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Great Fun Gameplay with Gorgeous Graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 31 / 34
Date: September 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Now THIS is the type of game I was expecting to get on the XBox 360's graphics! It is simply gorgeous. Hundreds of distinct characters, each acting individually and with his or her own look.

You start by playing a cocky female fighter. I liked this a lot - the character, while a bit revealing in the chest area, actually wears armor and her moves are *great*. The sword trails and combos are visual artistry.

This is of course very similar to both the Dynasty Warriors series and the Kingdom Under Fire series. That's not bad at all, it's a genre of gameplay that I enjoy. If you haven't seen these games, think of the opening scene of Lord of the Rings. When Sauron is swinging his weapon, blowing away tons of elf and human soldiers on each sweep, that's what you get to recreate here.

I did find it annoying that you have to play all the way through as a character to get to start another - I'd much rather be able to choose from a roster of characters right from the beginning. Also, I found many of the names of the characters to be quite silly. It unnecessarily drew away from the game's world.

Finally, although I don't really need a huge, complex plot for games like this, at least *some* plot would have been nice. Some strategy would have been nice too. Organizing methods of attack, or who to attack first, is usually a fun part of games like this. Here, it was more just attack all, then attack all, then attack all again.

To make it worse, there's no mid-level saves. So you could have racked up incredible points, and be at minute 29.5 of a 30 minute level, and one slight distraction like "Lisa, pick up that ringing phone!" and POOF you have to start all over again.

Still, I can deal with that. The game is fun enough that I don't mind replaying a level. Getting to more characters is certainly the incentive of playing through the levels as a set. The character models are gorgeous. The animation of the actions is gorgeous.

Sure, if you're not into this style of gameplay, then there are other games you can buy. But if you're a fan of the sweeping attacks and gorgeous graphics displayed here, you'll be up for a great experience!

Highly recommended.

Live your own epic battles...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: August 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I can see how some people would write this game off as a button mash fest, if they've only played it one day at a friend's house. However, I've played this for most of today, have gotten pretty deep into it and I must say, the previous reviewer is way off base.
First, yes it's true, you only start off with 2 combos and 2 orb attacks at the start of the game, but as you progress thru the game, you unlock new abilities, powers, moves and combos to unleash upon your foes giving you many attack options during gameplay - not just mindless button mashing. In addition, as you progress in the story you unlock other characters that you can play as who have their own unique abilities, powers and attacks that will provide tons of replay value. Also, objectives are constantly being added during the heat of battle to keep you on your toes, it never gets dull. And the Orb attacks and Max Orb attacks are visually stunning to witness. It's really cool to pull off a Max Orb attack and wipe out an entire battalion in one spectacular move! And don't mistake this for an easy game either. As you become more powerful, the objectives and battles become more demanding and you need to plan out not only what attacks work best against certain enemies, but you must also learn to assemble and command the battalion's that join you in the fights. This is the best attempt at merging the worlds of battle strategy and all out action/fighting gameplay and if you go in gung-ho, you wont last long as the battles become more intense.
The cut scenes are gorgeous, and are right up there with Team Ninja's work on games like "Dead Or Alive 4" and "Ninja Gaiden". The graphics are stellar and I personally have encountered NO slow down even in heavy combat.

If you were disappointed with "Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth II" on the Xbox 360, like I was, then you've gotta try this game! It easily soars past it in quality, graphics and overall entertainment value. Plus, at under $50, it's the best priced new 360 game out now. My only complaint, and this is small, is that the original Japanese audio has been replaced with English. Just like in DOA 4, I prefer the original voice actors, I don't mind subtitles.

One of the 360's best games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: April 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ninety Nine Nights is EASILY one of the 360's best games. I'd say its even better than Oblivion, because NNN currently has no DLC, which means you can actually play it without having to start completely over every 2 weeks when a new piece of horse armor is released on Xbox Live. Another huge plus is NO ONLINE MULTI-PLAYER, which means ITS A REAL GAME FOR REAL GAMERS. If you want to glorify socialism by playing online, play a computer game and stay off of real gamer's consoles. Mainly I'm giving it 5 stars because its NOT BORING, NOT REPETITIVE, AND VERY VERY GOOD, unlike what the buffoons at Gamefaqs are saying about it. Never trust a spoiled 13-year-old Gamefaq user when it comes to reviews.

Better than Dynasty warriors. Better than almost all other xbox 360 games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: October 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

BUY this game right now. Even before u read. Its that fun...omg. after its in ur cart u can read ahead.

Ill be brief about this 1. I rented it and bought it the next day. Its different from dynasty warriors and is the funnest game on my 360 right now. I could play this game forever and do the campaigns over and over again. It has the replayability of Super Smash Bros if u want a comparison. And this ISNT a multiplayer game!

The graphics rank among the best the 360 has to offer and the gameplay is awesome. The controls are surpsingly simple and you could jump into the game and pull off 500 kill combos within 2 mins. Id prefer to make the controls a bit more complex for combos even, as ive pulled off some moves I think i should have to work harder for. Youll love to watch.

Framerate stays fast throughout the entire game. Only a couple times have I pushed too far and its slowed for a few seconds. This is usually when Im using a special (orb) spark and everyone in the area dies. Youll love those. I use these when theres like a million enemies so the lag is very rare; like twice since ive owned it. If only the 360 could output more than 60fps... The levels are fun and of average length, although if u want a good rank and wanna kill everyone it can take a half an hour or more if ur a novice or a wimp. Remember some levels are longer than others. Aggressiveness and good tactics will save your life and ur time.

As for no saves....I DONT CARE AT ALL. When ur good the levels take between 5 and 20 mins. You shouldnt die....if u die u need to practice more. HP is abundant with all the items and the way u can use them. I never die. And if i die i just play again. After levels u can save. Its so fun you and (I'll) wanna play levels over and over again anyways. Itd be different if levels were 30-60 mins. Plz, these ppl are such whiners. They play, and are doin good then die and cry about it when they were (almost therre!)...lol. You ppl standby in halo. Go get an rpg and save every minute if u need to take the pressure off. I actually push to the end of a level even if im tired, and it does take up hours fast. If u know u cant save......get better and you wont have too!!!!! In this game you can bestow massive army ownage.

I love the music. Very nice and suits the mood. It changes with the pace of battle, which always pumps me up in this and halo. Very, very similar to Halo. Wow its good. If u dont care about music, its still good enough. Now I own the soundtracks to both games.

This game deserves a much better reputation and advertisements, ppl just dont know about it. Me and my friends do though. Will you?

If there was a 2 player system link or online mode where u could anhilliate each others armies or do co-op; then i would cry...OMG would i cry.... (thinks about it)....*tear*

Now......burn ur copy of dynasty warriors now. DO IT!! NOW!!!

finally a good game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this game is awsome! great graphics, easy control system, and very indepth story line.when i first looked at this game in best buy, i never thought id be playing an rpg like this. i mean, i never liked rpg's before so why now right? wrong! this game is awsome and i would recomend it for any fan of rpgs or non- rpg fans to. this game IS adicting and you will like it. but dont take my word for it, play for yourself. but i garentee youll love it to. it has verygood re-playability to its just plain fun.

Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Hack and Slash.... no better combination. This game has great graphics and storyline. I loved playing all the characters, a must play.

Amazing and Just Plain Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: October 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Since there seem to be many reviews, I will be brief.

I love Japanese culture in general, and I think that Japanese games are overall amazing (probably because they all happen to be fantasy related)! The game is just great, I love the characters, the plot, and the gameplay. The graphics really show what the 360 can do.

Who cares for repitition

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I really like this game because who doesn't want to slay goblins and mages at will... i mean come on release your inner anger with this.
Maybe if the maps were bigger and you could train or something it would be better so you could learn better combos.

YES!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just got an xbox 360 at a garage sale for 200 and this was my very first game and i felt like i didn't need any other game. it is soo good!

Ninety-Nine Nights

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

One of the orignal games for XBox 360, found it hear cheap and new, great deal. Arrived on time and has been fun playing.

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