21 Aug 07 As Beta Testing of the upcoming PC game, Hellgate: London continues, reviews are popping up all over the internet. Check out this great in depth one on GameSpy...

Gaming site, Game Spy, has given an in depth review of Hellgate: London, which offers gamers an 'inside' view of exactly how the game works. Read on...

GameSpy's Li writes of his experience: "I could've played Hellgate: London all week if they'd let me... In between all the shooting of demons I was drawn into the game's weapon modification system. Every mod you slot onto your weapons is depicted graphically so your rifles and pistols and rocket launchers look more and more impressive as they get more and more deadly. It's also a great way to show off what you have as people can take one look at your rifle and know that you've enhanced the heck out of it.

"The system is simple: if your weapon has slots on it, you can enhance it. Different slots take different mods and these mods will do everything from increase your accuracy to adding various types of damage to your weapons. Killing demons is fun, but I'm glad there's also cool stuff to do between all the slaughter and mayhem..."

"...I have to admit, playing this alpha build of Hellgate: London was more fun than any game in that stage of development has a right to be. There was so much to do and see and explore and the developers aren't even done with it yet. The proprietary engine they've built is fantastic for what it does: provide an experience that is rich and constantly changing to keep gameplay interesting. I'm a huge fan of the overall art direction."

Gabe writes: "All in all, I really enjoyed my time with Hellgate: London because it brought back so much nostalgia for so many different games while improving on them. I found myself constantly saying to myself, "oh yeah, I remember that from City of Heroes [or Diablo], but this is clearly a superior execution." Still, I was surprised that this game is still in its early alpha stages, because most of the systems seem to be working very well already.

"One last thing I'd like to note was that while I was pawing through my inventory in an attempt to free up some space for some new gun that shot a swarm of angry insects at enemies, Bill Roper mentioned that I could stash the bug-thrower in one of my three variable-loadout slots. These slots (mapped to the F1, F2 and F3 keys) are designed to enable you to quickly swap between weapons (to facilitate moving from ranged to melee weapons), and yet there I was, listening to the creator of the game tell me how to exploit my inventory. It was such a singular experience that I just had to exclaim, "Is Bill Roper actually showing me 'sploits in his own game?!" Yes... yes he was."

You can read the full GameSpy review here.

Remember folks, you too can get your hands on a Beta Test key by purchasing a Weta Collectible Hellgate: London statue - but be quick, the offer closes on 31 August!