It's not deep, its story won't get you hooked, but if you just wanna slash through hordes of enemies, it's just fine.
User Rating: 7.3 | Genji: Days of the Blade PS3
If you like mindless button mashing and killing tons of people and martial arts manuevers, you will probably enjoy this game. It's not deep, its story won't get you hooked, the characters are boring and forgettable, there's some questionable camera work, and it can get damn confusing at times. But, if taking down an entire army by your bad self is the type of thing that satisfies you, it won't disappoint. You can choose between 4 characters and switch between them on the fly. **** the main character, is the most well-rounded of the four. My advice is, use Yoshitsune. Use the other characters if Yoshitsune is almost dead so you can buy time to heal Yoshitsune.That's pretty much all they're good for. That and a couple of character-specific obstacles you will encounter. Benkei is big and strong, and he can help you out if you are being swarmed by like 30 guys at once. However, if you're playing as Benkei, good luck defending yourself. For Benkei to be effective, you must attack your enemies before they have a chance to attack you, and Benkei is so slow, that's damn near impossible. Buson, depending on which weapon he's using, can be a considerable force. But when you first gain control of him, he seems so broken that you will probably never want to play as him again. You have to wait until you get a better weapon for him to use. Shizuka is completely broken and utterly useless save for her character-specific obstacles. Nuff said. In closing, Pretty people are usually shallow; such is the case with this game. It looks great, though its gameplay can't compare with its graphics. It's simple-minded fun, and it's pretty. If you like that, get it. I did.
