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Pretty trite and uninspired...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I read in a magazine once that Midway's War Gods didn't do well at all in the arcades, and judging from the PlayStation counterpart of the original coin-op, I'm not surprised. Not only are the graphics mediocre for a PSX game, but the sound effects are also rather typical and rather unimpressive, and the music is some of the most disappointing fare one could ever hear from a video game. The gameplay, however, is perhaps the worst aspect of War Gods, as its controls are nearly identical to those of the Mortal Kombat series. Likewise, the attacks are similar to those found in MK, from the projectiles to the simple melee maneuvers such as shoves, sweeps, and uppercuts. Even the fatalities don't attract that much attention or otherwise add anything to the game. The only thing left worth noting are the characters, who all still lack the personality of other PSX fighting game personalities--especially those from such game lines as Bloody Roar, Soul Blade/Soul Calibur, and Battle Arena Toshinden. Throw in the fact that players can't save any unlockable secrets to a memory card, and you've got one of the blandest bloodfests ever to hit a personal game console.

Trust me, I really wanted to enjoy this game, but all that happened in the end was that I got rid of the thing. I didn't even keep it as an audio CD, as I usually do with most of the poor games I end up buying for my PSX and end up not playing (After all, I DID say the music was a disappointment.). In short, my gaming experience with Midway's War Gods was a big bore and nothing more, and I advise all other PlayStation owbers to stay away from this one at all costs.

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