Not even close. It's so bad it's not even funny. On a more detailed description: Graphic - not bad but not so good either. As a game on a next-gen technology and so many games with better graphic, this sucks. Control - Just ok, nothing out of ordinary, nothing to shout about. Sound - BGM seems ok but not loud enough to make out most of it, the sound effects are the worst I have ever heard in a game, heck even during CGI, those sound effects and voice acting are bad. Gameplay - Instead of a straight hack n slash ala Golden Axe of old, this is a parry/evade then counter type of gameplay. Hack and slash won't get you nowhere.It can be good when you are facing one enemy at a time but it is not even funny when you are surrounded. The levels are also not so inspiring and most of the times you need to go one area, clean the area of enemies before proceeding to the next, repeat. And you have only 2 - 3 combos to use, this itself is a sin. I really, really wouldn't recommend this game to anyone. Go play Conan instead which has a better combo system, better parry system, better hack n slash, better boss fights etc etc. The only redeeming quality of Golden Axe: Beast Riders is the beasts that you can use ranging from the fire breathing beast we know from the original to the big, rhino-like monster that can stomp and gore everything in its way.