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WTF is this

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 17
Date: November 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Whoa iam very surprised by this heaping pile of plastic. Get call of duty or something else. The graphics in this are very ps2 ish. Controls are good, sound is ok. I just dont think alot of time went into the game...it seems very rushed and incomplete

Good graphics and that is about it.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: January 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

on my 50 inch plasma the characret looks very big, to big, so I cannot see anything else. Cannot see who are you fighting very very often if your enamy is behind you "kind of stupid".

thanks

-Mariusz

Genj Days of the blade

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 16
Date: May 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Nothing short of "Horrible" Do not spend your money on this trash...

What a let down...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm sorry, but those that gave Genji anything above 2 stars are either the game's developer, or haven't played many games. The story and graphics are the only salvagable piece of this disaster scene, and you don't get to enjoy either very much. Imagine with a stuck, fixed-camera and only having 3 moves per character, and you get this poorly designed arcade style game. It isn't exactly a side-scroller, but it might as well be with the confined spaces and blind spots.

There is a reason this game is ALWAYS on sale from Amazon for $20, and you will be sad you even paid that much.

defective beauty

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: November 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Genji is set in ancient Japan that is supposed to be actually historical, However when you run into giant crabs and Ladies floating around with butterfly wings, you start to question that concept.
The graphics are awesome, obviously next generation quality and great sound to make you feel like you're in mythical Japan.
The problems with the game are obvious. You'll start playing the game and then when a battle is over, you'll have no idea where to go or what to do so you'll start wondering all over the map until a cut scene starts.
The camera doesn't help either. All too often your character will be fighting something off-screen or your character will disappear through a wall and you'll have no idea what or if you're hitting anything and you'll get frustrated when you die because you couldn't see what was happening.
The game play is hack and slash. All that happens is "kill this giant crab, wonder around, go through the door, activate cut scene, repeat." There's no variety in the game play that keeps the player interested.
If the game had fixed the weak points (which could have been very easy for some such as the camera) this could have been at least an average game. But these flaws are not acceptable for games anymore (if they ever were) and more should be expected for a next generation game.

PROS
Great graphics
Set in mythical ancient Japan
CONS
No idea where to go
Repetetive and straight forward gameplay
"Where am I?" camera

Played the demo once, deleted it

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 20
Date: February 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

As other reviewers have mentioned, the camera is a big flaw. It's always at the same distance and angle, so it's really easy to get into a position where you can't see your enemies. Enough past games have gotten this right that I think this is an inexcusable flaw.

I also found it hard to aim, and the demo didn't give much explanation of the controls so combos were just a matter of random luck. After dying near the end of the second level, which is the end of the demo, I was completely unmotivated to try again.

How could they have gone so wrong

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well the fact is this is a game you shouldn't buy... unless you see it in a $5 bargain Bin, and only if your curious, but I'm tellin ya it's a waste of time. It looks good. Actually it looks great. I just can't for the life of me figure out how they could have screwed the camera up so bad. The fact is you have no control of the camera it zooms in and out on it's own, and moves to akward angles. This can be really frustrating ecpesially when your getting shot at by archers and the camera zooms in so you can't dodge. I got to the second level and never touched the game again. In fact I traded it for Resistance. It could easly have been a good launch title if they didn't ignore years of what other 3d action games could have taught them.

Potential for greatness, but...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: December 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing this game for a while. And although this game has (or had as it is already released) the potential to become a great game, the developers blew it big time by some unnecessary intrusions a regular gamer will feel at unease with.
First off, the graphics are very well developed (mind you, im playing on a standard TV, so im one of those who should really feel at agony here). Crisp and clean is the way i could describe them. Gameplay is awesome; the protagonists' moves are brilliant, with sweet combos. The storyline itself makes sense to give the player the feel of the story's purpose, and the reason behind investing hours of playing this game. The option to play with 4 different players (with diff. strengths etc.) is also a nice addition.
So far, so good. No, not quite. And that is what makes me disappointed. First off, the camera view is terrible. So close and low (the player is big enough to fill half the screen) making it impossible to see everything around you, or where you're going (whether there's an enemy right there, etc.) You sort of have to go somewhere to see that place's contents (if any). For those who played God of War, the camera view is the exact opposite, so to speak. Secondly, like another reviewer said, the minimap on the top right of the screen is very intrusive. At some times, you will not pay attention to it, as you are focused in the game. But at others, you will notice it, and you will hate its existence. Thirdly, there is no blood gushing out of you/or the enemies at all. Some realism in that respect was definitely needed. Finally, the cut scenes are unusually excessive, which really gets annoying after a while. Are these idiosyncracies enough to turn off someone from this game? It really depends on the gamer him/herself. I for one will continue playing it, but can't see myself returning to it once (1)I finished it, and (2) when the real PS3 games starting hitting the shelves, which should be soon enough.
Overall, a big disappointment mainly because this game was so close to becoming an instant PS3 classic.

Nuthin But Graphics

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: August 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When I saw this game I thought it was going to be good, but I was wrong. There are so many things arong with this game ist not even funny. For everything it does right, it doubles what it does wrong. When I bought my PS3 this game came with it so it couldn't be helped.

PROS.
-The graphics this game shows the power of the playstation 3, the graphics are amazing from the lushes grass outdoors, from the sprinkaly sparkaly waters, to the detailed buildings.
-Loading for the games isn't bad
-Satisfying combo's and playing with 4 different characters.

CONS.
-The story makes almost no sense, I actually wished sometimes I could have skipped the cutscenes.
-The acents these characters have are horrible, they speak to damn fast just to sound authentic to the original japanese, they just try to keep up with the characters mouth.
-Controls aren't that bad but the fact that there is no way to control the camera it frustrates the hell out of you when you have to attack enemies you can't even see. ITS HORRIBLE especially against bosses
-Repetativeness should be the name if this game, this is a HACK-N-SLACH like dynasty warriors, with occasional easy simple puzzles whcih makes 'God of Wars Puzzles seem like a masterpeice, The levels may change but it barely matters especially when all you do is slash enemies, jump around sometimes, run and run on walls. Its trying to be like Shinobi but fails horribly.
-Plus right after you beat the game, there is no reason to play through it again cuz theres nothing after that, no new weapons, no new costumes, no alternate endings, nothing to unlock or do, its the same game no matter how you play it.

Wanna show off your PS3? get this game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have played this game for a week now, on a hdtv+hdmi connection and so far i have enjoyed it really much...yes the camera angles sucks and the recover time after being hit is way too long but c'mon its just the first wave of games! this will get better and better

In fact i have enjoyed it more than resistance! wich story line leaves many loose knots eventough graphics are great.

Genji provides a a great visual display on colors, textures, facial expresions, details on enviroment and inmersive soundtrack... if you liked onimusha, final fantasy series....you should go ahead and try ...

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