Get Enslaved, free yourself from the common gameApril 28, 2012
by  trip, a red-headed character from the game enslaved, working
on a console  Though Trip is not technically playable in
Enslaved, she's one of two equally main characters. And you'll
definitely need her help. Good thing she's not annoying or dumb
like so many video game companions have been in the past. |
Image courtesy Namco Bandai via Games Press  It's a shame, but
sometimes great games just fall through the cracks. Chalk up
2010's Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, based on the 16th-century
Chinese novel "Journey to the West," as a game that fits in that
category. A low-level marketing push, coupled with a new
intellectual property amidst a sea of amazing titles, spelled a
bit of doom for Enslaved.  Get this — Enslaved released in
October 2010, the same fall as Halo: Reach, NBA2K11, Fallout:
New Vegas, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Vanquish, Call of Duty: Black Ops,
Donkey Kong Country Returns and Gran Turismo 5. I'll forgive
Namco Bandai for its horrible p