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The game previews looks so cool.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 44
Date: November 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am kinda mad that this game is delayed.
I thought the whole concept is so cool. I loved the Fear Effect game series. I like how games like that draw inspiration from Hong Kong movies, and chinese legends/fantasies. Can't wait till this game comes out.

Review of New Legends (Edited from Preview)

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 15 / 20
Date: December 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

New legends, like Halo, was originally was announced for the PC. Microsoft has since made this an XboX exclusive. This game is an Action/Adventure game with a twist of 3-D fighting. Your main character must destroy the evil that is plaguing the lands. Through out your adventure you will pick up weapons, mostly meelee weapons. You can dual wield (means use 2 weapons at a time) weapons, but some requires you to use 2 hands like axes and bow. Weapons and combinations will be associated with different combos, but there will be six main weapons you must get to progress in the game which will be from 6 warlords you must defeat. The enemies seem to spawn constantly so you will not run out of things to kill.

Having been just released, New legends might be a new game but
it will remind you of old school gaming. Why? It is simple yet
addicting. The graphics won't impress you, it doesn't take full advantage of XboX's potential and there is not excuse for it. The gameplay is what will make you stick to your TV, the variety of
weapons available and combos are just too many and the controls is quite easy. One thing you have to keep in mind is that however
many times you save, once you die you will restart that level,
one major flaw that will irritate you.

New legends is a good game, but its replayabity is questionable.
There are no modes or gametype you can choose, and no multiplayer
whatsoever. Might be an advisable rental. The game roughly is 5-7 hours to finish.

Graphics and sounds = 2/5
Gameplay = 4/5
Replayabilty = 1/5

THE BEST GAME EVER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 22
Date: January 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

At first I was alittle afraid to buy the game. I had never played it before. BUT, IT IS AWESOME! It is never boring. Their is always action. It's everthing you look for in a video game and more. You never want to stop playing. This game is better to buy since it is so long and so much fun. The big variety of weapons and the cool and helpful characters makes this game one of the best of Xbox's creations yet!

Not a great game after all

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

You've been reading in the other reviews how wonderful this game is especially because of the many weapons the character may wield. Here are the "cons" to this game and they are substantial enough for me to wish I had never bought the game. Combat is elementary, bland, repetitive and, at times, quite annoying. The graphics are not to the level one would expect with Xbox. The story is weak. The most annoying element is the save feature. You cannot save as you go despite the menue and the process leading to this possible conclusion. This ends up being one of the most annoying and aggrevating features of the game. This game is definitly not worth your money. Imagine a worse version of Obi Wan.

Really fun but could have been better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: February 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The game is quite enjoyable with all the charaters who help you through your mision, and the story is engaging. The best part of the game is the fighting. As you progress through the game you get more weapons that each have a multitiude of combinations and even more combinations when you combine various weapons. The enemies also fight well and react well to how you fight them. I would have given the game more stars except for a few things, The graphics are pretty poor for the x-box, the camera gets weird in tight spaces, the characters who are susposed to be helping you don't do a whole lot to help you, and finally there are glitches such as in certain areas my character would fall through the floor of bridges and die for no apparent reason and sometimes when I am fighting my character goes off in a direction that I don't want him to go. All in all I would say the pros out weigh the cons and anyone who likes a great fighting game with a good story should get New Legends.

What are these peope talking about?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: February 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The game didn't come out until today, look at the dates of the reviews. This game is a horrible, horrible game. It's a great exercise in button mashing though. Pretty much throughout most of the game you keep hitting the 'B' button until the enemy dies. Also I had the game crash on me 3-times within the first hour. It doesn't even look that good. It's a good thing I bought the game at Electronics Boutique, I can return the game there. I can't believe they actually put out games like this. And I only gave it one star because the scale doesn't go down to -12. Don't buy this game, rent it if you're really curious, but avoid it like the plague.

This game [is bad]!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: February 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I got this game because the screenshots and previews looked so cool, but let me tell you, the most frustrating thing about this game is there is NO WAY YOU CAN DEFEND YOURSELF when the solders espciallythe tiger claw guys come after you. It's rudimentary and mundame combat sequences. You literally get stomped and jumped at every corner... there are NO DEFENSE mechanisms so if one of those little suckers gets a hit in, you just have to sit there and take the BRUNT of the combos. This makes for a truly frustrating game. The save function [is bad] as it will only save the beginning of the levels that you are playing, so no matter how afr you get in a level and you hit the save function, it will only save back to teh beginning of the level.

This game is all hype, no substance totally ...as bad as state of emergency. Save your money, RENT this game but dont buy.

Just started playing but am already impressed

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

New Legends is one of the next round xBox games after
initial launch. The concept of a primitive neo
futuristic china is both compelling and immersive.

The play style is very similar to Obi Wan with
the exception that you cannot kill your allies by
accident, which is a good thing.

The gave is very story line driven and may seem
frustrating in the beginning because you aren't
given a chance to fight the arch villains that are
stomping all over your kingdom.

Initially the combat seemed too difficult until
I learned to fight with a short sword and long sword.
Most importantly is the blocking, this will stop opponents
in mid attack.

Is it worth the [money]? I would say yes to that.

Decent game but rent b4 you buy.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

GOOD: Lots of weapons to use; Interesting story; Cool and helpful sidekicks; Neat boss battles; Good character animation; Easy controls

BAD: Graphics are pretty weak compared to other xbox titles; The camera is not very helpful most of the time; Stupid enemy AI (there are cheap ways to beat the 2nd and last boss); Ending movie was too short; Horrible save system

Overall, the story and combat kept me engaged enough to finish this game. I'm not sorry that I bought it b/c I know I'll go back and play the boss battles a few more times cuz they're pretty fun. I would most likely recommend renting the game first to try it as most people either hate the game right away or they get interested in the story and have fun. One last note: the reviewer who says that there is no way to defend yourself in this game is lying, there is a block button that is essential to beating the game.

Great Gameplay, Horrible Graphics

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: March 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

New Legends is the type of game that could have been awesome for the Xbox, but ends up lacking in several key areas. The game has an interesting story and a very neat combat system, but the graphics are terrible.

The storyline keeps you interested, as you try and regain your kingdom in China. At first, things are a little confusing because of the way you view things. This can hurt some because you basically are thrust right into the game without a tutorial. But after awhile, things get easier and you start to progress with ease.

The game is your basic hack and slash third person game with the goal to kill your enemies and get to the end of the level. Occasionally, you have to complete tasks, like planting bombs or opening gates, but these are straightforward and usually easy to do. The game does get tougher later and figuring out how to complete certain levels can take a long time.

You can use up to two weapons at once, either one of two kinds of two of the same, and they can do some interesting combos. There is a lot to choose from, as well, from swords to bows to guns to other special weapons you get from beating regular enemies and bosses. The variation allows you to pick and choose what weapon is right for you, which is a plus.

What makes this game fun is working your way through some pretty huge levels. Each level looks different and has different characteristics, which is fun. Also, you have help from allies in most of the levels, although they tend to go off on their own, leaving you to dispatch the bad guys, which isn't hard.

That leads me to my next point. While I like facing easy enemies, the lack of variety can make fighting almost seem like a chore. There are only basically a few types of enemies and, while they vary what weapon they have, each is roughly the same. It gets to the point where you wonder if the developers developed the enemies last, although the bosses are very cool and present their own unique challenges.

The main problem with this game comes from the graphics. It looks like a Playstation game. That's the original Playstation, not the Playstation 2. Characters, for the most part, are blocky, as are the foregrounds. The motions are also very choppy and not at all smooth. There is also framerate slowdown like you wouldn't believe in certain parts of the game.

Another problem is that there are times when the gameplay stops momentarily to restart the music, which isn't worth restarting for the most part. Also, in order to check your goals when they change, you have to pause the game, which can get annoying. Finally, the camera angles swing around enough to make you seasick. It also can make fighting extremely difficult.

Overall, this is one of those "rent before you buy" games. Some people can look past the surface and see the great gameplay elements at the heart of New Legends. Others won't be able to look past the poor graphics.

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