I hoped this would be a nice game, however yes it sucks, Xbox Live matches are really, only good thing is mission mode.
User Rating: 3.5 | Kengo: Legend of the 9 X360
I've been always a samurai lover, and when I heard about this game I was somehow excited, but when I bought it I was utterly dissapointed, most enemies lack AI sometimes bosses can be a pain in the ass however once you master the controls they won't be any pain again, Xbox live competitions are really the worst thing this game can offer. Characters are controlled by the AI with some traits that you gain throughout the story mode, but I believe matches are run by luck rather than by AI traits, so it doesn't matter if you build your character on easy, normal or difficult mode at the end it won't make any difference.
Only good thing may be the mission mode in which you can select up to 13 missions which are somehow more entertaining than the overall game.
Characters may change in moves but it's almost always the same moves of vertical/horizontal attacks block and kumitachi moves in which almost always no one will attack you.
So if you want to waste money this is the game to do so, if you are highly interested in samurai stuff, rent it but you will dislike it at first glance. 
