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This is a fun game. Unfortunately, it COULD have been a REALLY fun game. The whole matching pattern attack/defense thing is really cool, but the letters indicating the type of attack or defense in question are so tiny that you have to have the reflexes of Agent Smith in order to input them after you've figured out what the hell your opponent is doing. Additionally, the music is repetitive and actually makes it harder to time the "rhythm" based attacks. And lastly, sometimes the moveset you are given for the round doesn't actually allow you to block. I've been left with only low and throw defenses while the enemy had his high attack setting up. FIX IT. PLEASE.

Yes, the game is fun. It has good graphics, an excitingly new combat system, and a good premise. However, it needs to be improved before it can be really entertaining. I would recommend, for starters, making the high/low/throw letters much larger and in much brighter colors. I would also give the defender maybe 1.5 seconds more time to put in the defense command, which could be lengthened to keep things from being too easy.

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Score: 7

"the real issue:"

by: Fishspoons

date: June 23, 2008

There needs to be a certain streamlining of the interface, regarding where the different attacks and defences show up. If for example, the low attack always stood exactly opposite the low defend at all times then the game would be far easier to get grips with and therefore a hell of a lot more fun.

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Score: 9

"this game is awsome!"

by: beastkid7

date: June 21, 2008

two player is fun because i can beat the shnaze out of my brother and its true the bar does give you a short time but thats why you need skill to beat it!

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Score: 4

"Right, might aswell"

by: Athon

date: June 15, 2008

A lack of characters and arenas, the latter of which is rather useless since to my experience you have to have detachable eyes to make this game atleast somewhat strategical. You simply can't keep track of what move your enemy is trying to pull off while trying to counter that.
If you tried to base your attacks and counter-attacks on the rhythm of the enemy, it wouldn't work since the move patterns keep changing so there's no hope of memorizing it either. Atleast this game doesn't fall into the category of "randomly smash buttons", but the music element is rather missing.
The AI seems to have a perfect rhytm ear and has the tendancy to copy me. Every single time I've played the game the AI chooses the same character as I do, that isn't a big problem but its somewhat disturbing.
On the multiplayer side I haven't had much of a look yet, but what I've noticed of the control placement then I might aswell have anyone willing to play it with me sit on my lap.
The animation isn't too varied and the background issue (AKA: Arena) has been swiftly dealt with. All in all its a rather stale piece of bread but it kept me nourished for a while (And I'll be damned sure to never use that metaphor again).