"Puts The Hard In Hard Rock" - Metal: Hellsinger Leviathan & Purgatory DLC Review

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Last year's rocking heavy metal rhythm shooter returns with the PurgatoryDLC and free roguelike Leviathan mode that is more hardcore than the game's catchy soundtrack. With additional weapons and a challenging new mode, feels more like a complete package that provides many more hours of fun beyond its short campaign.

's protagonist, The Unknown, and her talking skull companion fought through hell with the help of music from some of the decade's best metal singers, like Serj Tankian and Lamb of God's Randy Blythe. Gameplay boosts are granted by attacking the beat of 's top-tier music, increasing the player's damage and adding more layers to each song, creating a satisfying cohesion of adrenaline-pumping music and action. Now, with the 2nd round of DLC titled Purgatory, players will have new music, a powerful bow that can be used in the base game, and the challenging new Leviathan Horde Mode.

The assortment of power-up sigils and devastating weapons The Unknown collected throughout 's campaign have been stripped away at the start of the new Leviathan horde mode. Players can reclaim weapons and abilities as they battle waves of demons in small arena-style levels. After earning shards from defeated enemies, a beacon in the middle of the stage ignites and grants players a choice of upgrades. New perks can also help boost weapon effectiveness, but it's a task that is much easier said than done.

Players who have completed 's story mode on normal difficulty will often die during the Leviathan's waves of combat.

Unknown's first run of the Leviathan mode will begin with only the Terminus sword and Paz, the trusty projectile-shooting skull. Abilities like dashing and the Slaughter ability that dramatically takes out stunned enemies