Power Rangers Samurai
SCORE: 72
The Power Rangers are getting old. They
keep re-inventing themselves in new ways. The latest iteration is Power
Rangers Samurai. Namco Bandai has published a game based on the kids
show. This is an E10+ rated game so make sure kids under ten are not
playing Power Rangers Samurai. The WMG will go into reasons in this
review.
Visually speaking there are samurai symbols that the player fills by
moving the Wii Remote in specific directions. The character models look
realistic, and there are realistic images from the television show. The
game play levels look decent. The enemy character models are re-used
over and over again. Power Rangers Samurai contains heavy violent
content. Players are stuck in areas where they must defeat all of the
enemies before progressing. The enemies are generally easy until you
reach the boss. Then expect a challenge.
The voices from the show are used, and they have an enthusiasm about
being a Power Rangers Samurai. Their lives consist of training,
fighting, and well that is about it. At least that is how it seems to
this reviewer. The music is rockish and kids in the target range enjoy
it. Adults can enjoy it as well, because this one did. The consistent
repeating of their phrases will get on your nerves. As well as reading:
"Now Loading" right in the middle of a level - more than once.
Levels have one main path the player can go on. There are side paths
where hidden items like discs can be found. But they dead end at some
point. So the player needs to back track to find the correct path to
move one. The game play consists of quickly running to the next fight
zone. Hack and slash the enemies that appear, and run to the next area.
There are variations like having to jump up and hit certain enemies in
the air.
The characters in Power Rangers Samurai control very quickly. There is
an issue though. Trying to run around a boss and hit him in the back
does not always work. Why not? Well at times the character being played
will start to swing away from the bad guy. This is frustrating beyond
words. Other times the boss would get hit from behind but was blocking
in the front. Other times trying to hit him at the same time he hit the
main character proved to be fruitless. Since only the playable character
seemed to take any damage.
Two family members can play Power Rangers Samurai. This is very handy in
areas like boss battles. The major lessons in Power Rangers Samurai is
to stop the evil invading inter-dimensional monsters. Do that by
fighting them. And we have to defeat them twice. Once in regular size,
and then when they are huge.
This reviewer is perplexed by a few things from Power Rangers Samurai.
Why do the bad guys send one to three enemies at a time to defeat a
Power Rangers Samurai? Why not send the whole army in at once? If you
can go to a mega size and stomp a city, why not start with that? Why
fight small, and then when defeated go big? Go big from the start.
- Working Man Gamer
Graphics: 70%
Sound: 76%
Replay/Extras: 79%
Gameplay: 68%
Family Friendly Factor: 69%
System: Wii
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Rating: ‘E10+’ -
Everyone 10+
{Fantasy Violence, Comic Mischief}
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