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You gotta get this one

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 65
Date: July 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. It runs smoothly with great graphics. It will keep you playing untill u beat it. If you have the money go out and get this one with your PS2

Amazing graphics, greatp resentation, but requires patience.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is set in the fuedal times in Japanese History. Basically, it is a strategy game where you must make real time strategical war decisions. The cutscenes and graphics in this game are awesome, but you'll find yourself spending more time watching the cutscenes and cinematic results of you decisions than you will actually pushing buttons. It actually requires lots of patience to go through battle after battle, but if you enjoy the time consuming of nature of role playing games (this is no RPG, but there are many similar elements) you will enjoy this game. I'm just a little too impatient, and like the action type, button pushing games myself, which is why I only gave it 3 stars. Have you ever played Final Fantasy 7 or 8 and wished you could skip the summoning Guardian Force scenes becuase you've seen them so many times? If so, then you're impatient like me =) i get that same feeling sometimes in this games, regardless of the great graphics. All in all, this is actually a high quality game with great graphics. Definitely one of the better launch games.

Visual Eye candy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: October 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This DVD-rom game for PS2 is great. watching the Five minute opening sequence is like watching the battle sequences in movies like the patriot and braveheart. The game is dubbed in English from the Japanese version but the graphics and strategy make up for it. You will want to get a memory card before you start because the battle may take a long time to complete and if you don't have a card you'll have to start over from scratch if you turn it off. This game showcases the DVD power of the PS2 and I hope future games will look this good.

Save your cash

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: November 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Koei was and is the master of turn-based strategy games, so why have they stopped producing them in the US? This game is visually arresting, but the battle sequences leave something to be desired to gamers more used to a hands-on control of troops (from games like Starcraft, etc.) Point, click, kill isn't as fun when you are just a spectator. I grew tired of the same video sequences often replayed during battle. The game is too easily beatable, and I'd recommend rental for all the same fun, and one-tenth the price. Old school Nintendo games like Nobunaga's Ambition still have much better replay value, and once you've beaten this game, you've seen it all, and there's no increased entertainment from added play. I'd much rather a turn-based game that allows you to raise your own army as opposed to inheriting everything from the grace of the programmers. Despite all my gripes, it is still a fun game, but don't bother buying it. Rent.

Good at first but too repetitive

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Graphically this is a nice game, but the gameplay becomes repetitive and boring. The cut-scenes, while visually impressive, become annoying very quickly. Also winning battles is far too easy, and there is little story line in the game.

Simply fantastic!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

My 4-star review in NO way takes anything away from this game because KESSEN is eye-candy for the senses. Kessen is TRULY Koei's "sleeper" pick for the Playstation 2, and it's more than easy to see why. I picked up this game because history of Japanese battles are epic in nature and I wanted a game that in the wee hours of the night, I could fully enjoy as much as I enjoy my Madden 2001 and DOA2. I enjoyed this game from start to finish and what I enjoyed more than anything was the fact that I purchased mine at 1/2 price! Some kid rushed in and bought this last week and because it requires a degree of patience, he sold it to a video game rental place and took a loss. His loss was TRULY my gain because I enjoy the battles, the cinematic views and the storyline. Ornate war robes and intricate detail make this game a TRULE enjoyable game. I will warn that you DO need some patience to get the "full effect" of the game, but if you're adult enough to hang in there with it, it WILL pay off!

good graphics but easy and short

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I did really enjoy this game, it was incredibly pretty (would be nice if there was a way to unlock blood though kind of funny seeing people ran clean through and not bleed). The overhead map wasn't that attractive either. However the cutscenes, historical info, and zoom in views are all very nice. The only 2 things I really didn't like were: Firstly it was very short (I beat it with both guys in something like ten hours total). Secondly, I have heard some people complain that it was hard but I thought it was almost too easy, when playing through the first time I did not lose a single battle, in order to open up some of the battles I actually had to reboot old saved games and throw the fight. Theoretically would have been nice also to have a 2 player option but not sure how it would work in practice.

Makes a better movie...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: November 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Game is visually stunning. The graphics blow you away, the music is sweet, and the voiceovers are awesome. But you don't really play. You tell your guys what to do, then spend an hour (or more) watching them do it, hoping that your computer powered guys fight better than your computer powered opponent. Don't get me wrong; everyone should try it, and it is immensely fun for awhile. Just rent it or borrow it, don't buy it. If you like this sort of game, I definitely recommend going with Dynasty Warriors 2 over this one.

save your hard earned cash

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: November 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

this game blows chunks! don't let people kid you, this game is not worth your time. i was so thankful i rented it first. the game practically plays itself. there are better games to be bought.

A step sideways...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Koei are most well known for their amazing Romance ofthe Three Kingdoms games. Most people were turned off by the complexities of the games, but those who liked a good strat. game haven't stopped hailing it as the best war sim series ever to hit consoles. This game seems like it's trying to appeal more to the average gamer, as opposed to the sim freak fanbase of the RTK games. What it does, it does well, with beautifully rendered troops and amazing cutscenes. The game is dragged down to 3 stars by the simplicity of it, with little control of the actual battles being given to the user. Not one that will keep you up for a week, but easily the best PS2 game I've played thus far and the cream of the US launch title crop. Don't expect another RTK game, but also expect to have fun. Pick it up if you've got a PS2, this one is a keeper!

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