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RainOfTerror
09-02-2005, 11:44 AM
Genji is a beautifully cinematic, sword-wielding Samurai adventure based on the popular Japanese legend of the same name. Acting as the historic hero Genkuro Yoshitsune or his trusted companion Benkei, the warrior monk, you set out on a mission to release the oppressed from the evil forces of the warlord Kiyomori and restore the Genji dynasty to power. WorthPlaying (http://www.worthplaying.com) recently had a chance to get some hands on time with an demo version, here is a snip :

Enemies charge in relentless waves, surrounding the player often in strategic positions that best allow for heavy damage. During the three preview missions, none of the battles were intensely difficult, but great showings were made in terms of AI quality. Enemies will make desperate jumps to especially devious vantage points and attempt to attack during your weakest moments. Of course, any attentive gamer who has spent any amount of time with a shockingly difficult title like Ninja Gaiden could easily learn which situations to avoid in order to keep enemies at bay, but for the average gamer, or even a distracted hardcore action freak, making it through every single wave of enemies unscathed will prove to be a bit of a task.Check the complete Genji: Dawn of the Samurai preview (http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=27824) over at WorthPlaying.

RandomViolence
09-02-2005, 01:04 PM
Wow... that looks exactly like Ninja Gaiden would if someone smeared poop on the screen in front of it.

Kelegacy
09-02-2005, 01:26 PM
Wow... that looks exactly like Ninja Gaiden would if someone smeared poop on the screen in front of it.

Silly rabbit, havent you learned that looks can be deceiving?

EvilBob46
09-02-2005, 01:37 PM
Wow... that looks exactly like Ninja Gaiden would if someone smeared poop on the screen in front of it.

Huh? It looks decent for a PS2 titles me thinks.

Adam Blue
09-02-2005, 04:23 PM
The demo of this game is fantadstic, it's similar to Ninja Gaiden, but also with a 'what-castlevania-should-be-in-3D' twist.

Get the demo. I'll be buying this game.

Rangoth
09-02-2005, 04:44 PM
Latest OPM?

FenderGeek
09-02-2005, 05:35 PM
Y'know, I think I would be more interested in this game if there wasn't a Japanese steakhouse on the other side of town with the same name. Whenever I hear about it, my first thought is always about sushi...

...of course, I don't own a ps2, so maybe that's why.

Kelegacy
09-02-2005, 05:43 PM
I play games to have fun, not for looks. If it were the other way around, my PS2 would be the one being ignored, not my Xbox. If what Adam Blue says is true, this game should be great. I've only heard previews rave about it thus far.

mister_slim
09-02-2005, 06:46 PM
Wow... that looks exactly like Ninja Gaiden would if someone smeared poop on the screen in front of it.
I like the art style a lot better. Ninja Gaiden was really conflicted, mixing pseudo-historic settings with techno-futuristic stuff, and it didn't really mesh that well (the gameplay made up for it though). This looks like a coherent Japan-historical-fantasy setting, playing up the atmospherics a bit more.