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Review
by Area 64: The Jagzone, Heath Anderson
Story: For many
generations, rumors have persisted of a small, well-hidden island
known as Kasumi, which has produced the world's most renowned ninjas.
With the help of the Preeminent Celestials, the island is kept
shrouded in secrecy. An impenetrable wall of mist surrounds the
island, making it undetectable to modern technology. Those who find
the island uninvited, are never heard from again.
All your life you have trained hard in body and
spirit at the only home you have known: the Dragon Cloud Temple on
Kasumi Island. At the temple you are trained by the Elders, a group of
three wise and powerful Ninjas. This group of Elders consists of Hiei,
who embodies the lighter aspects of human nature; Kaioh, who embodies
the aspect of indifference; and Gyaku, who embodies the darker side of
human nature. This balance of good and evil is what keeps the portal
to the nether world closed.
Using the blackest magic, Gyaku eliminated the
other two Elders, throwing the cosmic forces out of alignment. When
this happened, the gate to the demon world was blown open and Gyaku
became possessed by the most powerful demon in the netherworld. With
this power, Gyaku could destroy the Earth!
Your fate has been preordained by the Celestials
to fulfill a great and terrible prophecy. You were told of this by the
Elders when you were very young, and throughout your life you wondered
what it meant. Now you are sure it is your destiny to defeat Gyaku,
close the gate to the netherworld and restore balance to the universe.
The Celestials cannot help you directly, but
they have blessed you with the power of absorbing other's abilities.
To gain these abilities, you must defeat a variety of champions
representing the best fighters in the world. They have been chosen by
the Celestials to aid you in your quest. Only through persistence and
perseverance, will you have a chance to challenge Gyaku.
Graphics: This game is a 2D fighting
game, and that is exactly what it looks like. The graphics look
realistic, and are well animated. And are defiantly one of the games
high points.
Control: This
is where most of the games problems come in. First off, the control is
very sluggish, which hinders the gameplay (in my opinion)
dramatically. Also, to do the special moves you have to hold down the
C button, this can be very irritating. The control problems completely
throw off the balance of the game, If the control was better this
would probably be one of the top games on the Jaguar.
GamePlay: This
game could have been great,but the control problems overshadow all the
good points in the game.Overall this game -can- be fun, especially
with two players. This game can be summed up in one word: average. |