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Great slashing game with a bit more to offer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Genji takes the standard slashing game formula and adds to it with special "Kumai" attacks. In these special attacks, the player can slow time to unleash devistating counter attacks against enemies.

The game is fun, with intuitive play control and wonderful graphics. Some of the bosses are inordinately difficult in comparison to the standard enemies.

The game is also short though, and left me wanting a longer scenario. After beating the game, some extra challenges are unlocked. The extra challenges are not spectacular enough to keep replay value high.

This game is worth picking up for the low cost. It should keep a gamer entertained for several days if not a few weeks.

Genji

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

A fast paced game that has a lot of play time, plus I love these types of games. They are still putting our awesome PS games.

Shameless Onimusha Ripoff

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!! This game is a shameless, pointless, ineffectual ripoff of the Onimusha series! I bought this game after reading the rave customer reviews, only to be gravely disappionted. I'll give it full points for beautiful graphics, but the combat is only barely better than button-mashing, you only get ONE magic ability -which is almost impossible to use unless you have the reflexes of an ACTUAL NINJA- and the boss-battles in the later stages of the game go beyond challenging to just frustratingly hard! If this genre appeals to you, play the Onimusha games -they're FAR BETTER. If you've already played the whole Onimusha series, either RENT this game out of mindless boredom or spend your money on something less boring. I just don't understand why everyone raves about this game... it's a shameless ripoff of the Onimusha series, but it's not even remotely as much fun!!

3 times through.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I played this game 3 times through it is I must say the best game I have ever played. It has good camera angels, it has beautiful landscapes, you get attached to the character's, it has a great plot, it does not set you back too far if you lose, and only reason it is rated mature is because it has some blood in it that is the only reason. I love this game. This is the best game I have ever played and I HAVE 26 GAMES!

Duped...Again!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: May 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I am sure that if I had done a little "research" on this game, I would have found that you need one of those "guides" in order to even try and complete it. I have gone to walkthroughs, cheats, and everything else and nothing helps. I am hopelessly stuck in one spot.

The game graphics are nothing short of phenominal; in fact, the entire game looks great. It's just so disheartening when you find yourself stuck, and nothing you do solves anything. There is no number to call for help. I spent good money for about 1-hour's worth of gaming.

I won't be fooled again.

A great hiden teasure!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Genji is a fantastic game, pros: grafics, sound, History line. cons: no too fun, some repetitive. but overall is a greates games for PS2.

Onimusha's true contender

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've played the onimusha series for a while now, i thought i'll never see a samurai series that looked so good and so great, but thanks God i was wrong, if you like samurais and katana and wakisashi fighting, this is your game, it's the answer from sony to capcom, we can do it too. Great Graphics, incredible sound, amazing scenarios, this is just the game of hack and slash that you've been looking for. Simply one of the best

shortfall for a game that could've been awesome

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game when I first started it. I then checked some reviews, some here some there, and the general consensus was that the game is short. Believe me, it is! I thought I was about half way through when all the sudden, the last hench was down and the game was over.

I wish Sony developers could've developed the plot more and created a greater climax, but that may be just me getting spoiled by Devil May Cry and Onimusha.

so sorry i missed it earlier

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i recently bougth genji right here off of amazon. i was mostly just looking for a cheap game to pass a few hours. i had remembered seeing genji months before at gamestop or eb games as a new release but it didnt catch my eye at the time. before i got genji i read a few reviews, and checked up on the ratings it got, on average it got a soso score. however w/ players it seemed to be highly rated so i chanced it. and wow.... the storyline presentation was like a fresh kick to the eyeballs, the gameplay graphics r a bit better than ps2 average. the controlls were seamless and slick i felt like i had utter control over any situation. kamui was perfect. if i didnt feel like hacking thru 7 guys i could just get things moving thru kamui, it slows down time slightly and issues a challenge to all enemies ur fighting then they either take turns going after u or they all try to get u at once while u deliver killing blows. ive played thru 6 or 7 times now n still going. in fact i have only one complaint about it, i just wish there was a bit more to do, as far as sidequesting that is, if u can even consider that a real complaint. definitly one of my top favs now. dont miss it

"Dawn" of a fun, if brief, gameplay experience...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: October 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

"Genji: Dawn of the Samurai" takes a cue or two from the "Onimusha" playbook, though it actually exceeds the two latest entries in that series. Yes, it's another samurai hack and slash on a PS2 full of 'em, but it's easily one of the best. If you are at all a fan of such action games, or just action games in general, you would be remiss if you skipped "Genji."

The storyline centers around a young samurai and his hulking sidekick as they embark on a mission to collect power-granting magic orbs and defeat the bad guys who would use said orbs to gain ultimate power and bring fuedal Japan to the brink of chaos. This too is standard stuff on the surface, but one peek beneath and there's actually something far more interesting going on. The plot, though ultimately disposable and perhaps a little too long-winded for its own good, is solid and lacks the hyper melodrama found in most games in the genre -- and that's a blessing in its own right!

"Genji" grants you the option of playing as either the aforementioned young samurai, who is speed and finesse incarnate, or his gigantic companion, who makes up for what he lacks in both speed and finesse with titanic strength. The combat in the game is responsive and satisfying, especially when you factor in the special focus mode that allows you, if you're reflexes are sharp enough, to instantly kill several opponents with one good stroke. It's good stuff, to be sure.

The graphics on display are crisp and stylish, even if they do portray a fantastic, slightly anime style ancient Japan that we've already seen before countless times. The sounds effects do their job admirably as well, accompanied by some music that fits the themes of the game perfectly. Excellent cinematics further round out the impressive production values.

The game's primary weakness is its length. This one doesn't last all that long. And, again, the samurai hack-and-slash is a derivitive action sub-genre that holds very few surprises. That said, if you're a fan of these types of games, don't miss this one. It delivers where most falter and languish in mediocrity.

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