Truly one of the realist ones out there. I'm sad there's never been a follow up or a successor to Vanquish and we'll probably never see one. It's almost too bold and daring. The game is constantly at it's very limit and just about to buckle.

But it always finds a way to keep things moving. It bursts through with ambitious creativity for a third person shooter. I'm always impressed every time I play the game.

It's absolutely got problems sure. The game can be a little clunky, the enemy AI isn't the brightest, the story (while I'm pretty sure I understand where it's going and what it's saying) feels like loosely connected nonsense, and the game can definitely be repetitive (it's also short).

But baby, when the bullets start flying, the boosters start running, and the thrills keep coming, I'm extremely happy.

Also I lied, there is a successor. It was Kid Icarus: Uprising on the 3DS (at the higher difficulties). I'll defend that hill until I die.