It's always refreshing to see a new game such as Asura's Wrath hit the shelves – a change from the twentieth Resident Evil or sixteenth Street Fighter, to choose just two lengthy franchises from Capcom's own wheelhouse.

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

Great graphics and soundtrack, with a story told in anime-style by chapter, but with simplistic (and confuse) gameplay, consisting of Quick Time Events and simple figthing sequences mixed into the story.

This is a game in only the loosest sense of the word, but is an intriguing proposition nonetheless, especially for those with a penchant for action based manga series. Asura's Wrath is an original, engaging and occasionally ridiculous game and as a result is certainly a novel experience, though...

You Make Me So Angry!

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...

It's definitely the season for conceptually refreshing - and exceedingly left field - games.

Let's just say this upfront: Unless you skip almost every story beat, you will watch Asura's Wrath more than you play it. Even then, th...

Crazy; over the top action; Good story; Plenty of style

Lack of interactivity; Short length; Some degree of repetition

Asura's Wrath might seem like a game firmly engaged in the throes of an identity crisis. It balances delicately on the line that separates interactive movie from game in an attempt to buck the negative connotations generally associated with the former characterization and its love affair with...

Worthwhile story

Uninspired use of quick time events; Repetitive and lackluster combat system

Wow… What the hell did I just finish playing! I'm not saying that in a bad way, but more in the vein of the stuff that happens in this game, it's crazy, it's mental and it's INSANE!