It makes for smooth and fluid combat mapped to the face buttons, with light attacks and heavy attacks both open to you. (thesixthaxis.com)
Another cool thing is the different combat maps you travel through, the different environments, as well as the dynamic weather effects. (metacritic.com)
Good stories, good pacing, and smart use of combat maps (some of which are borrowed from the multiplayer mode, along with others that aren't) add up to the kind of single - player offering that I don't regret playing. (arstechnica.com)