Combat is the best part of Beast of Reincarnation, courtesy of a satisfying combat system filled with experimentation and tense fun. If only the rest of Game Freak's venture into the action space matched it.
Joe flips over tanks full of sharks, races into loop-de-loops with a
smile on his face, and rides the gust of industrial fans dressed like a
giant chicken.
While Rise of the Guardians is built on a solid foundation of hack-and-slash action and co-op multiplayer, the simplicity and monotony of the gameplay quickly becomes obvious.