit; Some cringe worthy dialogue; Multiplayer doesn't really need to be there

SEGA's latest squad based shooter is reminiscent of films such as I, Robot and to some extent, The Terminator series with a touch of Blade Runner thrown into the mix. Set in Tokyo Japan in 2080, a cancerous organisation known as The Amada Corporation who are responsible for the world's robot...

A brave attempt to innovate in a tired genre, but one let down by dubious AI and a distinct lack of polish

The consequence system; A compelling story; Enormous; screen-filling bosses

Incredibly dumb squad AI; Unremarkable combat

Binary Domain is a third-person shooter with a few problems, but everything is forgiven once you start shooting its robots. These enemies are made up like Meccano sets, and though they lack the cutthroat threat of Vanquish's droids, they more make up for it in the details.

Binary Domain Tested and reviewed based on the Playstation 3 version. Review by Ben Nacca (Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BenNacca ) XBL GT: Darkeyes1991 PSN ID: Darkeyes2k11 Game Info Delving into the Sci-Fi genre once more, SEGA have given fans of the genre another option when it comes...

Solid graphics with good variety | Likeable characters | Surprisingly pleasing story

Voice system weak | Multiplayer lacks innovation | Better alternatives on offer

Good graphics, annoying voice commands, ok gameplay and decent sound. Also, if you enjoy sniping this game is not for you, it's the most annoying scope, not even a scope but a circle on this like computer screen with crosshairs, it wobbles around way to much.

It is the year 2080. Human technology has progressed to the point where robots walk among us, performing menial tasks that humans are no longer capable or willing to do, but when it turns out that a robotics company in Japan can now manufacture robots that not only look human, but also think that...

What if you lived in a world where robots were as prevalent as humans? You'd see them every day--in the street, at your workplace, in the coffee shop--made to mimic the human figure but easily identifiable as machines.

Robot enemies break apart in diverse and gratifying ways; Characters and dialogue are appealing; Thoughtful environmental detail; Amusing command/dialogue mechanic

Mundane multiplayer suffers lag; Voice commands don't always register