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If you want to be stealthy, you can take down enemies with throwing knives. If you don't care how much noise you make, you can wield pistols, shotguns and rifles. One of the more interesting weapons in your arsenal is a pneumatic rifle you need to pump: Push the gauge too high and the weapon jams, too low and it's like firing a BB gun. But the greatest strength of "Last Light" is how deeply it immerses you in this dark and dangerous place. The dancing shadows and nearly inaudible ambient sounds will have you wheeling around only to find nothing. The gunfire is muffled when you're wearing a gas mask, which fogs up the longer you wear it and needs the occasional hand wipe to remove the blood and grime. Health regenerates slowly but the process can be sped up with adrenaline shots. And you have to put down your weapon in order to read the clipboard that lists your objectives. While "2033" had some lively characters in the Metro stations, 4A has gone a step further with the great dialogue and voice acting in "Last Light." You truly get a sense that these places are inhabited by real people engaged in a struggle for survival. Even the stripped-down, midtempo score
-- built around moody, reverb-heavy guitar -- perfectly fits the Metro tunnels and the hard life of their inhabitants. It's a grim, disturbing future, and not for the faint of heart. Three and a half stars out of four.
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