I always wanted to play this game when it first launched, but back then I didn't had Playstation 2. Now that I have the console, this title has diminshed from all local game shelf (actually all PS2 games to be precise).
Lucky me, I was at "Sin Tian Di"(Comic Cafe) and i saw this game title that they are selling off as consignment good. "$6.00", i tell myself for a original second-hand game, hell why not. Without further hesitation, i paid for it and ran back home to give it a "test-run".
Lucky me, I was at "Sin Tian Di"(Comic Cafe) and i saw this game title that they are selling off as consignment good. "$6.00", i tell myself for a original second-hand game, hell why not. Without further hesitation, i paid for it and ran back home to give it a "test-run".
The manual is still in near-perfect condition and the game is running smoothly.
A little bit about the game plot from wikipedia:
The game opens with Samanosuke Akechi (Takeshi Kaneshiro) destroying the monstrous Genma army in Japan 1582. It then jumps to modern-day Paris 2004, featuring Jacques Blanc (Jean Reno) riding on his motorcycle to help his friend Philippe. The Genma army then begins its invasion of Paris near the Arc de Triomphe.
The game returns to Samanosuke in feudal Japan fighting his way to Honnō-ji Temple, which is on fire from a raging battle. Samanosuke battles and kills Ranmaru Mori (Joshua Keaton) and approaches Nobunaga Oda. However, before they can fight, a portal opens in the floor and Samanosuke is pulled through it.
Meanwhile, the French military is fighting several monsters from 1582, but the soldiers cannot hold them for long. Jacques arrives on the scene finding Philippe injured from the battle. Suddenly, Samanosuke appears from a portal in a Paris alley right where Jacques is fighting the Genma monsters. Jacques Blanc runs out of ammo just as he and Philippe are ambushed, but Samanosuke manages to rescue them. Samanosuke and Jacques meet but are unable to properly communicate.
The time portal reappears and pulls Jacques and Philippe through to Japan. Samanosuke makes his way towards the center of the hysteria, the Arc de Triomphe. Samanosuke first meets Michelle, Jacques' girlfriend, near the Arc and makes his way towards the roof. There he encounters Guildenstern and finds out he is actually over 400 years in the future in Paris. Samanosuke then fights and destroys Brainstern, a robotic creation.
Jacques Blanc and Philippe arrive in 16th century Japan. Unfortunately, Philippe dies of mortal wounds from the previous battle after the time warp. Jacques encounter a different Samanosuke in an alternate timeline on his way to Honnō-ji Temple. Both men realize that to return to their own time period, they must save the current time from destruction. The Samanosuke in 2004 Paris teams up with Michelle and Jacques son to save the city from destruction while Jacques and Samanosuke (not player controlled) struggle to fight Nobunaga in feudal Japan. The two men work together across time to solve puzzles and access new areas.
After thought on gameplay:
Storyline maybe cheesy, but the gameplay is considered great back then when it first launched. Different weapons can be acquired throughout the game and you can to play different characters. Lots of puzzles to keep this game title away from the usual slash-and-hack genre. Overall I would say a 4/5 star ratings (Takeshi Kaneshiro & Jean Reno in the game deserves a star each) XD
2 comments:
Super good score!! Are there any more second hand games? worth buying man!!
Can try going to Tiong Bahru Plaza 5th Level "Xin Tian Di" and find.. think their shelf got less than 10 PS2 game titles left.. $6 bucks only for second-hand original goods.. why not man.. :D
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