Legendary: Great monster mash-up, clunky shooter

With GameCock getting acquired by Southpeak Interactive last month, it's no surprise that the formerly independent publisher's games aren't exactly getting a high profile release.

Nonetheless, myth-based shooter "Legendary" has come out and, according to Variety critic Chris Dahlen, it's a very mixed bag:

“Legendary” has the heart of a great monster mash-up: It throws together mythical beasts that span the globe, from the Greek griffon to Jewish golems to Slavic pixies, and marries them to a cornball story about the rediscovery of Pandora’s Box. Though it brings gusto, wit and a sharp eye for horror cliches, “Legendary” is still at its core a clunky, mediocre first-person shooter that’s likely to vanish under the mountain of topnotch actioners shipping this month.

Apparently the game is full of stuff like this: "No sooner does an innocent civilian or a gung-ho soldier greet Deckard than a giant tentacle sweeps them away — or a bus lands on their head." As Chris writes, it's "schlocky haunted house logic," but it's hard to deny that kind of thing has its gut level appeal when it makes you gasp.

Full review: Legendary