Game details
- Game:
- Genji: Days of the Blade
- AKA
- Genre:
- Action
- Sub Genre:
- Adventure
- Release Date (US):
- November 14th, 2006
- Release Date (UK):
- March 23rd, 2007
- Players:
- 1
- Online Players:
- N/A
- Developers:
- Game Republic
- Publisher:
- SCEA
- Rating:
- T [Teen]
- PSU Rank:
- 219 of 1184 Games
- PSU Rank on PS3:
- 190 of 536 Games
- Additional Information:
- Only on PS3
About Genji: Days of the Blade
Genji: Days of the Blade takes place three years after the original story and continues to expand on the historical accounts of battle between the Genji Clan and the Heishi Clan. The title also comes packed with button smashing gameplay, diverse levels of fighting, and many playable characters.
Review
- PSU Review Score
- 4.5
- Avg. user review score:
- 5.4
Summary
Genji: Days of the Blade's uninspiring gameplay, linear levels, and awful camera destroy any illusion the quality graphics and audio may hold over you.
We like
- Graphics are nice and animation is good.
- A rousing, and immersive soundtrack is definitely a high point.
- Genji: Days of the Blade has downloadable content.
We dislike
- Gameplay is slow, clunky, uninspired, and boring.
- Levels are very linear.
- An awful camera hurts playability.
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Disappointing launch titles go hand-in-hand with console launches. These games are often unimpressive, having had to contend with new development hardware and self-imposed launch deadlines. Although Game Republic may wish Genji: Days of the Blade had avoided the launch spotlight, no game has ever manage to do so; and like a dear caught in headlights, Genji has been caught out as dare I say it - just another samurai game - but ...
- Posted Feb 17th 2007
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Genji: Days of the Blade News
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Genji on the PS3
Everyone pretty much knows about Genji's jump to the PlayStation 3 and if you didn’t, now you know. With no announcement of any sort, Sony Computer Entertainment managed to sneak in a trailer clip of Genji PS3 into its line-up of new PS3 titles.Genji takes place three years following the event...
- Posted Jul 23rd 2005
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