Release your inner pervert!
User Rating: 5.5 | Rumble Roses XX X360
Who says there aren't enough positive roles for women in video games? Rumble Roses XX is like a virtual fair of jobs. Why, there is a nurse, a cowgirl, a ninja, a....... uhhhhhhhhhhhh.......... p-o-r-n-s-t-a-r. See ladies, you can be anything you want! But seriously, if you think women are going be offended by this title and start to protest, there is a safe bet you are right. The concept of Rumble Roses XX is as simple and adulterated as ever before. There is a roster of half-naked ladies that you can wrestle, and you earn money along the way. Your hard-earned moolah can be used for more ways to "spoil" these girls, such as skimpier outfits, photo shoots, and enjoyable moves. The cheesy and yet oh so entertaining story mode is cut out this time out, which makes this game both sleazy and quite pointless. (Except maybe for the chronic masturbator.) Unlocking newer versions of a character is done based on how much people like them, but this feature is so poorly designed that you never feel like you are working towards any goal whatsoever. XX's problems also grow over to the combat system. Some moves take the gamer out of control for a while, as the character goes through several revealing stages to apply to a very simple sleeper hold. Clearly, this game was made to be more of a movie than to be played. Online play and character customization is included, but none of the content adds up to counteract the pointlessness of this title. The four-player modes are super-crazy and confusing, and there are only a handful of venues to fight in. Then there is the appaling photo mode-rotating the camera around partially nude digitally pixelated women with dead eyes and vibrating sex doll bodies is wayyyyyyyyyyy more creepy and scary than sexy. While the first Rumble Roses game was rather decent, XX simply feels boring and dull, and a little offensive. Unless you are a pornography fan, you should stay very far away.
