Kameo: Elements of Power -- Final Opinion.

I have completed the story mode of Kameo: Elements of Power. I have one final elemental fruit to find so I can earn the "complete" achievement. I also have to try for the "A rank" achievements in each of the action stages of the game. In earning the A ranks you'll also unlock a wealth of bonus material ranging from alternate character skins to movies on development to new music among other things. The game itself was well worth it and leaves me entirely satisfied with the future potential of the Xbox 360. The graphics are entirely impressive. What is impressive is the number of things on screen, not only just the number of enemies, but the level of particle effects and the like. In the Enchanted Kingdom area of the game it's like effect on effect over effect on display. A couple of the effects go a little too far, but then again they're not going for realism so it's not actually out of place. The music is all high quality orchestration. Not only in composition, but in sound quality. The gameplay is great fun with rock solid control. It's a combination of beat 'em up combat with adventure gameplay. In the adventure elements you search the world for elemental fruit, you interact with the different villagers, and you deal with their issues in small side quests. You're free to go and back and deal with this aspect of the game as you'd like. The rest of the game is in action stages where there aren't any quests to deal with. You're just dealing with the enemies and the obstacles of the level. The how to both the enemies and the obstacles is very puzzle orientated in the same vein of games like Super Metroid and Castlevania. The game features an overworld of sorts called The Badlands. In this section you'll take part in the full on war that is raging between the trolls and everyone else in the world. These sections come off as free for all combat stages.  The game as a whole works wonderfully and the end result is a game that has fun and varied gameplay wrapped up in a next generation effects showcase with amazing audio and perfect control. I'm giving Kameo: Elements of Power an 8.5.