Visually, Guardians of the Galaxy looks phenomenal on the PlayStation 5. Overall, the deep dive into these characters is appreciated. The banter as the crew explore their surroundings is superb, though it’s the fact that certain dialogue choices (and there are quite a few) have an impact on the story and how things play out later on that make Guardians of the Galaxy a game worth replaying multiple times. Cutscenes do run long and the gaps between action becomes a chore on a handful of occasions, but exploration is fun and rewarding, especially if you're on the hunt for alternate costumes. The story is emotional and very character-driven there are times when there’s a little too much talking (leaving you anxious to return to the action), though we did enjoy being able to interact with the rest of the team on the ship and throughout levels.
Guardians of the Galaxy’s soundtrack is sheer perfection, and whether it’s in the thick of the action or on the Milano, it’s always fun to hear these tunes accompanying what’s happening on screen (the original music by fictional band "Star-Lord" is also a pleasant surprise). There are a lot of lookalike baddies, but while that can be a detriment to some games, you’ll be having too much fun to care here.especially when the action on screen is playing out to hits like Rick Astley’s "Never Gonna Give You Up" and Billy Idol’s "White Wedding." It’s a satisfying, joyous approach to a shoot 'em up like this, and helps make up for any repetitiveness in terms of the types of villains you square off with.
Once that happens, you’ll be blasting through aliens with Star-Lord’s Element Guns, all while commanding Drax to pound them into dust, Gamora to slice them down to size, and for Groot to hold them in place as Rocket bombs them into oblivion. While you spend the game in control of Peter Quill, an exciting combat mechanic means that you’ll be able to unleash Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot on the cosmic goons you cross paths with, and mastering this system is extremely rewarding. Guardians of the Galaxy scales things back a little, putting you in control of only one character - Star-Lord - and keeping the focus on a linear single-player mission that proves to be a high-octane, story-driven blockbuster experience that does this team justice. 2” stars Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Vin Diesel as Baby Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha, Chris Sullivan as Taserface, Sean Gunn as Kraglin, Glenn Close as Irani Rael and Kurt Russell as Ego.Marvel’s Avengers proved to be surprisingly divisive a strong story and excellent performances were a highlight, though aimless free-roam levels and a Destiny-style approach to online play proved to be a tad too overambitious even for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
Written and directed by James Gunn, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
2" is available for digital download beginning Friday. "Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 2" includes its share of obscure songs, like Silver's "Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang." "One of the most exciting things was knowing I would be making bands that may have been forgotten suddenly be a topic of conversation," he told Rolling Stone. Gunn noted that along with crowd-pleasing classics, "Awesome Mix Vol. According to Rolling Stone, which spoke with the filmmaker about the soundtrack, it's "meant as a sort of 'Guardians' take on Meco's disco 'Star Wars' theme." And Hasselhoff? He's one of Peter Quill's childhood heroes, naturally. That's because it's a comedic original written by director James Gunn and score composer Tyler Bates. However, at least one track will be unfamiliar to even those most devoted fans of '70s rock: "Guardians Inferno," by The Sneepers featuring David Hasselhoff.