AFRO YOU HAVE MADE ONE OF THE BEST ACTION GAMES EVER. FIRST THIS NOT FOR KIDS THE GAME FEATURES EXCESSIVE BLOOD BRUTAL VIOLENCE SOME IS EVEN IN SLOWMOTION THE GRAPHICS AMAZING. THE ART STYLE IS COOL FRESH AND CRISP. THE DIALOUGE S WITTY BUT FILLED WITH CONSTAT PROFANITY OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. THE ONLY REAL SEX IS THE ONE LEVEL THAT FEATURES TOPLESS WOMEN BUT OTHERWISENOT MUCH. THIS GAME ROCKS ALSO THE CHARACTER OF AFRO KICKS BUT YEAH AFRO IS ONE OF THE BEST HEROES OF 2009 SADLY NINJA NINJA IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DORKS OF 200P
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Brutal fighting game with profanity, nudity, stereotypes.
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This review of Afro Samurai was written by Marc Saltzman
Parents need to know they should take heed to the "Mature" ESRB warning on Afro Samurai. The game is excessively violent, gory, profane, and shows partial nudity. Explicit sexual references are heard in the dialogue. Violence and profanity are most common, with the former showing body parts slicing in half and copious amounts of blood spurting out of the wounds. Characters make drug references and smoke cigarettes. Finally, the African-American protagonist is portrayed as a broad stereotype.
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What’s the Story?
If you thought Samuel L. Jackson's previous projects were laden with profanity and violence, such as the Kill Bill or Pulp Fiction flicks, wait 'til you lay your hands on AFRO SAMURAI, an over-the-top animated adventure based on the television mini-series of the same name. If you're unfamiliar with the TV show, Afro Samurai follows an afro-donning, cigarette-smoking samurai (voiced by Jackson), who goes on a mission to avenge the murder of his father in a futuristic depiction of a feudal Japan. This lone warrior hacks and slashes countless enemies with his trusty sword.
Controlling Afro from a third-person perspective is pretty simple, with light and heavy attacks, kicks and jumps, and a reward for pulling "combos" featuring a mix of these moves: enough "Focus Points" accumulated by savvy ninja moves lets you press and hold a button on the controller and enter a slow-moving, black-and-white fighting mode, allowing Afro to pull off special attacks.
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This game honors the same beautiful graphical style as the show with smoothly animated movement, graphic novel-style storyboarding sequences, and dramatic slow-motion effects that all contribute to the game's charm. Add an original hip-hop soundtrack from The RZA (a.k.a. Robert F. Diggs, of Wu-Tang Clan fame) and you've got one interesting game from an audio-visual perspective.
But this "Mature"-rated game is not for young eyes (or ears, due to excessive cursing). Afro's vengeance spills copious amounts of blood as he takes down baddie after baddie -- it's possible to decapitate, dismember, and impale foes, with red stuff gushing and splattering with each slice -- even onto the "camera" for added impact. While fighting is the name of the game, there are also some less-gratifying puzzle-solving elements and "platforming" tasks that challenge players to balance on planks and platforms, jump and swing on poles, and so forth. Another issue is the auto-camera that follows you around this world, which sometimes obscures your view in tight places (usually indoors). Shortcomings aside, this game's high-production values (including its stunning art style, memorable set pieces, and great soundtrack) and over-the-top combat should more than satiate adult gamers with a yen for this kind of virtual violence.
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Released on 1/28/2009, price $59.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: M (for Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language)
ESRB rating: M (for Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language)
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- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
GO AFRO GO
- I rate this title off for age 16 and give it
worst game ever
this game has the worst graphics. worst thing about it is that they made a movie about it. the game was like playing a sega game. and you must be like sega what! yeah, thats what i thought.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
afro samurai review
afro samurai is a great game i think depending on the age a kid shoul be able to play afro samurai.
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give it
Fun.But quick
This game is a good hack n slash for Xbox 360.It's gory and has one level with topless girls in it and cursing all in it,its no problem for a normal 15 year old.You can rent it and beat it,you can choose what to chop off which is fun.But the camera angles are not good. No kiddies here about 15 and older. 6/10
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