PlayStation 2 Critic Reviews

I enjoyed the system’s blocking and Nitoh-Ryu, but the slowdowns really bother me. The game is also relatively short with ten chapters – I beat it within five hours, and it is very repetitive.

Exceptionally well produced - almost seamless segueing in and out of spoken dialogue and story breaks - and has a strong script brought to life by seasoned anime and voice-over professionals. [Apr 2004, p.64]

But, much like riding an elevator with a bunch of retards, the game Seven Samurai is a button-mashing frenzy.

If it had a deeper combo system, or extra weapons, or extra characters, it'd be worth checking out. It doesn't, so it isn't.

By rapidly tapping the square-button and moving the left analog stick towards the next enemy, I was able to slaughter groups all the way up to the very last few battles where a little bit more strategy was required.

Very disappointing, it offers nothing new to the table, yet it has so much potential that it wants to let out, and the graphics alone prove that.

The gameplay can be summed up in two words "hit square". The bulk of the game has you hacking and slashing your way though one faceless enemy to the next. [JPN Import]

With so many liberties taken with the story, we expected to see Godzilla. [Mar 2004, p.39]

If you're looking for a frenetic beat-'em-up, à la "Dynasty Warriors," 20XX may scratch your itch, though it's still marred by stilted pacing and a wildly inconsistent frame rate.

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