Too Human for Xbox 360

 

A lot of people have been waiting for this game for a long time.  Not quite as long as Duke Nukem Forever, but nothing has taken longer than that.  But this game was originally going to be a 4-disc game on the Playstation, then  possibly the Gamecube.  Well, it has now arrived finally on the 360.  And I believe Silicon Knights has a hit on its hands.  The story is pretty original.

The player takes on the role of Baldur, one of the Aesir.  In Too Human, the Norse gods are cybernetically enhanced humans. Baldur, son of Odin, is one of these gods and it is his duty to protect the human race from an onslaught of an advancing machine presence determined to eradicate all human life. The story chronicles the ongoing struggle between cybernetic Norse gods, the invading machine presence and mortal men, it features many Norse gods and characters from Norse mythology including Thor, Loki, Odin, Heimdall, Freyja, Hel, and Mimir. Yggdrasil: the tree of life acts as a gateway to an alternate world known as Cyberspace that is accessed through the advanced technology of the gods.  The human gods are using cybernetic implants to supplement their own abilities, thus becoming more machine like. Conversely, the advancing machine army is harvesting human blood and limbs in an attempt to become more human.
Baldur, the main character is viewed by the other Norse gods as being insufficiently enhanced, thus "too human".

I plays a lot like a Diablo clone, except in 3D.  the action is furious and pretty fair balanced.  The story in even the demo gets you drawn in.  I am having a great time playing the demo currently and plan on getting this game very soon.

[via Myself and Wikipedia]