STAID MARIAN

GANGS OF SHERWOOD's four-player fighting is all too frivolous and all too fleeting

By Rick Lane

Like its babbling crew of outlaws, Gangs of Sherwood tries to compensate for its fundamental shortcomings with a brash persona and propulsive energy. It's a fast-paced, four-player shooter-slash-brawler with a vividly drawn alt-fantasy world, a knockabout comedy tone, and lively combat. Unfortunately, these colourful distractions fade away all too quickly, revealing Robin Hood rummaging through your purse as he tries to lift $58 out of it. Oddly, what I like most about Gangs of Sherwood is the thing I was least convinced by before playing – the setting. Gangs of Sherwood takes the familiar Robin Hood tale and plonks it in an alternate, sci-fi history. Generally I'm not a fan of gaming's fixation with alternative takes on Robin Hood. But Gangs of Sherwood quickly won me over with its vivid combination…

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