Big Swords and Crazy Hair. Awesome Beat em up!
The game plays off in China in the distant past where the Heavenly Sword is being protected until the saviour would be born to take it in his hands and defeat all evil. But on the day that this man was supposed to be born, a girl was born. Nariko now has to take matters into her own hands to defend her honor and protect her people.
The game really has 3 main characters. One is the Heavenly Sword carrier Nariko. A strong woman, and daughterto the leader of the village. Kai, a girl with a disturbed past. She acts and thinks like a cat but carries an awesome bow that she can use to take out the enemies. Then there is Nariko's hair. Sometimes it seems to just have a life of it's own. Flipping all over the place. Wrapping it's self around anything...It's quite funny to see sometimes.
The Graphics for this game is really awesome. The scenery is beautiful. It's vivid and colorful with a lot of detail. Not to much to distract you or to feel that you should be standing around just staring at something for ages in the fear of missing something...but just enough to leave you saying..wow.
Button mashing is the name of the game. Yes you can do all kinds of combo's if you press the correct button, though I found that if you try it, you'll probably die. So I just went around pushing any old button, leaving strategic combo's only for boss fights.
The acting is superb. The script is funny at times. It feels like you are inside an interactive movie. There isn't much that is wrong with this game. It's a must have for those who enjoy just running around mashing people!