Singularity: Single-minded gun and run action
You can never go wrong making the Russians the enemy in a video game, especially when it's a first-person shooter and a good chunk of the game is spent in the early Cold War era.
See, those Russians created some mutants with a new element they discovered, and things went horribly, horribly wrong. Of course they did, or else this game would have been really boring. You play as a modern-day soldier who has the ability to travel back in time. These mutants on the island of Katorga-12 are running rampant, and it's up to you to curtail the mayhem.
The game is nothing if not fun. There is no tent-pole innovation here, just action that fans of shooters will appreciate. Singularity takes some of the best parts of BioShock and brings them in, like a trusty Time Manipulation Device strapped to your hand that allows you to travel back to the 1950s and attack mutants.
Visually, the game is not a standout, but it does a serviceable job of getting the mood right, and its keeps the action moving without too many hiccups. At times, the game can almost be too easy, since the powers in the TMD allow you to solve puzzles and also slow down the onslaught of mutants so you can unload enough ammo to destroy them.
Singularity
RATING M for Mature
PLOT Kill as many Red mutants as you can.
DETAILS PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, $60; PC, $50
BOTTOM LINE Straight run-and-gun action
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