I'll admit this first. I only played the first level of the game. So don't take this review as an accurate study of the game at all. Just a first glance review.

Glad I got that done with. Now to the game. First, I hated it. It felt like Gungrave without the guns. I'll not be the first to admit, but I will agree that the scarf, which should have a name (let's call it Fredrick Oppinheimer VII) was the greatest idea in the world. I played this game 2 hours longer than I normally would have thanks to Fredrick Oppinheimer VII. Watching him/her/it move around like that was quite possibly the greatest moment of my miserable life. Trust me, it is something you need to experience to truly live. It is almost worth buying the game for Fredrick Oppinheimer VII. In fact, it is worth renting for Mr. Fred.

Second, I never "got" the multi-attack thing, whateveritwascalledIcan'trememberrightnow. Of course I never read the instructions, which may have helped. All I knew was that every time I killed all the enemies on screen real fast, he (the Shinobi guy not Fredrick Oppenheimer VII) would do some crazy move where he made the enemies split into little bits. Which is extremely cool the first 20 times. After that it became extremely Dumb. Oh yes, running on walls is cool, and falling down in pits is not. No save points in levels also sucks. That's it. I'm done reviewing that game.

What liked: Fredrick Oppinheimer VII

What disliked: Everything but the Shinobi guy and especially Fredrick Oppinheimer VII

What to expect: Great character, great scarf, crappy gameplay in general.

What not to expect: What do you want me to say here, Mario? Don't expect Mario and you will be happy, or at least happier than you would if you bought Shinobi and wanted to clean up graffitti...

What's so different from this and other games of it's genre: FREDRICK OPPINHEIMER VII.

Ratings on:

Control: 5 - Moves well, I remember the fast moving attack thing that leaves a blue trail got annoying cause you would always move the opposite way from the enemy you were trying to kill though.

Graphics: 7 - Acceptable except for Fredrick Oppinheimer VII (Which is stunning at least, flawless perfection at best).

Sound: n/a - I don't remember at all unfortunately.

Style: 10 - All from Fredrick Oppinheimer VII.

1st hour: 10 - Look at the scarf! Go scarf go!

2nd hour: 1 - This sucks.

1st week: N/A

5th week: N/A

#1 reason why I hate this game: I had to write Fredrick Oppinheimer VII 10 times just for this review. I thought to myself, 'nah, copying and pasting is overrated. But now I know. And knowing is half the battle.... (Someone say G.I. Joe).

by Hawke