Genji: Days of the Blade (PS3)

Genji Days of the Blade is a sequel to the hack and slash on the Playstation 2. The story follows our main character Genkuro Yoshitsune who wants to be leader of his clan, however the Heishi from the first game he believed defeated are now back and our hero must rise to the challenge once again. There are some rather lengthy story sequences in this game but I couldn't really get into them. The game is your basic hack and slash affair, just pound away at the attack buttons and your character will perform some good looking moves. The game is somewhat hindered by its annoying fixed camera though. I must say the graphics in this game are ...  Read the complete review

If you can get over the odd camera angles that sometimes leave you fighting characters annoyingly outside of your view, you will discover a solid beatem up rpg. I would say this was more of a fighting game rather than an rpg as you don't really make any decisions on which way the game goes, you just follow the story and slash up the baddies. The storyline is a little bit weird to say the least. The most anoying thing about this game is not knowing where to go and running around all over the place until you stumble upon your quest. My advice is ignore the story and enjoy the fighting and graphics which are fantastic. If you want a game that ...  Read the complete review