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Slashfest

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you are looking for a massive slashfest this is your game. Controls are pretty simple and the learning curve for the game is farily low. The beauty of the game is the compition against other human opponents, the game allows for some epic battle against your friends. The single player game gets a bit old pretty quick. You have to train any 1 of 3 characters in 8 different dojos. Along the way you can earn different moves and swords that allow you to do different combos. During this mode you only get to fight with a wooden sword which is pretty lame. All the training comes in the form of button mashing which gets old after a while. The big difference in this game from the old Bushido Blade titles it the life bar. I thought this would make the game horrible but it after playing it all night I find that it really doesn't make a huge difference. Overall if you are looking for a game where you can trash talk your friends and have edge of your seat battles with them you might like this game.

Samuri Construction Worker- Two by four Master

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: January 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Kengo, Master of Bushido. The most masterful swordfighting game of all time, Crave has offered up a prime port of the Japanese original.

One player campaign mode allows you to unlock 13 characters, two player mode allows you to whomp on your friends.

There are twelve dojo's, and each has an ancestral sword that you can win, bringing shame and dishonor to their families - that's right, scream, but I won your sword fair and square!

Sixteen different weapons are possible in this game, including, yes, the two-by-four. Well it just looks like a board. Supposedly it's a scepter... Hm.

A fully customizable series of attacks, along with blocking and parrying lend a depth of feel to the duels. You're not just button mashing here, this is a calculated effort to glean your opponents weaknesses, wear them down, and even dance in and out, slashing arteries - Then keep your distance as they bleed to death.

Eventually you earn your own dojo, and defend it against the upstart young would-be samuri, the high priest, and even your own ghost in your pursuit of enlightenment. Your master's dying words will lead you on the correct path.

Kengo is without a doubt the most well conceived and executed game for the PS2, the combat, characters, and environments lend a sharp realism to this recreation of fuedal Japan.

This game is a must have.

The Samurai of film in game format

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

KENGO, Master of Bushido will remind you of all the very great Japanese films of the Samurai. Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, the Zatoichi series, Lone Wolf and Cub, Raizo Ichikawa's "Nemuri" series from the 1960's are here. You expect Toshiro Mifune or Shintaro Katsu to round a village corner at any moment. This game has captured their spirit, and then some. Listen to the sounds, distant chirping birds, water falling, a baby crying, it is wonderful. With Kengo the hours will fly by, you will still be studying at your dojo or trying to best yourself in acquiring some ancient sword skill. It is that good, the best game I have ever played, and the best on Playstation 2. As Tsukahara Bokuden wrote "For the samurai to learn there is only one thing, One last thing - To face death unflinchingly." In KENGO you will really learn, you may die, but through that process you will be reborn to learn again, and remember... it's only a game, or is it? Enjoy!

One glaring problem

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: January 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As fighting games go, this is all well and fine. It's got a nice fighting system with a variety of moves with a very simple layout. One button for attack, how's that for simple? However, you are able to customize your combos, of which you can store four different kinds, so you can truly create your own unique character with the fighting style *you* really like. You can combine moves from a variety of dojos making for a vast selection of custom combos to create. This game would have gotten four stars if not for one glaring problem. While you are free to create your own guy, and build him up the way you see fit, the game only allows one save. Unlike Ultimate Fighting, your friends can't create their own samurai and challenge your creation. That is simply lame. I have no idea how the testers did not catch that. This is all well and fine if you don't have friends to play with. While this makes it no different from many other fighting games, if you're going to allow a custom character, you should be able to share the joy.

If you like fighting games

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is cool for those of you who like fighting games. The graphics are great and the blood is awsome. Other than that this game can get dull verry quickly. I bought it and exchanged it for another, it is a rental.

Samurai simulator? Awsome!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Even if the grafics may not be as "spectacular" as some games for PS2 out there, this baby is solid!!! And as soon as you get the hang of it, the grafics become a secondary factor (I can even say that they are really good, specially the blood, HE HE HE (evil laugh).

This is not a rental, like some other reviews say. This is a deep game... with Zen, Ki & spiritual meditation attached with sword agility and strength training.

You get involved with your caracter, and it takes time to master him, but it's good all the way up to the Imperial Tournaments, which when you win, you get to face your own Sensei who's waiting for you outside like the school bully that wants your lunch money, but in this case he looks 100 years old and he wants your life.

When you eventually kill the old fart, you take over the Dojo, and after that your mission is not to allow anyone to take it away from you...

Bottom of the line...If you like fighting games then BUY IT, YOU WILL NOT, I repeat, WILL NOT REGRET IT!!!

Emporer Lo Chi goes virtual

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is by far the best fighting game out right now. It allows you to create the killer moves and conceptualize the art of the samurai. Good thing it not rated yet, because you can not rate reality. Don't wear your best robe because its gonna get wet, very wet.

Ok, but I think Bushido Blade is better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: May 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Don't get me wrong, this is a very well-made game but I still like Bushido Blade more. This is a fun game and it seems rather realistic at first glance. When you think about it however, this is just a simple fighting game compared to BB. In this you have meters, you have a rather limited fighting area, and it's always about, "oh no, how much health do I have left? how much more damage can my opponent take before he falls? do I have enough Ki for a special attack?", which seems rather unrealistic in my eyes. BB on the other hand is about, "well, what should I do? should I run to another location and fight there? should I cripple my opponent? should I attempt to time my slash so that it kills them immediatly?", which seems more like a real sword fight. Another thing that I don't like about this game is that there's no honor system, which is something that I like to look for in a samurai game. Run to the other end of the dojo like a sissy, stabb your opponent right in the back when they are unprepared, there's no penalty for anything you do no matter how cowardly it is. Apart from that THIS GAME ROCKS! :-)

This is REAL SAMURAI FIGHTING

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is a real samurai simulator. A lot of gamers who have tried this game complain about spending more time training than actually fighting. First of all, samurai fighting is an art and a lifestyle. And I think this is what this game is about; letting players experience how japanese swordsmen learned their craft. Also, comparing Bushido Blade with Kengo is like comparing Fencing with Judo. Bushido Blade is a fighting game, you go in and fight and go to the next opponent. Kengo is more than just going in and fighting, it's simulating the art of the samurai. I've already spent 102 "game-days" training my Samurai just to get him into tip-top shape once he starts duelling out with other dojos. The AI in this game is smart...very smart. Don't think for a minute you can get away with every combo you've mastered. The AI will pounce, sneak, jab the blade, block, counter move, taunt you, and wait for you to make a move. The only gripe I have about this game is the lack of the fatal one-hit death. Still the realism is there because the moves and combos are truly based on ancient swordfighting techniques. This is the only fighting game that I really cared for my player. When he's up against an opponent, I make sure I am doing the right stance and technique. Failure to do so will lead to some very bloody results.

Another thing that's also missing the online multiplayer potential of this game. Unfortunately PS2 still has no online upgrade for the system yet. Imagine creating your own dojo of players and duelling it out with other dojos online. Awesome!

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. One thing many of the reviewers fail to note is the skill that a true comefrom behind victory requires. This is brought on by the bleeding death feature. If your severly down, chances are your not going to dart in and cut them to pieces before you drop from blood loss. It really adds a sense of urgency to your fights and requires you to think faster. No more hanging back and waiting for them.

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