When I tried to install the game it says there was sufficient memory and stopped the install. Looked up this problem and the game’s creator says just delete or add 500mb of disk space. Since I don’t have any thing on the ps 3 except the OS am I supposed to wipe that out? Or maybe I am supposed to buy a flash drive and maybe that might fix this problem.
Rating: 1 / 5

I have yet to be able to play this game. It comes from the manufacturer with a flawed code that does not allow it to load. I get a message telling me I have insufficient internal memory but I have a new 80G PS3! The 800 number operators told me to create memory by downloading demos then deleting them. This did not work and I have to to be able to play this game. Since no exchanges are allowed I do not recommend you purchase this game
Rating: 1 / 5

I just bought this game recently and put several hours into it before deciding that it was not enough fun to continue playing.

The Good:

1. Graphics/Visuals (4/5)

This is really the strength of Tools of Destruction. Even at 720p, this game looks very impressive. No, it’s not like an interactive Pixar movie, but you could see why people might compare this to playing in a Dreamworks Animation movie. This game is just full of bright colored, smoothly animated objects/environments/characters, that it is really fun to just watch. The cut scenes are well made as well, and give a cinematic feel to the game. There are a lot of moving objects in the background, especially in the cities, that give a vibrant and more realistic feel to the environments. Breaking boxes/containers is especially fun to watch (and hear).

2. Sound/Music (4/5)

The sound as well is excellent. Great game music and sound effects that can really be appreciated if you have a decent 7.1 speaker system. The sound of breaking/destroying objects/containers is great, and the effects when you pick up various objects/bonuses considerably add to the fun of this game.

Unfortunately, that’s where the good ends.

The Mediocre:

1. Story/Acting (2.5/5)

Comparing this game to a generic animated film, like Ice Age or Happy Feet would be understandble, but to compare this game to a Pixar movie is just ridiculous. You will not find Pixar quality writing in this game. The characters are not interestingly designed and the writing is not very humorous or clever. Kind of like any non-Pixar animation studio movie, which is not to say that it is horrible, just mediocre, as one would expect from a video game of this type.

The Not So Good:

1. Gameplay (2/5)

True, I did not finish the game, and only played through the first few levels before I packed it up and sold it on the most popular auction site. However, the gameplay left me rather bored after awhile. Initially, it was fun running around, hitting or shooting enemies, picking up objects, jumping up walls, and sliding on rails/tracks (which thankfully are not accompanied by visual cues of which buttons to press while sliding, as in Uncharted and Heavenly Sword). But after awhile, it became extremely tedious and boring. From the beginning, this game plays as an arcade game, with non-stop hack and slash action. Not until you pass a couple of levels is there even a spot where you are not constantly fighting. The fighting, also, gets tiresome quickly. You can slash with your melee weapon or shoot a variety of guns/projectiles/etc. But you’ll find that it is far too easy to just use the same attack (slash attack when midair for a huge, circumferential attack) to kill all enemies in the first few stages.

2. Linearity (1/5)

This is a gameplay issue as well, but deserves its own section because it is so extremely linear that it significantly and negatively affects gameplay. This game basically is running/jumping/gliding from point A to point B and so on. You do not get a sense that this is a real world, but rather just a series of hiking trails in a variety of environments. This makes it easy to navigate yet extremely boring. Between the linear stages are cut scenes, that while nice, give you the feeling that you are watching an interactive movie where you can control the characters but that ultimately everything is following a pre-written script. There is zero free exploration in this game, essentially it is as open-ended a world as you would find in a classic 80s side-scrolling game.

3. Lack of anything to do but hack n’ slash (1/5)

Also a gameplay issue, but there is nothing to do in this game but continuously hack n’ slash. No exploration, no real puzzle solving (at least in the first few levels), no figuring out what to do next. Just following the pre-scripted levels one tedious level after the next.

The Bottom Line:

Basically, this game has great presentation and production values, but the gameplay just flat out sucks. So boring unless you are the type of gamer who enjoys linear gameplay with mindless hacking and slashing. I would not recommend this game to anyone I know except as a demo to demonstrate the visual/audio capabilities of the PS3.

Overall rating is a 2/5 stars, because the excellent presentation does not compensate for the extreme linearity and tedious nature of this game, which in the end, should be fun, not just fun to look at and listen to.
Rating: 2 / 5