Missions are fairly linear. Generally you are led through some enclosed paths featuring minor skirmishes before ending up in an arena battle. This may be the perfect set-up for a game like Legendary: The Box. The corridor moments are a good way to mix in some survival horror elements, while the arena elements feature long, intense firefights. In Episode 5 (of 8), Deckard and crew are storming LeFey's base. You end up in a large, cathedral-like room. The Black Order are coming at you from above and below, making for a tough shootout. Then, just when you think you might have everything under control, a wolf is spotted crawling in through a window. All hell is about to break loose. Good thing you brought extra ammo.

The AI is surprisingly sophisticated for a horror shooter. Each creature has several levels of rage, which determines its actions. A werewolf that you stumble across outside of a fight will be at its lowest rage level. It won't directly engage an enemy in this stage - it's just not pissed off enough to want to bother with you. It still wants you dead, though, but prefers to strike from afar, often tossing bricks and other heavy objects in an attempt to weaken or even crush its foe. Start shooting at it, get in a few hits, and its rage will increase. It will still stay back, but will leap out for quick melee strikes as well, almost as if to try and scare you off. Give the wolf enough problems and it will finally get enraged and come at you directly. That is not a pleasant experience.

In close combat, werewolves will take quick swipes at you. But if one leaps at you, you will become engaged in a dangerous mini-game. A quick series of button presses are required if you hope to survive. Match the buttons and you will be rewarded with a brutal close-range headshot that explodes the wolf's head, sending pieces flying every which way. Fail and, well, you'll have a lot more in common with Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother than you might like.