Without a doubt, the absolute 'inversion' of everything good and holy about video games.

The controls work; The guns shoot; You can always shut it off

You turned it on in the first place; I'm so sorry that you were suckered in

Ah, the gravity gun. The term almost makes you grin, etched as it is into the memory banks thanks to Half-Life 2's brilliant Ravenholm level. It's impossible not to feel a certain swell of optimism about a game that's looking to occasionally, and quite literally, flip things upside down, exploiting...

Gravity manipulation is always fun; Looks ok; and the cover art is wicked; Co-op can ease the boredom

GravLink is criminally; horribly underused; Every aspect of the game as been done better elsewhere; If the last week is anything to go by; everyone's already deserted the multiplayer

Numerous moments engage players dramatically, but illuminate the game Inversion never fully becomes.

Interesting gameplay concept; Gleaming; fun moments

No original tonal changes; Unrefined mechanics

Inversion is yet another derivative third-person shooter with a gimmick. This time around you control gravity in the most limited way possible. Although there are plenty of strong moments, the game is ultimately brought back down to earth with the never ending cinemas, repeating bosses, ugly...

Every game (especially third person shooters) claims to have the "X" factor that distinguishes them from the run of the mill running and gunning games. There are however games that have defined this genre. Gears of War is looked up to as a cover based shooter genre-defining game.

Gravity mechanics in gameplay are interesting; Copy of Gears of War; Familiar territory for action game lovers

Game lacks overall polish; Uninteresting multiplayer; Enemies are too repetitive

In the end, you will likely finish the game in about seven to nine hours, but you'll still feel like you didn't play it. It is that forgettable.

The graphics and destructible environments are above normal for most games; Gun sounds and impacts are convincing; The game was short

Enemy AI is practically non-existent; Sounds are terrible; Multiplayer; including co-op just feel tacked on as a selling point

Mediocre: An exercise in apathy, neither Solid nor Liquid. Not exactly bad, but not very good either. Just a bit 'meh,' really.

With a name like Inversion, you just know that not long after booting up the game some crazy, gravity-defying shenanigans are going to ensue. This is actually the game's selling point.

Where some games pay homage by including Easter eggs or comical references, Inversion goes the less subtle route, brazenly copying the look and feel of Epic's Gears of War. Does its lone selling point--the ability to alter gravity--offer some redemption, or is it forgotten amidst the grit, grime,...

Inversion had a neat idea, but the execution is lackluster at best. For genre connoisseurs, it's worth a look, but most can safely pass this one up.