There's no doubt that the use of QTEs in Asura's Wrath is innovative and unique, but the fact is that it limits control over the protagonist, resulting in many scripted events which offer little challenge. Hence, the title is hard to recommend for its gameplay or replay-value.

As we began playing Asura's Wrath for this review of ours, its implausible imagery, hysterical fighting sequences and a sci-fi yet behind-the-times art sty

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

Asuras Wrath is an extravagant anime Quick Time Event that, on the surface, would seem of limited appeal to gamers but Asuras Wrath delivers gamings equivalent of shock and awe. This is a fantastic experience that should not be missed.

Player(s): 1 Extra Features: Download Content Asura's Wrath is the most explosive and over-the-top experience that I have had from a game in quite some time. I very seldom play games that offer such a unique and engaging experience on the first time through.

Less of a game and more an interactive anime, Asura's Wrath is fairly limited on gameplay. QTE's and a basic battle system intersperse immersive cut-scenes which is the main draw here.

Quick Time Events (QTE) are one of the banes of gaming and rose in popularity during the PlayStation 1 into 2 eras. This is essentially the art of pressing a button once prompted during a cut scene.

Asura's Wrath is a title that's light on the undeniables, but foremost among those is that there's nothing else quite like it right now. That's not an entirely good thing, as Asura's exploits are likely best suited for other gameplay styles, or even other media.

There's not a whole lot going on in Asura's Wrath in terms of control. The sum of its parts can be clearly broken down into three distinct areas; interactive movie sequence, on-rails shooter and melee brawler.

Asura's Wrath is about an angry demigod getting revenge on other demigods for a plot concerning his wife and child. Before anyone calls this God of War with a Greek to Hindu pantheon swap, there are some major differences in story, characters and gameplay.