With both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 going head to head within weeks of each other, both platforms have had to pull all the right moves in order to lure gamers onto their platform.

A audio and visual splendour; Progressive story keep you glued through until the end; Online multiplayer can be fun with the right partner

Short but sweet; Ranking up other than health felt meaningless; Executions can feel repetitive and slowdown the overall gameplay

A shallow and unambitious tech demo, of the sort that console launches specialise in. The action works perfectly well but it's instantly repetitive to the point of inanity.

Excellent graphics and presentation; The Ancient Roman setting is a welcome change from the norm

Extremely shallow and repetitive from the very first chapter, with almost zero opportunity to impose your own style of play; Uninteresting upgrades and boring multiplayer

I purchased this for my son and loves it!!! Thinks it is one of the best games he ever played.

When I received my bundle from NewEgg I originally planned on selling this game as with my copy of COD Ghost, but I took a gamble and am pleasantly surprised by the enjoyment I got from the game. If you want a fun game that is great to show off the system to friends I would recommend it.

The game def; shows the progression of technology in these new consoles; And though the games fighting is extremely simple (played through on hardest difficulty because of reviews stating simplicity of combat) it is extremely rewarding removing limbs!

Camera on rare occurrences will have many enemies in the way making it difficult to color coordinate eliminations; Shorter campaign if you don't play on a difficulty that will have you die on occasion

As a fan of all videogames, I try to be objective in what does or doesn't make a videogame fun to play. If you have ever played a hack-n-slash or beat-em-up game, you are already prepared for what Ryse has to offer.

Great game, if only it was a little longer. Multiplayer achievements are a bit unrealistic for most as it lacks longevity.

This is easily one of my favourite games for the Xbox one. I received it with the day one edition and It was the first game I played. The gameplay is really sweet, very smooth gameplay, the executions are extremely fun, I was worried it could get repetitive but that's not the case at all.

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

bought this game just for the sake of it, but couldn't stop playing it. one of those games that is extremely addictive. graphics are awesome, storyline is pretty good, and all around great game, would definitely buy it again, the only thing i don't like about the game is the fact that it doesn't...

Fun Game Not one I would normally play but I wanted something different. Once you get the hang of the controls it's a blast to wade through hordes of Barbarians. The Special attacks are very graphic but also very cool. The price was right and I have really enjoyed playing