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Old 02-19-09, 04:06 PM
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Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

Has anyone had the chance to play this game yet?

Metacritic has an extremely low score for it, but I noticed that pretty much every review pointed out how they thought the game was shallow, but I'm perfectly fine with a tacky game full of zombies and bikini-clad women.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/plat...?q=Onechanbara

Any thoughts from anyone who has played it would be great!
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

I always get confused... is this the Wii one or the 360 one you're asking about?
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

360 specifically. My apologies for not mentioning that in the OP.
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

I played it...it was trash. Plays and looks like a beta of a dreamcast game.
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

If they wanted to make a crap game, and target it at sex-starved teens, they should have just gone all the way and made them naked, along with 1000 achievements for popping a boner.
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

Here is an interesting counterpoint on the game:
http://costumeget.blogspot.com/2009/...echanbara.html
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

Originally Posted by Chris_D
Here is an interesting counterpoint on the game:
http://costumeget.blogspot.com/2009/...echanbara.html
Sounds kinda like rumble roses XX - which was fairly well made - but the stupid achievements and costumes took an obscene amount of grinding through the exact same fights with the exact same characters to unlock (on a fairly limited # of arenas). I musta won over a dozen matches each with 3 or 4 of the characters and never once got offered a title fight - and most of the extras require multiple title wins vs. specific characters to unlock.
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

Originally Posted by discostu1337
Plays like a beta of a dreamcast game.
What is this even supposed to mean?
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Originally Posted by PixyJunket
What is this even supposed to mean?
The Dreamcast ruled, so this must be a good game!!!!
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

Originally Posted by Tuan Jim
Sounds kinda like rumble roses XX - which was fairly well made - but the stupid achievements and costumes took an obscene amount of grinding through the exact same fights with the exact same characters to unlock (on a fairly limited # of arenas). I musta won over a dozen matches each with 3 or 4 of the characters and never once got offered a title fight - and most of the extras require multiple title wins vs. specific characters to unlock.
Plus, with the achievements, everyone knows you played Rumble Roses XX... a lot! Double shame...
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

Originally Posted by PixyJunket
What is this even supposed to mean?
That it looks and plays like a 10yr old pile of crap
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

Originally Posted by discostu1337
That it looks and plays like a 10yr old pile of crap
Should've said:

Plays and looks like a beta of a Jaguar game.
Then nobody would've been confused...
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

Originally Posted by discostu1337
That it looks and plays like a 10yr old pile of crap
The Dreamcast was awesome. Stop hatin'.
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

Originally Posted by discostu1337
That it looks and plays like a 10yr old pile of crap
Ah yes, because age dictates how well a game plays.
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

I bought this and while it isn't great, I've had fun with it. I tend to like most games with zombies, at least for a while. It is simplistic and not gorgeous to look at, but it has some charm.
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Re: Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

Originally Posted by PixyJunket
Ah yes, because age dictates how well a game plays.
I think that's why he threw in "beta" since betas don't play well.

Not to drag this out longer (I think we all know what he meant), but it's a valid point. There have been a lot of gameplay changes, especially in games that use 3d, in the past 10 years. 2D Dreamcast games are still as awesome as ever, no doubt. I think it's legitimate to be down on a game that still plays and looks like, say, Sonic Adventure, in this day and age.

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