Journey to the West is a famous Chinese epic on a scale comparable to J.R.R Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings. If you are unfamiliar with it, you’ve most likely experienced works inspired by it, such as… Read more
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is a nice game, and it is worth getting if you can get it, and its DLC, on sale. Enslaved is a above average game, it isn't going to change your views on action adventure… Read more
Having just finished it, and being forced to pick a rating... four seems too generous, but it deserves more than three and I'd rather round up. I'm inclined to give it the half a star just for finally… Read more
I’ve always felt sorry for Ninja Theory as a developer. Making a critically beloved game, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, that failed to attract the attention that it so rightfully deserved. But alas n… Read more
Developed by the same team that created Heavenly Sword, developer Ninja Theory shows off all the goodies the Unreal Engine 3 can give us. Even though the visuals are something we can commonly find on… Read more
The ancient Chinese fable, Journey to the West, has been adapted into many forms of media, with the most notable being the Japanese manga/cartoon, Dragon Ball. UK developer Ninja Theory takes this fam… Read more
In my opinion.... The game is epic, concerning art/visuals. The characters, the levels and the machines etc are extremely vibrant and I found it almost impossible to find a level that was awful lookin… Read more
Full-length reviews present an off-putting challenge for me. I labor over word, sentence, and grammatical choices to the point of exhaustion. These five-word reviews are my solace; I hope you apprecia… Read more
Ninja Theory is no stranger to a good combat oriented action game. Just look at their last offering, Heavenly Sword and you can see they have chops for this sort of work. In keeping with that “theory”… Read more
Capsule Summary : With lessons learned from their prior work, Heavenly Sword , Ninja Theory pays homage to Naughty Dog's Uncharted series of games while loosely following the story of one of the class… Read more
Any game with a budget instantly goes for the all-out epic approach, trying to throw the kitchen sink and some kind of cataclysmic event that only you can face. Ninja Theory wisely spent their budget… Read more
Going into Ninja Theory’s Enslaved: Odyssey to the West I knew that it got a lot of praise for its combat system, so I was very excited to experience it myself when its turn came in my Gamefly que. Fo… Read more
Although not a bad game the overall experience is short, unchallenging, and generally shallow. As your introduced to the combat it seems well enough but when the game is over you realize that nothing… Read more
The majority of today's post-apocalyptic games tend to bring on images of dreary and bland environments that can make even the most die hard fans of the genre wanting more variety. Thankfully, this is… Read more
Enslaved is a pretty weird game. It's a retelling of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West , a story which has inspired countless other adaptations such as Dragon Ball , set in a future where… Read more
Most Post-Apocalyptic games feature a war torn world with a cast of vulnerable humans battling one another while holding back various types of radiated creatures. In Enslaved, the end of the world com… Read more
Enslaved is a 3rd person action adventure game similar in many ways to the Uncharted games. With its fantastically realized world, great characters, fun gameplay and some of the best acting you'll fin… Read more
For the sake of readability I've decided to indent and italicize all my asides and ramblings, feel free to ignore them if all you want is a review of the game. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an acti… Read more
To be honest I am a little bit surprised at the apparent glowing reviews this game seems to be getting. I will admit that it certainly did not receive the attention it should have last year, but it ce… Read more
If the first twenty minutes don't prove that developers can write incredible dialoge and story seguences in to an action plat-former, I don't know what will. Some of the best voice acting and facial e… Read more
So I’ve never read Journey to the West, the ye ‘olde Chinese storyline that Enslaved is claiming to be inspired by. Though I can extrapolate my experiences from the Dante’s Inferno game and pick out t… Read more
Ninja Theory's Enslaved: Odyssey to the West has been a largely overlooked title, which is a shame really. It's by no means perfect, but it does so many things right, most importantly in its astoundin… Read more
Enslaved is a third person action game, released in 2010 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 by British Developers Ninja Theory. The creators of past game Heavenly Sword. Enslaved apparently loosely follow… Read more
Enslaved Odyssey to the West is a third person action game similar to Ninja Theory's second game Heavenly Sword for the PS3. Enslaved plays differently then what Heavenly Sword in that Enslaved is an… Read more
Enslaved Odyssey To The West Review Age Rating - 16+ (T) Release Date - US October 5, UK October 8 Story Aaah, Enslaved Odyssey To The West, a game that promises so much but doesn't live up to the exp… Read more
Enslaved puts you in the shoes of a prisoner by the name of Monkey, and shortly after the opening cinematics its painfully obvious why he's named that. You'll be spending a very large portion of the g… Read more
Controlling a character that maneuvers environments with the skill of the animal he is named by and a partner who you occasionally carry but is not a burden should have been magnificent, but in the gr… Read more
From the moment you boot up Ninja Theory's newest action adventure, you get the sense that you are at the beginning of something quite special. Our protagonists, Monkey and Trip are on a journey where… Read more
The HITS Beautiful world. Enslaved is, if nothing else, one of the more memorable game worlds I have visited in a long time. Adding green to the now derivative "post-apocalyptic" setting was one of it… Read more
With so many details to love about Enslaved: Odyssey to the West , the moment that really struck me is one of the most intangible yet core elements that games seem to be missing these days. Right in t… Read more
"Journey to the West is about Tang San Zang's journey to the west and the difficulties he and his disciples face in between. It is overflowing with magic, demons, gods, immortals, and scrumptious acti… Read more
Nowhere in the gameplay does Enslaved: Odyssey to the West ever try to set itself apart from similar games. You will fight, block, evade, and counter-attack. You will jump from ledge to ledge, handhol… Read more
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is a game based around the idea that a game's story is equally or even more important than the overall gameplay. This holds true throughout the game as the well-written a… Read more
By -- Richard J. For the first time in quite a while, I've gone into an Xbox 360 game without any pre conceived notions. In a world with the internet, gaming podcasts, and video game previews, this is… Read more
Enslaved is one of the most frustrating games I have played in quite some time. Not because it is a bad game, quite the contrary, it is one of the most engaging and interesting games to come out this… Read more
Enslaved review Enslaved was made by the developer of heavenly sword (ninja theory) and it shows in their game for better or worse. Giving you the great story telling and setting the bar for games yet… Read more
Ninja Theory has put together another unbalanced, hit and miss game. Much like Heavenly Sword, there are some very nice things in Enslaved but there are also some major missteps. On the plus sides, th… Read more
A JOURNEY THAT'S ONE OF THIS YEARS GREATEST. The ancient Chinese novel 'Journey to the West' as been retold in various forms or another over the past 400 years since it's creation, but it's a tale tha… Read more
If you’ve read any of my blogs you’ll know that I am not too shy about admitting my love for Ninja Theory. This is only their second release, but that doesn’t mean that this developer doesn’t know wha… Read more
My initial feelings towards Enslaved: Odyssey to the West were luke warm. Rumblings of this game from the makers of Heavenly Sword, a game I haven't played, always seemed to be on the periphery; withi… Read more
In the war zone that is the autumn 2010 video game market, it's easy to overlook a game like Enslaved. This is a shame, because although flawed, the game is also quite unique. Backed by minimal market… Read more
Enslaved, Enslaved, Enslaved, Im really not sure where you came from but im damn glad you arrived in my 360’s disc tray. Enslaved is a game that, although ive been aware of its development/existance t… Read more
Enslaved is probably the first real surprise of Fall for me, I had played the demo and had a mixed reaction to it. The graphics were well rendered and colourful, the world seemed intriguing but there… Read more
Enslaved: Odyssey to the west is a game with an awesome and different take on post-apocalyptic setting that is story driven and must be taken and not missed. It is a story of 2 lead characters named M… Read more
Yes Enslaved is a great game, but not only does the game suck you into its story but visually the game is amazing. Well after you get passed the texture popping in from the out dated Unreal engine! Bu… Read more
I have to tip my hat over to Ninja Theory and their new game, Enslaved, as it seems to do something that a lot of the big franchise games now are failing to really provide: a meaningful and emotional… Read more
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is the latest effort from Ninja Theory , developers of Heavenly Sword . The concept is loosely based on the legend of Sun Wukong, the protagonist in a classical Chinese w… Read more
After i heard that Ninja Theory was working on a new IP inspired by the “journey to the west” book i was very excited. They had previously impressed me with Heavenly Sword, a game that tried to inovat… Read more
Tell me if you've heard this one before: Dude's on a ship locked away in some sort of pod-thing and a catastrophic event happens which frees him. He escapes, while the ship crashes and then has to fig… Read more
" A great example of talents from other fields lending their skills to create a great cinematic experience. The game play is solid but neither extraordinary or innovated. Enslaved is a fun low frustra… Read more
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