Review: Crimson Alliance (This is my Joystick)

Crimson Alliance pitches itself as an Action RPG, and is listed on XBLA Marketplace as free. It is developed by Certain Affinity, who may have only been going since 2006, but thanks to the fairly unique nature of their set-up, boast some of the most experienced and talented developers in the industry. None fit this description more so than founder and Creative Director Max Hoberman, one of the main men behind the juggernaut that is Halo.

That kind of pitch suggests that passing up on it would be nothing short of folly, right? Read on to find out.