IGN: Asura's Wrath Review

IGN:Asura's Wrath is not like any game you will ever have played before. This is, self-evidently, an excellent thing – and a rare one, if you've been playing games for a long time. It is an attempt at a new kind of interactive entertainment, one much closer to living, breathing anime than traditional action game. It delivers a story that's up there with the best gaming has to offer in terms of visual spectacle, but in doing so, it stays very close to the conventions of film, and rather shies away from actually being a game.

[NYC_Gamer]

It's like Capcom can't release a brand new good ip

[Blink_44]

A 7.5 is good.

[NYC_Gamer]

That's good for a title that cost around 25-30 bucks.but doubt many will cough up full retail for a game that has so many negatives against it.

[rdgneoz3]

@NYC_Gamer 3 of the 5 of the ratings for it were 9 or above, so it doesn't have a ton of negatives. However, the ones that matter are pretty bad, with it being a short game (only 6 hours or so) and how little gameplay there is. Probably try it out when it drops to like $30 or so.

[MariaHelFutura]

Some of my favorite games made have low scores. Dead Rising 1 is a great example, I LOVE that game and IGN gave it a 6.8 or something like that.

[ABizzel1]

About what I expected based off of the demo. Seems like a good game, but the Gameplay wasn't there for what is considered an action game.

Looks good, and was fun to play, but I'll wait for a price drop or two.

It should have launched at $40

[sikbeta]

I don't have a clue about this game, kind of no push from Capcom at all, don't see it doing well even if scores are good...

[DeleteThisxx]

It's like people enjoy taking one persons opinion as fact instead of developing one of their own. Quit letting other people rule your enjoyment.

[rdgneoz3]

While I agree with what you said, the reviewer did enjoy the game. Its just that its very short and there's not a lot of actual gameplay involved (as well as QTEs only affecting the score of your performance for the level).

People can say the story of a game is bad, the voice actors are horrible, etc, and that's all someone's opinion (note: reviewer did not say that, just saying for comparison about opinions...). But you can't really change the length of a game by that much or how much gameplay is involved in said game. 3 out of 5 ratings were 9 or above, so I think the reviewer did enjoy or think it was a good game. Its just that these days, people tend to look for games that have a bit more value in them to be worth the $60 price tag. If it launched at $40 or $30, it'd be worth it.

[dark-hollow]

Call it guilty pleasure but am loving this game.
Its so over the top and silly that's it's an instance win!

Still, nothing beats the too bad its good crown of deadly premonition.

[icewater85]

I'm buying it day 1. I had it pre-ordered even before there was a release date.

[Colwyn]

to each his own. i wouldnt care if this game scored a 2 out of 10 because i liked the demo. too much emphasis on reviews these days so people are lead to slaughter like sheeps

[BigBoss1964]

When I played the demo it just an interactive cutscene and as it was a demo I thought there's no way the entire game is like this now after watching the video review the entire game is like that :(

[Super_ike]

did he just say it was "six hours long" ?! thats just silly.....guess ill get it when it reduces in price :(, was really looking forward to this game.

[Frankfurt]

Six hours TOTAL, even. The actual gameplay only lasts TWO HOURS.

[ritsuka666]

bargain bin material confirmed...

[DaveMan]

Did you even bother to read the review, or did you simply see the review score and say, "pass!". Seriously, this games seems it will be awesome for people who like games that are more cinematic and interactive (like heavy rain, indgo prophcey, point and click games as well).

It might not be your cup of tea but to simply proclaim it as bargain bin meterial is a bit insulting. This isn't a generic fps #2022. This is a game that obviously tries something different and should be amended for that.

[jthamind]

maybe he said it because of the amount of content. i can certainly understand someone not wanting to pay $60 for a game that supposedly lasts 6-7 hours. i'd feel ripped off.

[icewater85]

And this statement is the reason they made online passes, which I'm all for.

[easternbalboa]

i have pre ordered mofos, cant wait

[ThePsychoGamer]

Still a day one buy, It's nice to see a company taking a chance with a new IP, and based off the demo this seems like it will be like a breath of fresh air.

[camel_toad]

Exactly what I expected after playing the demo.

[Dark11]

If you watch anime and read manga OR want a game with good drama and story
then this game is for you.
other than that the gameplay is mediocre at best

oh well day 1 for me anyway.

[ZippyZapper]

I was actually expecting the score to be a 4 or something.

[despair]

I liked the game demo but not if its a 6 hour cutscene for full price. I want the game still as I love the over the top action but this one is definitely a "wait for price drop". I'm willing to pay 30 bucks and will wait for it to reach there.

[DevilishSix]

Couple day rent is about all the content in this game.

[himdeel]

I'm getting this game when the price drops to below $25. I really enjoyed the demo but I did feel like I was watching anime or reading an anime comic. It just didn't feel like a full game could be had from this product but I commend Capcom for taking a chance with this game.

Knowing its 6 hours probably on normal I expect an added 2-3 hours on the hardest level but a game like this I wish it was at least 12-16 hours.

[HacSawJimThugin]

Games like this make Gamefly a godsend...