C onventional. This is one word that does not describe Asura's Wrath and the over-the-top storytelling experience that encompasses the recent release by Cyberconnect 2. The ambitious project threw most of what many deem to be conventional core gameplay elements out the window, and what's left is one...

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.

If you only watch one game playing itself this year, make it Asura's Wrath, eh CyberConnect2's heavenly dust-up is energetic, exhilarating and often completely overwhelming. In between the lavish cut-scenes, the lustrous 2D artwork and the steady, insistent heart-beat of QTEs, it's possible for...