Asura's Wrath is a pointless, bizarre mockery of a game that will leave you scratching your head from the very first cutscene to the final fight. The game kicks off with a rather confusing cutscene which makes an unconvincing attempt at explaining why some characters from Japanese mythology have...

DBZ fans and dyspeptic adolescent boys should presumably enjoy it

Short; Nothing for a gamer to really do; other than watch long; boring; convoluted and uninterestingly nonsensical cutscenes; Sorry; mythology and sci-fi just don't mix; unless you happen to be the original; Star Wars; trilogy; There is no way you could possibly care about or relate to the...

Asura's Wrath is simultaneously the biggest case ever lobbied against Japanese action-adventure games and one of the most enjoyable experiences we've had within the genre. It's a game where you can spend less than 2 minutes of a 20-minute chapter engaging in combat, but said chapter can jump from a...

+ Easily the most outrageous action game ever to grace the Xbox 360; + Its episodic nature allows for natural setting shifts and meters out new gameplay elements appropriately

? Can we please get Asura in the next

Indie game developer Phil Fish caused a major Internet uproar recently when he told a colleague that modern Japanese games "just suck" while on a panel at the Game Developer's Conference.

It's only six hours long; so my suffering was short-lived

So many options..; how about the fact that I spent a huge chunk of that six hours doing nothing but watching a cruddy subpar anime masquerading as a video game

If history has taught us anything, it's that you should absolutely not mess with demigods, especially if they have anger issues. This definitely includes not betraying them, killing their wives and /or kidnapping their daughters.

Graphic novels and videogames seem to go hand in hand these days, with fans of either medium generally being connoisseurs of the other. Many action/adventure games and RPGs have ventured into comic-style presentations, but few have really nailed anime. Until now.

With all the hyperkinetic action and vibrant design of the average action anime, you'd think they'd translate better into gaming. Decades of wonderful series turned into low-budget crap has shown otherwise, but there's always hope that maybe this time, this favorite series will be the one to escape...

Capcom delivers another unique title with Asura's Wrath. A title that includes both Asian mythology and some of that famous Japanese sci-fi we've all come to know and love from the anime that comes out of there. But is it any good?

Once the dominion of exotic and much lusted after interactive animations crafted by the likes of Don Bluth, the quick time event is now frowned upon and the zeitgeist has decreed that they are a garnish that should be used sparingly.

" Asura's Wrath " can be frustrating, but some poor gameplay sections apart, the action is compelling, the storytelling excellent, and it adds new life and vitality to the industry by trying something almost completely different. It doesn't always work, but when it does, Capcom will blow you away.

One thing I've always loved is when you get so proficient at an action game that you are practically unstoppable. When the controls work well you feel invincible, almost god-like, as you cut a swath of destruction through the enemies you face.