![]() Example: if you make two horizontal strikes in a row, Yoda does two short hops that are timed with the sweeps of his weapon, but in the whole time our little green Jedi is beginning or ending his jump, he's vulnerable, and that amount of time he spends in the air not doing something offensive is slightly longer than the amount of time spent on the attack. The main problem is that we're dealing with Episode II-III era Yoda (as Episode V-VI might've been a little, y'know, deathly), which we all enjoyed watching hopping around and swinging his lightsaber about, but that mechanic just doesn't work that well in the context of this game. Blasphemy, I know, but he's just not that great, in fact I'd even say he's frustrating to play with. Now I'm prepared to say something that I never thought would come out of my mouth: I hate Yoda. His inclusion in the game was met with shock, then a little mixed derision and anticipation. Playing as The Apprentice, however, is a different story: his special moves are easy to execute and powerful, he's fast, and packs quite a punch, and in the end doesn't seem all that well-balanced, which is swell when he's on your side, not so swell when he isn't. I still get him eventually, but it takes a few tries. Maybe I'm not as good at this game as I used to be, but I never beat The Apprentice the first time out. Playing against The Apprentice is almost awful, a non-stop cheap-fest, the first time after your initial tromping, and you will lose, if you accept that he's just a character that is extremely powerful when on an offensive roll, and adjust your strategy accordingly, well, losing repeatedly after that is a little easier. Now, I really can't move on from a discussion of characters in this game without discussing the two that everyone is talking about: "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" star, The Apprentice, and, as mine is a 360 review, Yoda. Half the fun for me in this game is the character building I've made a He-Man, Lara Croft, Maximus from "Gladiator"…it's a well-thought-out feature that everyone can enjoy. "I'm going to build myself a Mitsurgi", you can then choose whether you want a male or female, their various skin/hair/eye colors, etc, before selecting their armor and weapons, each of which have buffs that will complement your specific playing style. Most of the characters are familiar, if slightly updated versions of your old favorites.Ĭharacter customization is extremely deep, if not quite endless: basing your new character on an archetype of a regular character, i.e. How about long-range ridiculous strength? Nightmare, Astaroth, Siegfried options, options, my friends. Prefer short-range speed? Go ahead, Taki it up. Are you a mid-range guy, looking for a balance of power and speed? Here, try a little Mitsurugi. ![]() 7/10.The latest version of the vaunted weapons-based fighting series delivers on almost every level, with a great variety of characters, beautiful visuals, well-imagined locales (not to mention the guys and gals), and customizable options that are some of the most accessible and detailed in the business.Īs the table dealers in Vegas say, "what's your pleasure?" All your favorite old characters are here, and most of the new ones are interestingly designed ("anime-d", if you will) versions of familiar friends. Online requires a lot of patience also as the competition is intense ( as to be expected spose). Overall I recommend to fans but to noobs it's too taxing to remember the moves and too repetitive to enjoy over a long period of time. The last beat em up I really enjoyed was Rocky on the xbox which isnt really a beat em **** im confused. The gameplay is enjoyable enough but I was bored after 2 days. One thing that can be said 3 years later the games graphics still look crisp and beautiful. I guess what I'm trying to say is Im not a fan of the genre hence can't review this game fairly. ![]() I find 3d beat em ups so different from 2d ones that they fall into a different category. I think If you are into this sort of thing this is perhaps ( level with Tekken) the best game out there. Maybe I'm not a fan of 3d beat em ups or maybe I'm too lazy to perform the ridiculous combos but I just found myself bored and infuriated. SoulCalibur has a huge following and this was the reason I bought this game.
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