i'm a huge samurai champloo fan. i've got the box set, a wall scroll above my tv, and my current background sports a character tryptich of mugen, jin and fuu. that being said, this game is awful. i expected so much better from this. grasshopper, the developers that brought us the critically acclaimed killer7 were making a game about the side adventures of the champloo gang. great! i hoped and prayed it would turn out better than the cowboy bebop game (again, huge fan) and it had the makings of a great anime game. sadly, it's worse. much worse. the music based hack n slash gameplay really has little to no bearing on the outcome of fights. at most, it means you tap square less. the story is laughable, the dialogue is about as well written as a late night cinemax original movie. they did a nice job with the characters, but the animations are way too eratic to enjoy. i've seen more depth in gameplay with flash banner ads. i'm just going to score this now, because i have a throbbing temple, sore thumbs, and a bad taste in my mouth that won't go away.

verdict: 04/10; fans will be depressed...

This entry was posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 at 12:13 AM.