Bushido Blade (PS)

It took me a while to get used to the controls for Bushido Blade. Just coming off playing Soul Blade I charged headlong into battle only to be cut down dead in seconds. There are no power bars and one good hit with a lethal weapon can finish a fight in a split second. There are also a few dirty tactics to be used (such as throwing dirt/snow/water into your opponents face, and attacking them while they are down), but using these will prevent progressing further into the game as they break the code of Bushido. Well bugger that in my opinion. Using dirty tactics are as fun as hell as to penalise the player for using them detracts from the gameplay and the enjoyment. This ...  Read the complete review

Bushido Blade is quite a novel idea for a beat'em up. You'll find no health bar at the top of the screen, instead one mistake in combat can lead to instant death. The game strives to simulate Japanese sword combat so one cut to the right area can be lethal, whilst another may cripple an opponent. It's a nice idea, but unfortunately due to an awkward control system it ultimately makes the game imprenetrable. Graphically the game is atttractive with strong 3D graphics and good animations of genuine martial arts moves. Arenas in the game are large and you are free to run about them, the camera panning to keep both characters on the screen at once. ...  Read the complete review

Bushido Blade is a very fun game to play, maybe not as much by yourself but definately with your friends. Its so much fun running around the levels chasing each other ready to battle. You can play the single player game that allows you to choose a character. Each character has different abilities. You will then face a number of fighters who you must beat to move onto the next level. Each fighter has its own level and each level is quite large so you are not limited like other fighting games to a small arena. You can run around the level hiding, waiting, attacking etc. In two player mode you get to choose from the levels available and both ...  Read the complete review

Making a new beat em up on the PlayStation is a very brave thing to do. The Tekkens dominate the market - many have tried to take its crown and many have failed. Then Bushido Blade came along. How would it measure up against Tekken? Well this indeed a very well rounded game it has blades it has blood it has everything going for it. Except that is the framerate - it is slow. Not just slow that don't notice either - you will notice. But if you are willing to put up with it then you will be rewarded. This game could do with a mode not to similiar to (dare I say it) Tekken Force. As you can't help feel that each one of your sword antics could take out at ...  Read the complete review

In the days when you were waiting for Tekken 3 to come out, this was your filler in game. Bushido Blade allows you to wield your samurai sword in lots of different ways, (High, Level, Low) and you can pull off combos, although they are not listed in the manual all that clearly. The game itself is a bit flawed by its short lifespan, but the graphics and special effects used for some of the kills, combined with the different modes you can play this game in, make up for that. A very original game, it hasn't really been tried again since, and so is worth adding to your collection just for those moments when you might fancy something a little ...  Read the complete review