1. It has Spartans in it, what more can you want!?

2. They said its not supposed to be a hack and slash game. More of an action / adventure / strategy game.
3. Its made by a new group of guys within Creative Assembly, presumedly the Total War guys are still working on the next PC strategy fest installment.
4. Spartans!!!111

It is a slight dissapointment that they veered from near historically correct to try outright myth and possible new concepts. But even when I first heard about the Total Warrior game in development, I could not help but think it would get boring after you kill your 10,000th Gaul.
I think that mythological monsters and magical powers can rightly entertain me for much longer. Presuming they pull it off well enough.
Read the review before you criticisize it too harshly.

For some, it won't be they're thing. For others (like myself) this looks very promising.
