Great anime style presentation,fast,weapon based combat,great music are in this fighting game.
I like the colorful anime style graphics,the fast paced,weapon based combat with flashy special moves and combos and the heavy electronic style rock music.
I guess you could say this game plays similar to some of the Street Fighter games,except every character uses weapons,and intricate timing and strategy are needed if you want to connect with special moves or land combo hits on your opponent.
The game has many characters and each has a different weapon and different fighting style,and they all have their strengths and weaknesses.
The game has 2 main modes which are story mode and arcade mode.
In story mode,you'll have one round battles and each character has rivals and you'll watch a story told in in dialogue form with voice acting.The dialogue can be humorous,interesting and is entertaining.
In arcade mode you'll VS everyone and can have multiple round battles.
The story for this game is about how mankind has just recovered from a 100 year war with a race of man made bio organic weapons called ''gears''.The world is filled with crime,violence and poverty.
Some of the characters include:-
Sol the bounty hunter looks like a tough guy with his long hair and confident smile.His weapon is a thick,bladed sword and he can perform an upwards aeriel special move,which I guess you can say is the equivelant of the shoryuken in street fighter.
Ky-Kiske is a detective who wears a trench coat and carries a thin,dueling style sword.
Anji-Mito dresses in a traditional,Japanese way and he wears glasses to make him look intelligent and he likes poetry.
Axl Low is a British character who wears the Union Jack and a bandana to make himself look like a hoodlum.
There's also a big guy,who is slow moving but very strong (I forgot his name).
I-NO(final boss on arcade mode)is a female character who dresses like a witch in a sexy outfit.She uses an electric guitar as a weapon and it can shoot bursts of energy that do massive damage.
There's even a character who looks like the Grim Reaper.
I like the music and sound.At the start of each fight you'll hear the ''Heaven or Hell Let's Rock'' announcemment and you'll hear the heavy,electronic style rock music each battle.
There is some funny sexual nature in the dialogue too,such as when I-NO says ''Do I have to beg you for a harder thrusting''?
The only major complaint I have about the game is I-NO is extremely difficult to beat on arcade mode.
But overall,it's a great fighting game,with a fun over the top style and great presentation.