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Genji: Days of the Blade
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Overall Critic Score:2.3562
Genji: Days of the Blade Critic Reviews
When stacked against some of the PS3's other launch titles, Genji certainly looks impressive, but it almost feels more like a polished tech demo than a robust hack-and-slasher....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at Games Radar
Beneath the gleaming surface lies an old heart that’s just about had it. Days of the Blade gets half the formula right. Sadly, it’s the wrong half. In the end, fans of the original should take a look, but anyone looking for a true next-generation...read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at IGN
All the beautiful graphics in the world can’t save a game as badly designed as Genji. Unless you’re looking for nothing more than a pretty face, stay well away from this mediocre-at-best effort....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at Game Informer
As it is, Genji is undercooked. It's not terrible, but it's not good enough to rise above the baggage of ridicule hanging over its shoulder....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at Eurogamer
The visceral experience is everything we would want from a 1080p title but this does not truly make up for the lack of innovation in the way the game plays out. There is much of been there-done that feel to the game....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at GameZone
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This lack of ambition keeps Genji from achieving any enduring success...it'll suffice for launch-time thrills, but likely won't linger long in your mind....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at 1UP
The lack of camera control is a travesty, especially since the right analog stick’s defensive dodges are redundant with the Sixaxis controller’s tilting functions....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at GameTrailers
A launch title in every sense of the phrase and you should steer clear of it. You might want to rent it just to see how it looks and impress your non-techie friends but other than that there’s no reason to put down $59.99 for this clunker....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at GameBrink
Genji: Days of the Blade may have passed for a launch-title on the Playstation 2 in terms of gameplay, but on the Playstation 3 it is bland, repetitive and asinine....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at Cheat Code Central
Little more than an illusion; it looks pretty, but you can't peek at what's beyond the view you're given, and that view will happily allow someone to stick a katana in your eyeball....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at TotalPlaystation
The combat gets repetitive too fast and there just isn’t enough here to really immerse the player into the game. The biggest problem with this game is that you have seen it before a million times and on most occasions it was done bigger and better....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at ZTGameDomain
There is definitely a lot of potential behind the series, but Genji is far too broken to be enjoyable. The gameplay lacks flow and fluidity, and begs for Devil May Cry-like speed. Moreover the combat is clunky and just isn't fun....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at PSX Extreme
Back in May, Sony struck unintentional and unfortunate comedy gold at their press conference. We guffawed at “Riiiidge Racer” and gasped at the hefty price tags, but we practically barfed laughing when Sony announced their plans for gamers to strike...read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at Game Revolution
Genji: Days of the Blade is a Dynasty Warriors-style action game set in feudal Japan. This follow-up to 2005's Genji: Dawn of the Samurai offers more expansive environments, fighting moves, and playable characters than its PlayStation 2 predecessor. The...read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at AllGame
leaches all the fun out of battle, while Shizuka is too weak to have any real impact, and is only useful when her unique ability to cross broad gulfs is required. Most of the time you'll stick with Yoshitsune, since he's the only character that features a...read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at Yahoo! Games
Stunning visuals, a lush soundtrack and interesting, semi-historical storyline get lost in a lackluster game experience riddled with annoying camera angles, repetitive hack-and-slash action, confusing missions and load times that should never be seen on...read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at GameDaily
Genji offers players a hack and slash adventure through feudal Japan with plenty of battles and enemies. The gameplay lets you switch characters, engage in massive battles and use many types of swords to attack in massive combos. As in the first Genji,...read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at The Laser
When Genji first hit the PS2 last year, we were enthralled by its visual sense, amused by the outright cops from Onimusha, and hopeful that, should a sequel arise, it would deepen the storyline and combat while expanding the game's scope. Sadly, though...read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at Yahoo! Games
Crossfire loosely follows the formula pioneered by Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon on the PS2. You choose either the Earth Federation or the Zeon side and play through the events of the first Gundam TV series. For Crossfire, you’re sent to...read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at G4
To say that the majority of PS3 launch titles were underwhelming would be putting things a little lightly. Save for a couple titles, the entire launch was filled with ports of games that had been out for some time on other consoles, and in the majority...read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at Video Game Talk
Make no mistake about it: It truly feels as though the camera in this game hates you and wants you to die. Enemies attack from off-camera. Players can't see what's around the corner. And God forbid there's an important jump that needs to be made....read the complete Genji: Days of the Blade review at GameSpy
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