I saw this in my local walmart and decided to give it a chance, after reading all the GOOD reviews on PSP411. But after playing it for 45 minutes, I got sick of this game and couldn't wait to sell it on ebay. I felt like I wasted my time, and money.
I consider myself to be a pretty lenient gamer. When I spend my hard earned cash on a game, I play it and give it a fair chance. I gave Rengoku the benefit of the doubt, but it let me down something fierce. Basically, you're a robot-type being that can attach weapons and power-ups to your body parts, and you kill other robots to get experience and level up your stats and weapons. You do this while ascending a "Tower" of 8 levels to discover the reason for your existence. The concept is good, the execution is terrible...
As stated in the gamespot.com review, this game just felt RUSHED. With only 8 levels, and pretty much identical robots to kill over and over again, this game loses it's replay value really quickly! This game starts out pretty difficult, as the bosses can kill you pretty quickly, but since you only lose your weapons when you die (no lives and no exp lost), it's easy to pick up where you left off, kill some more basic bad guys and get your weapons back! In a nutshell, there isn't much to this game, so you can be finished and tired of it in one day.
Graphically, this game is ok. The weapon effects and explosions are nice to look at. And the character models are pretty well done, despite your characters awkward running motion. The different baddies all seem to look the same, with minor differences. (When you get to level 8, you will fight the same bad guys as you did on level 1, only they have stronger weapons and better stats). The worst part about this game is the level design. Basically, they all look the same. Each level is randomly generated by a set of inter-connecting rooms. But the walls, floor, and ceiling look identical on each level. Boo-urns...
The sound effects are okay as well. The firing effects of the different weapons are unique and powerful sounding and the explosions are nice. The background music (techno beats) gets old fast and makes you just wanna turn it down or off.
Equipping new weapons and levelling up your stats adds a nice RPG element to this game. But this feature is not enough to make this game worthy of a higher rating. This game is fun to pick up and play, but after I killed 10 of the same bad guy, and was forced to read the amateur dialogue of you and the bosses, I didn't have any more incentive to keep playing.
This game is a pure rental, as you will be able to finish it, or be tired of it in less than a day. If you really want to play this game, wait till you can rent it or buy it used/cheaper off of ebay. But dont be surprised if you find yourself trying to get rid of it as fast as you got it.
Sorry to hear you had such a bad go of it, phildo As I noted in my review it did in fact feel like they rushed it, which is incredibly sad, because as you say it is a great concept. Overall, I did find the game to be fun, though you may indeed want to rent it or buy it used.
i know my review is a bit "harsh", but i had to give my honest review. after i read multiple GOOD reviews of this game, i thought i'd try it out... i guess my expectations were too high, and i got let down majorly... i'm not doubting that several will enjoy this game, this is why i gave it a 41 out of 100, instead of an 11...
actually, no. i would rate this game "RENTAL", not "AVOID". it's not the worst game ever, but i just didn't like it!
LOL, i was just reading your site, willikers, and i was gonna comment on your Hot Shots Golf review. my gf got it for me for my bday and i'm enjoying it very much! i agree on the "STRONG BUY" review! lol
I think it's a lot of fun but it is pretty repetetive... If you find the gameplay boring you're not going to like this game because that's pretty much the whole game.
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As I noted in my review it did in fact feel like they rushed it, which is incredibly sad, because as you say it is a great concept. 