Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

THE GOOD:
Faithful to the license; Balls to the wall action; Decent enough weapon selection; Awesome graphics and sound; Amazing English voice acting; Controls feel quite smooth...

THE BAD:
...once you're used to them as the controls feel bleeding awkward at first; Ghost hacking wasn't quite used to its full potential, and it's a pain in the ass to initiate it; Enemy dialogue can feel repetitive after some time; Barely any replay value to speak of due to uninspired multiplayer

SUMMARY:
Introduction:
A game that I often see in bargain bins and second hand stores everywhere, Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a licensed game designed by Bandai. It could be ignored for two reasons - one, nobody is over that piece of shit Dr Jeckyll And Mr Hyde game for the NES, and two, it's a licensed game therefore it'll suck - but no matter what, there will always be people who are willing to try it...

Video game tie-ins are nothing new and somewhat well know (even if such notoriety seems mostly from the stigmas of tie-in equalling a crap product). Anime itself gets tons of tie-ins too, but the difference is that Western markets normally don't ever see them outside of a select few. Aside from it taking time for such things to even reach us it seems that anime itself just isn't mainstream enough to risk such a venture. The past generation has seen a slight welcome change in this approach, as more of the big animes have gained related video games that somehow make it outside of Japan. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is one such instance of the game reaching our shores, and not only does it buck that particular trend but it also manages to be a pretty good game as well.

GitS:SAC is a third person shooter that puts you...

THE GOOD:
Being able to play as Motoko
Wide range of unlockables
Suitable story
Graphics are all right
Lotsa weapons, so you can kick ass in so many different ways

THE BAD:
Not a revolutionary action game
The enemy AI is quite crap, dare I say, for BANDAI
It's so short...

SUMMARY:
For starters, yes, I AM a fan of Ghost in the Shell, all mediums, in fact. I try not to be biased, but when you're a rabid fangirl, it's hard.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is not a nasty cash-in. It is actually a quite decent game. Gameplay is smooth, graphics are good, and it even has the same voice artists as the TV series.
Once you get the hang of all the different button functions, gameplay is simple and almost intuitive. If not, you can always change the controls in the options menu.
Looking at it, you quickly realize that it's not reaching the pinnacle of graphics, but...