

It may just be that the game is showing its year-old age, but character movements strike me as some of the worst of any current day AAA Xbox title. Nowhere can this be seen more than in the facial animations. Animations are less fluid than in the PC version, which is a problem because the PC version's animations were stiff to begin with. There is a huge loss in resolution and textures are noticeably blurry. The Xbox version is, unfortunately, the uglier of the two versions. One of the high points of The Witcher 2 on the PC was the graphics engine, and the fact that CD Projeckt got this game to run on the ancient Xbox hardware is nothing short of amazing.

It's dark, it's controversial, and it's just a well-made western RPG. You'll enjoy the game's crafting system, character development, and story, and you'll spend hours searching for loot just to outfit the perfect character. It's a rich, forty-to-sixty-hour experience with a large number of meaningful gameplay choices that make each playthrough different. In terms of core gameplay and story, the Enhanced Edition is nearly identical. In fact, if you've never heard of The Witcher 2 before, you should check out our review of the PC version before deciding whether this is a game for you. Not much has changed in the Enhanced Edition. Does the game still appeal to the console crowd, or does its PC pedigree alienate it from other AAA console blockbusters?

However, now the game gets to show itself off to console gamers with The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings was a great game that didn't get the sort of recognition it could have because it was a PC exclusive.
