This was the first PS3 game I picked up. I rented it expecting it to be somewhat like the PS' Tenchu or Bushido Blade. Boy, was I wrong. Despite the game's spectacular graphics, it comes up extremely short of what even a mediocre game would be. After playing the game for about ten minutes, I knew it was horrible. The main character has the most basic of combos and the Benkei guy's "ability" is simply to knock down breakable objects. He is slow and does not have any combat skills whatsoever. He is slow and pretty much useless. I played on, hoping to discover that this game was not a total waste. I found the gameplay to be bland and actually quite boring. It's not innovative at all. You simply kill guys Dynasty Warriors' or Samurai Warriors' style and get lost attempting to figure out where it is you need to go or what task needs to be completed. There should be an objective shown in the menu that tells you what to do. The camera angle is a category to beat down in itself. You can't control it and the angles that they choose for you to deal with are ludicrous. The fact that you can't pan the camera to see where you are or where you would like to go is extremely frustrating.
I am very disappointed with this game. The developers should have spent more time to perfect it...to make it decent. I mean, I love fighting and platforming games. From Tomb Raider to Tenchu to Tekken to Dynasty Warriors 5. But I entirely despise this game. Don't waste your time with this rubbish.
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