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[Wario64]

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9.0 Presentation
A solid set of heavy metal-style menus set up the action to come.
7.0 Graphics
Fast and frenetic, but with some low-quality textures and camera issues that get in the way.
7.0 Sound
Not a very extensive set of audio clips or music, but with everything combined it creates a chaotic soundscape that matches the action onscreen.
8.0 Gameplay
A fast, fun freakout of a game that delivers some chaotic old-school kicks even if it really is a button masher at heart.
7.0 Lasting Appeal
The variety of characters gives some reason to go back through more than once.
7.8 OVERALL:
(out of 10 / not an average)

Taken as a whole, Gungrave Overdose is a big, messy guilty pleasure with its own share of flaws, but in the quest for a sheer blitzkrieg of a game, the developers have truly pulled it off. If you don't mind the rapid-fire graphics and action and can deal with a thumb that will be sore from mashing on the square button a few trillion times, then this is an old-school rager that's worth checking out. Throw in a crazy deal where the game is retailing for $15 from day one and this is a title that you need to throw in with that other big-budget title you've been eyeing. It won't hurt you wallet and it provides a good amount of ridiculous fun.

 

[Kumiko Nikaido]

 

[BuddyC]

I...don't know. Maybe.

I mean, I got the original for $7 and didn't dig it all that much.

 

[sprsk]

Johnny is the best character ever.

 

[Wario64]

I didn't see what people saw in the original game as well. It was a pretty shallow action game

 

[Kumiko Nikaido]

I didn't see what people saw in the original game as well. It was a pretty shallow action game

Perhaps you missed the stylized and gritty looks, the awesome CG anime cutscenes, and the blatant destructions of justice Gungrave dishes out to his enemies?

 

[Wario64]

And the gameplay

 

[Ill Saint]

And those ultra satisfying 300-500+ beat counts.

 

[Kumiko Nikaido]

And the gameplay

Oh the gameplay is there in spades if you don't think to hard on it. Just shoot, shoot, and shoot some more! ^_^

 

[RiZ III]

Its just not the same without Bobu Poundmax.

edit: but atleast the coolest character is back:

Spoiler

Kugashira Bunji

 

[Dead]

for 19 bucks its hard to pass up

 

[Buffy4ever]

I love Gungrave...........Is Gungrave Overdose out yet? What is the release date?
another great Sega game to add to my collection.

 

[radios shipping overview]

for 19 bucks its hard to pass up

No, it really isn't.

 

[Go Go Ackman!]

Got the original after falling for the anime (well, the first half anyways). I'll definately pick OD up when it comes out. SF Anniversary, GG:OD, and Katamari... budget priced game heaven bitches!

(p.s. It first really is a 7/10 game at the very best.)