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PSO with a beefed up fighting system

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 16
Date: July 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First, before buying this game just think to yourself, "Did I like Phantasy Star Online or did I hate it?" If you liked PSO, buy this game now, if not, then avoid this game.

For anyone that cannot make a judgement on just that or never played PSo, here's a rundown...

The game consist of being able to pick from 3 characters...

Amber- A wicked fast fighter that is decently strong in hand-to-hand combat. But what her strength & defense lacks in, she makes up for in speed (and that fact that she can wield 2 swords at once, uber fun).

Kadie- Slower than Amber and not able to use any double weapons, but is also stronger in melee combat than the others. Her weapons are mostly close range with little reach, but her strength makes up for it.

Tokio- Not the best in close range, but he can use two guns at once, making him the best for ranged attacks. He's also the biggest character and lacks in speed from this.

In the game, you go around maze like levels fighting enemies until you reach the boss and beat that level. There are also side quest that help to lengthen the game.

It is a cel shaded game and the shading is done better than I have ever seen and that includes Viewtiful Joe's shading.

But if the game interest you from this review give it a try. The game is not easy, but it will challenge you, which is what you should want in a game.

Apparently There Will be an Extreme Shortage of Pants

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: December 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

One of the first thing you'll notice when you first play this game is the female characters. Then again that's the only reason to buy this game at all. The story is pretty basic so I won't bore you with the details. All I'll say is it involves two hot woman running around in tight fitting underwear to fight robots with a fully clothed male character. Why have a male character? Maybe so when you bring over your girlfriend she'll have something to watch too. The graphics are actually pretty decent. They sort of make you feel like you're watching an anime film. Unfortunately you won't want to watch the cut scenes because then you'd have to sit through the horrible voice overs. Not to mention the painful writing. Of course there is gameplay too. At first you'll manage to have some fun. Then you'll realize that the fight system is rather poor to say the least. Your enemies are complete idiots and are rather easy to dispatch. The developers seemed to try and make up for this by having the enviorment attack you. This is just plain cheap. And then there's the camera. Is it too much to ask to see your character fight? Throw in some painfully long load times and you have a peice of crap. It's hard to recoomend this game to anyone except an extremely lonely guy with a PS2.

The future meets anime

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game has beautiful cel shaded anime cut scenes, decent voice acting and cool character designs.
If you enjoy dungeon crawlers, leveling up, and anime; then you will love this game.

Fantastic discovery...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game as a bargain-bin type find at the local Fry's. And now that I've taken it home, geez, it makes me wonder why we even need PS3 when so much good PS2 content can be had for a few bucks.

This game is fantastic. I generally don't like Action RPGs as much as turn-based RPGs. However, the great BGM combined with quick, satisfying game play won me over. It also features random regenerating levels. There is so much replay value here, I played the first stage like 10 times before even going to stage 2.

Very fun game, thrashing bad guys in a familiar neo-Tokyo setting. Who needs a plot?

this looks pretty cool

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 19
Date: July 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

well, i know it hasn't come out yet but herez wut ive found out bout this game

Set in Tokyo in the year 2049, Crimson Tears puts you in the role of one of three biological war weapons with a common mission--to investigate the cause of a mysterious disaster that has left the city incapacitated. Your various objectives take you into battle against hordes of enemies and into mazelike environments. Use your martial arts training and weapons to fight your way to the core of A.R.M.A. (the weapons manufacturer that created you), where the answers to the mysteries lie.

so, i kinda want it to come out
check out wut it is
it looks pretty cool

mediocre, at best

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I like action games. So when I play an action game and don't have a fun time, I know something is seriously wrong.

First of all, let's talk about the reason the game is getting at least SOME good points. The graphics in the cutscenes are amazing. I love watching them. People who love anime will definitely love the cutscenes.

The game is pretty boring because walking through castles and dungeons all the time gets pretty old. It's not like Zelda or something, where that kind of setting is REALLY fun. This is just ordinary, predictable action. If I remember correctly, the computer puts you in the dungeon of their choice.

There's plenty of enemies to fight throughout the game but really, most of them feel exactly the same and that's why the game loses points for me. You have to make an action game fun until the very end and this game doesn't do it, unfortunately.

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