You play as Marius Titus, a Roman Soldier on a journey for revenge after his entire family was murdered by Barbarians. You'll play through his life, primarily in flashback form, beginning with the murder of his family then following his battles across the Roman Empire before finally getting the...

Stunning graphics; Wonderful narrative

QTE executions have no real substance; Combat becomes boring and repetitive; Incredibly linear

Other console/handheld formats: N/A In the case of Ryse: Son of Rome , it's a meeting of old and new: old because the game takes us back to ancient Rome and new because it's on brand new console hardware.

If David Cage made a God of War game, I have the sneaking feeling the end result would look an awful lot like Ryse: Son of Rome – one of the Xbox One's most confounding launch titles. Developer Crytek has released what is essentially a proof of concept piece spun into a full – albeit short – game.

Fun executions; gorgeous visuals

Short; repetitive; and not much in the way of replayability

He says it's Fab! Great game, has enjoyed since receiving it at Christmas

Ryse: Son of Rome brings with it enough visual pizzazz to impress anyone, though what you see is pretty much what you get.

Highly impressive graphics; Solid combat mechanic

Quick time based executions; Limited overall scale

If you thought you would like Ryse but listened to the reviews like myself and didn't pick it up, honestly the game is far from those scores. I picked this up at a decent price and the game exceeded far beyond my expectations.

This is the first game/campaign I completed on Xbox One. It starts with Roman soldier saving Nero from english Barbarians and slowly plunges into a revenge story. The story is not brilliant but is neither dull. It is fun to play. The campaign duration is very short.

I was really impressed with this game and it is probably the best game I have played on the Xbox One and it is one of the cheaper games for some reason so I urge you not even to think twice about buying this game!

Ryse: Son of Rome is a bombastic action title filled with bloody battles, cinematic encounters, and gravely sounding centurions barking orders about glory and empire, but it's also very repetitive.

Ryse looks spectacular, as you'd expect from Crytek, and the basic combat is extremely satisfying - even if it doesn't evolve much over the game. Meanwhile, the Gladiator Mode gives the game longer appeal, but is poisoned by randomised, monetised, loot.

Well; it looks great; The combat basics are great; Excellent; well-acted story

Combat doesn't evolve; Cheap instakill moments; Elephants