Onechanbara Z2: Chaos Critic Reviews

A resounding success as both an example of the genre and a homage to everything that makes it fun.

It's always a great feeling to go into a game with no expectations and then come away highly impressed, and that's exactly what happened with Onechanbara Z2: Chaos. It's an irreverent, enjoyably kinetic game, and the takeway is that quartets of highly skilled warrior women murdering the absolute hell out of zombies in bloodthirsty fashion is, above all else, completely and totally rad.

Messy, dirty, and downright smutty, Onechanbara: Z2: Chaos is the very epitome of a guilty pleasure.

This isn't the kind of game you revisit multiple times, but rather the kind of game you tell your friends about with the utmost enthusiasm on account of just how silly and pleasant the whole thing is.

If you’re not against cheerfully dumb sexploitation movies that inspired Z2: Chaos, you’re gonna have loads of fun slashing the undead.

Some people might find it hard to understand that this is actually a good game, as long as you know what you're buying. If you do, Onechanbara Z2 won't disappoint you.

The lack of content is an issue and some of the visuals and level design is downright poor, but this throwback to mid-tier Japanese video game development provides one of the year’s most pleasant surprises and a satisfying alternative to the collection of known quantities coming our way in the months to come.

Zombies, katanas and sexy fighters. Onechanbara Z2 Chaos is the best episode of the series... but it´s a repetitive hack´n slash with poor graphics. Only the Onechanbara fans will enjoy it.

Onechanbara Z2: Chaos is a relatively stock standard Japanese fighting game with lots of virtual flesh.

Confusing story-line leaves you muddled, though there's plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and entertaining combat to enjoy amidst the head-noddingly cool soundtrack.

Onechanbara Z2: Chaos promises two things: fan service and zombie killing. It delivers on that but not much else. XSEED's lively translation and the sheer fun of zombie killing make it an enjoyable enough romp, but low production values and repetitive gameplay really drag it down.

Onechanbara Z2: Chaos never really forgets where it came from. As a result, it's mired in some pretty simplisitic gameplay and storytelling. If you're a fan of the series, then it's worth checking out. Otherwise, you're better served by games like Devil May Cry.

Onechanbara Z2: Chaos is an enjoyable, but weird and deeply flawed game. Overall it feels a lot like a budget game, the concept of which unfortunately had more potential than its eventual execution.

Onechanbara Z2: Chaos is certainly unique. There isn’t much like it, both in terms of content and…well other assets.

Chaos brings the most complete experience in the series with its first US release in six years, but is still held back by the repetitive gameplay and dull environments that prevent it from being a fully satisfying experience.

With the amount of detail put into the game, dynamic cast of characters, superb voice acting, and addicting soundtrack that’s sure to put anyone in a zombie slaying mood, Onechanbara Z2: Chaos can be enjoyable beyond the very two things it feeds off of.

Onechanbara Z2: Chaos has tons of fan-service, but it's kinda fun. Despite being messy and hard to grasp, the combat system is deep and dynamic, and grants tons of fun and experimentation. The graphics and the technical side of the game are quite rough though.

Onechanbara Z2: Chaos doesn't transcend in the genre. After several titles, the franchise remains faithful to its indie roots. 100% focused on girls killing zombies in sexy outfits with a solid soundtrack, it happens to be grey and monotonous in other aspects like gameplay and level design.

A brainless slasher partially saved by a handful of good ideas and cathartic combat.

It is fun but it is not always easy on the eyes and in terms of gameplay as thin as the next supermodel.