The character models are admittedly quite detailed and fit the setting and there are small details around the environment linking this game to feudal Japan. Sadly though, this game fails to take this opportunity as the visuals are found lacking in most areas. The visuals, animations, character models and environments are often qualities that can rescue a game that fails to deliver on a gameplay front. There is little in terms of gratification for completing tasks throughout the title and this is when you begin to realise just how mindless this game truly is. It feels like a pointless cycle where you are completing chores just to have the ability to do more chores. Then to add insult to injury, the game allows you to collect gems which in turn, reward you with the ability to unlock secret missions. While this is infinitely better than the weak story mode, it still feels a bit lifeless after a few missions. Then when looking at the mission mode, it boils down to a cliché set of objectives which play out in a more arcade-style fashion. The stories on offer are flimsy excuses for narrative and one can only assume that one good story would have been better than the six bland, overstretched stories. The game modes on offer equate to what is essentially a story mode which you can play as six unique characters and a mission mode. We understand that this grind is what fans of the series sign up for but even for what it is, it lacks substance.
This would all be fine if the enemies were at all diverse, the attacks you can throw were in any way cohesive and easily chainable for quick combos or if the areas you thought in hard even a semblance of eye candy peppered around the screen.
The gameplay is incredibly repetitive and will have you grinding your way through hundreds if not thousands of enemies in one mission just to reach the commander and finish off the stage. You’ll have six characters to choose from who all have unique attack patterns and skills and each have their own storylines.
Predictably, this game follows the Samurai Warrior/Dynasty Warrior tried and tested format of providing opportunities to fight waves of enemies in barren, open areas before moving onto the next area to do the same.
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