Kengo: Master of Bushido Critic Reviews

The fighting world has a brand new and addictive style of gameplay. Kengo pays homage to an art form that's rarely seen, and plays as a well-crafted and fun experience that no fighting-game fan should miss.

Gamers weaned on massive combos and flashy pyrotechnics will most likely find themselves fidgeting, but we've got a suspicion that plenty of PS2-owning gamers out there are looking for a fighter with finesse -- not just for fans of the genre, Kengo fits that bill quite nicely.

A suitably impressive game, if not for its sparkling gameplay, then for its determination to do something different with the whole genre, in which it remains almost unique.

With 20 characters, various training missions, and a surprisingly fun 2-player mode, there is a lot to be played in Kengo.

Heavy on the pretty and light on the substance makes for a game that could have waited for round two.

It's a heartbreaker, because a game that looked like this, included these kinds of presentation and scenario elements, and played like "Bushido Blade" would receive my highest recommendation. I'd play it to death. What might have been is not what is, though.

The game has a weak fighting system, and the lack of a compelling storyline makes Kengo just a series of boring, repetitive battles. The game abandons both the characters and the gameplay formula of the "Bushido Blade" series and ends up being a disappointment on all fronts.

The game plays like a warped fighting game, and practically everything about it screams frustration.

As for the versus mode, it might succeed in entertaining a couple of people for about half an hour or so, but that's all that saves Kengo from being a complete dud.

A spiritual descendant of the Bushido Blade series, Kengo is a pretty bad game that doesn't live up to its fine heritage.

I was hoping for depth and ingenuity. I wanted "Seven Samurai," but got "Samurai Deli."

Horrible control and subpar graphics ruin what could have been a special fighter on the PS2.

This disaster of bushido, on the other hand, Kengo right into the discount bin.