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Musashi is a collision course of too many genres and not enough time tweaking the game to stand on its own. Everything about the game is just too slow and too repetitive and too awkward to hold your attention. The style is certainly worth checking out for a few minutes, but soon after that you're better off moving on to either an action title or more of a straight-up RPG. If there is any game that comes far from living up to the promise of the intro movie, it's Musashi: Samurai Legend.
7.0 Presentation
A decent menu system and clear ways of getting around make navigating the rest of Musashi's world much easier.
6.0 Graphics
The manga shading is a neat trick and some of the character designs hold up, but with a slow framerate and endlessly repeated areas those effects are diminished.
6.0 Sound
A surf rock score that barely makes sense along with some decent to mediocre voiceover that's only good if you still love Saturday morning cartoons.
5.0 Gameplay
Slow movement and long drawn out gameplay with too much backtracking makes for a game that seems to barely move at all.
4.0 Lasting Appeal
There is a storyline to progress through, but the slow running back and forth is just for those who don't ahve anything better to do until the next game comes along.
5.2 OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)
Musashi is a collision course of too many genres and not enough time tweaking the game to stand on its own. Everything about the game is just too slow and too repetitive and too awkward to hold your attention. The style is certainly worth checking out for a few minutes, but soon after that you're better off moving on to either an action title or more of a straight-up RPG. If there is any game that comes far from living up to the promise of the intro movie, it's Musashi: Samurai Legend.
7.0 Presentation
A decent menu system and clear ways of getting around make navigating the rest of Musashi's world much easier.
6.0 Graphics
The manga shading is a neat trick and some of the character designs hold up, but with a slow framerate and endlessly repeated areas those effects are diminished.
6.0 Sound
A surf rock score that barely makes sense along with some decent to mediocre voiceover that's only good if you still love Saturday morning cartoons.
5.0 Gameplay
Slow movement and long drawn out gameplay with too much backtracking makes for a game that seems to barely move at all.
4.0 Lasting Appeal
There is a storyline to progress through, but the slow running back and forth is just for those who don't ahve anything better to do until the next game comes along.
5.2 OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)
