Score: 8
"A great improvement from 1.2!"
date: October 25, 2005
When I played the previous version of Pencak Silat I found it was addictive and had a 'proper' Martial Arts feel to it. It was like veiwing one of my kumite matches tournament style! :) I'm glad to say this expectation has been carried to 2.1. As well as new features!
The gameplay may be just a simple procedure of just pressing [space] all the time - but you can use a few neat-looking combos too, which is nice. Outside the matches, you can customise your character to look like a true Martial Artist, or just a tattooed psycho I guess...You can still upgrade your character to make them stronger etc, and now use weapons! Yay!
Graphically, it's neat and animated well. The characters may not have eyes or other facial features but it really doesn't matter. (Or are you REALLY here to get off over some flash-dude?!)
The sound is clear and relaxing in places...the sound when the text was on (in story mode) sounded very traditional. Although some of the tracks didn't really suit the game's theme.
Apart from the delay in walking/action, this is a good game! :D
Author's Response:
Thanks for the review, Saifa.