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Review

Rez

9.0
Format Xbox Live Arcade
Developer Q Entertainment
Publisher Q Entertainment
Genre Shoot 'em Up
OXM.co.uk
30-Jan-2008 Cult classic gets Rezzurected for Xbox Live Arcade
3 Comments
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. As soon as the opening bars of the first level of Rez kick in, the beeps buried amongst ambient noise, you remember. You remember the elegance of a minimalist shooter that meshed wireframe graphics with pulsing trance that built up alongside your score, the eight-hit shots that created unique splashes of noise, the insane bosses. You remember why Rez has endured as one of the cult classics of our time.

The aim is simply to blast your way through the on-rails shooter, with incredibly simple gameplay (the only buttons are for shooting and detonating smart bombs) and lush design. With the razor sharp HD graphics and the beefy 5.1 sound, it outperforms some full-price titles on Xbox 360 without breaking a sweat.

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Rez is also unique in that it's a game that has survived the march of time without so much as a grey hair to show for it, and those playing it for the first time will be as enamoured and entranced as those who first heard the beep, beep, beep, beep noises all those years ago. If you missed the cult the first time round, now is the time to jump on board. If you are already part of the cult, we know you'll be playing this right now.

Ryan KingOXM.co.uk

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Possibly the classiest game on 360

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