The Dark Lord Goes Viking

As I said in my last post I got all of the achievements for Viking: Battle for Asgard. And now the review!!

Viking: Battle for Asgard Review

       Are you ready to go Viking? You better be! The goddess Hel has been banished from Asgard (the home of the gods) for disobeying Oden (the king of the gods) and in her rage has launched a full scale invasion of Midgard (earth) with her undead army. And guess what? You’re Midgard’s only hope of driving back her forces! With the help of the goddess Freya you will turn a war with out hope into a glorious victory!

       The game starts out with Skarin (you) dying in a battle against Hel’s forces, but luckily Freya revives you to lead the armies of Midgard against Hel. Why she wants a guy who has already fallen in battle to lead her armies is beyond me. Anyway, the battle begins!

       Throughout the game you release prisoners and free up areas under Hel’s control. Once you get enough of an army and have achieved all your other objectives the massive battle is ready. These battles are what make this game great. You fight along side your allies against massive hordes of enemies. To end these battles you must complete objectives that only you can do, like kill a certain number of shamans or a certain number of giants. The only problem with these battles is the lag that comes when the screen is overflowing with enemies, but in my experience it only adds to the dramatic effect (most of the time).

        All in all, Viking is epic to say the least. There are some issues like lag, the NPCs constant “kill the shaman!” during the battles, and some of the voice-acting is a little too enthusiastic, but overall it is a great game. I give it a 8.5/10.