Arguably, Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 1 enjoyed a good four or five months as the most technically impressive Xbox Live Arcade game on the market. Shadow Complex has since taken its place, but that doesn't mean Watchmen: The End is Nigh Parts 1 and 2 is a bad-looking game. Rorschach and Nite Owl II look fantastic, and the fights (imperfect as they are) are fun to watch. Environments don't fare so well, and you'll often find that there's really not that much to look at. For some reason, I found Part 2 a more violent game. Blood splashes on the floor in a way that's almost pretty, and most blows to the face result in years of dental work down the drain. The fighting animations look decent and fluid enough, even though sometimes the character models are often in the wrong positions. I almost forgot to mention that the most brutal counterattack in the film (yes, the one with the elbow) has been completely ripped off here.
Everything I've said about the game's audio in my review of Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 1 applies to Part 2, because the grand majority of the audio here is identical. The only thing that's new is the dialogue in Part 2. Again, Rorschach and Nite Owl II are expertly voiced by Jackie Earle Haley and Patrick Wilson.
