Written Gamerology: Afro Samurai

"Did I wake you mutha fucka?" - Ninja Ninja

In the Afro Samurai world there are many headbands and they signify the best fighters in the world. If a person should hold number 1, they are referred to as a god among combatants, killers, and assassins. Afro Samurai's father was number one. That was until a cowboy mutant gunslinger named Justice shot him in the head. Now as number two, Afro seeks sweet, pure, and bloody revenge.

During our thorough play through we found the gameplay to be very generic. You'll notice the game explains itself in the first level. The functionality is simple, the map buttons are your basic attacks, the movement is fluid, and Afro does have a movement list longer than most street fighters. Every villain, other than cheap bosses, will fall to Afro's katana in only a couple hits. In addition, there is an instant kill that works in combo's which makes the game far too easy.

This samurai's presentation is lacking a bit. The cell-shaded colors are fitting for a video game based on an anime and the locales are varied and unique. However, the levels are fairly small and the enemies are recycled abundantly. The funky samurai beats save much in the way of appearance though. Rza has definitely given this game a funky soul!

Should you buy it? The answer is: probably not. Afro Samurai has many fun-filled moments of action slashing in it. There's gruesome bloody death galore as well as several funky filled bass beats. Nevertheless, once the generic combat and recycled enemies in small levels becomes apparent, the player soon realizes they don't have much to accomplish. I'd suggest renting this game if interested, but don't buy it for more than 20 dollars.

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*Edited by The Hybrid