Score: 2
"Could be great, but controls kill the game."
date: April 21, 2003
Okay. The graphics are decent, the game seems nicely polished graphically, the sounds are killer...
But the periodic loss of control kills the game.
At critical points in the game (Like, say, when you're in a climactic fight with a ninja) or when you're in a fight with a wolf, the game inexplicably becomes choppy as all get-out, OR you lose any control whatsoever over the sword. It just drifts lazily across the screen while the enemy beats you mercilessly, and you beat your head against the keyboard.
So, basically... Make the controls more reliable, and this would be a 10/10.
Oh, and: The names of the girls in Adventure mode don't match the names of the girls in Gallery mode.