Seven Samurai 20XX

"I just can't help think Matrix/Dyansty Warriors/The Bouncer"

Well I just recently got this game and when I put it in I just couldn't stop till I had a cramp in my hand from mashing she square button so much! But I got thinking that this is a fair bit like Dynasty Warriors. With the only thing going on really just slashing with fifty people crowding around you. Plus through all this constant warfare my character just started slowing down into a Matrix like attack. This was pretty good to see as I hated the game Enter The Matrix but loved it when you focused and slowed everything down. Plus there is a bit of The Bouncer in there. Just the point building at the end of the chapter and the tons of videos with a pretty useless story line.

Pros-
+Violence Plus= Tons of action to say the least. With all your constant swinging of your sword you will be lucky if your PS2 doesn't slow down as there is too much going on for it to handle.
+Calorie Count= When I was looking at my stats at the end of the chapter I found a menu that said 'Calories burned' First bit in this menu was your characters calories burned which was like an average of 3000. But what was there underneath but my calories burned. Wow I burned almost 2 calories. Pretty useless I guess but it's pretty funny.

Cons-
-Loading= ''Load already... JUST LOAD!'' That's what I found myself yelling at my TV as the damn PS2 had to load every 5 minuets! Well I'm all for a smoother gameplay but why... why? I just can't sit through that much loading. It reminds me of an XBox!
-Videos= I really admire this game for adding so many videos. Yes it can be good at times but it can really get annoying. Between the constant loading and loads of action there are just so many videos. Not that there is anything wrong about lots of videos but when you sit through the loading you want to fight not watch a clip.
-Difficulty= Not really that hard at all. But I guess if its fun, I played Dynasty Warriors for ages and passed it a lot of times but it was just so fun... So I suppose that the difficulty doesn't matter that much.
-Button Mashing= Never have I had to press a button so much since Mario Party. I just kept pressing attack, again and again and again. But somehow this was entertaining.
-Story Line= Why do we need a story line in these games? just chuck us in there and we can figure it out ourselves!

Overall-
Sound- 7
Gameplay- 8
Graphics- 7
Addiction- 8

James' Rating- 7
This game still has its way to suck you in. If you buy it Belive me you will get a cramp if you play it properly.

Well if you liked Dynasty Warriors or The Bouncer then this games is for you! Regardless of the cramp in my wrist. This game is a pretty smart purchase if you were to ask me. Just if you are going to buy it prepare for extensive loading and lots of video clips that are in the way to slashing you enemy's apart. Have fun playing this one.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 03/21/04