Afro Samurai pushed back until early 2009
- Posted July 29th, 2008 at 06:17 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Namco Bandai has announced that its upcoming PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 title Afro Samurai has been delayed until January 2009.
The title was previously scheduled for release in fall of this year; however, following the delay, the hack and slash anime adaptation will now hit shelves on January 27, 2009.
Co-produced by Samuel L. Jackson, who also provides the voice of the game’s protagonist, Afro Samurai is an action-based videogame with direct emphasis on strategic swordplay, and follows Afro’s attempts to track down the men responsible for murdering his father.
Stay tuned for more information on the game as it becomes available.
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IndianaJones1936 |
IndianaJones1936- 6:49am BST - July 29th, 2008
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this game looks craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap
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Altair-Assassin
- 7:43am BST - July 29th, 2008
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I've never ever heard of this game, my guess it'll probably fail.
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Gameware336 |
Tyrial- 9:49am BST - July 29th, 2008
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wow..my guess is none of you have culture..none the less have a sense of mixed culture. i myself WILL be giving this game a try since i loved the anime, the story and characters were strong in the show, also for an anime the swordplay and gore was top of the line, Sorry bleach fans but this anime, with its first season only 5 episodes, blew anime's like bleach out of the water. Graphics are never the showcase for an anime..and i reall hope those who said that this game looks crap also think the same for the new PoP cause well..its not much diff put aside a few extra textures and with Sam L. Jackson producing and staring? my god some of you are pathetic. i bet some just read the negative post above and agreed, not even knowing ANYTHINg of the game or anime, makes me sick
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I95SOUTH |
I95SOUTH- 10:25am BST - July 29th, 2008
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I have to agree with you all the way. Some of you can't call yourself gamers if you don't try it all. saying things like crap game and it will fail without trying it for yourself is just crazy. you would buy a port but won't try anything else. Atleast the person who made the first post said that he would look into it! And you sometimes wonder why we lose so many games, because dev read and they think tat it won't sell on our system because that are not the big name dev's. Some of you need to check yourself.
psn id: I95SOUTH
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MMDs |
MMDs- 10:34am BST - July 29th, 2008
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Afro Samurai took me back to the good old days of Anime / Japanimation.
The Action and Gore they did not shy away from. Kids today are so used to watered down TV show Anime here in the states like Naruto or Bleach or the ever so annoying INUYASHA.
please, these shows have turned me away from anime all together.
rent Crying Freeman, or Wicked City or even Akira, the classics and you'll see a big difference. can't forget about the original GitS, this one reminds me sorta of Ninja Scroll.
back on topic, i'll be checking this game out.
What the F, PSU i can't even say Ghost in the S*** since when is SHE#L a banned word?
retarded
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LegendaryAim |
LegendaryAim- 11:20am BST - July 29th, 2008
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I have to agree with Gameware you shouldnt just bad mouth a game because the graphics arent MGS4 quality. however i loved the anime and anything Samuel Jackson is producing definatly deserves a look into AFRO SAMURAI
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knowledge4lfe |
knowledge4lfe- 5:14pm BST - July 29th, 2008
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im intrigued by the game. its looks very good. the swordplay looks good. cutting people in half never gets old. plent of blood. im glad they pushed it back b/c of all the games comming out, people may just push this one onto the backburner.i guess we'll find out january '09 if its any good.
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princevegeta1980
- 8:07pm BST - July 29th, 2008
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Never heard of this game! Hope we get more info soon!
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Odium_Generis_Humani
- 7:27am BST - July 30th, 2008
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Why? Racist.
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Anyway, ever since I saw this on Qore, I thought it looked exceptional. I've never seen the cartoon, which I'm sure surprises no one. I mean, it's called Afro Samurai. You lose 89% of the American audience right there, like Mr. #3. But it looks interesting as heck as a game.
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And about graphics, the cell-shading thing is PERFECT for anime. WHY ARE YOU KIDS SO INTOLERANT FOR ANYTHING THAT LOOKS ANIMATED?! Please answer that, somebody. Everytime any game is made with any character (ie. "cartoony" like The Agency, Warhawk, Team Fortress, any GTA but 4, etc.) you graphics snobs turn your noses up. Watch Qore episode #1 AS looks incredible. There are no graphics problems there. Afro Samurai shouldn't look like Call of Duty 4 you idiots! It should look like Afro Samurai, shouldn't it?
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silent_assassin6
- 7:59pm BST - July 30th, 2008
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wow this game will be VERY bad i bet it wont get higher than a 6 and the title just makes u wanna play russian rowlet!!
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