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Bujingai: The Forsaken City
Swords ... demons ... magic. This is a formula that the Playstation 2 seems to
a formula that the be following quite a bit. A swordsman comes into a desolate city, now occupied by hordes of evil monsters and the rest basically rights itself. Bujingai: The Forsaken City is another hack-and-slash, blade-swinging game that may end up getting lost on the game rack.
ting lost on the ring The main character is Lau Wong. He is an immortal swordman who has traveled to Earth to combat his former friend Rei who has now become a demon. The
tion to the game. After beating the game you are given the option to create another opening sequence. The controls aren't anything to worry about. The actions
now become a demon. The game begins with Lau entering the Forsaken City and it gives you a chance to try out some of your fighting moves. Your fighting in this first little stage is recorded and makes up the opening title introducaren't very hard to control and when fighting it becomes easy to link combos together. After beginning a combo, you can push different buttons to launch spectacular moves. One of them includes a Thunder Kick where you launch a barrage of kicks at your opponent hurling them into near-by structures. The swordplay is only part of the fighting system in Bujingai. By far, the best
visual effects come from the Clashing System. When an attack is launched directly at you, you will automatically begin to defend against the attack. If you press the attack button you will begin to
counterattack. The attacks landed at this time are more powerful than regular attacks. As the game progresses you will come across opponents who have the power to defend against your own attacks. This is the best part of the game. As you keep defending your enemies' attacks, your defense game will begin to lower. Once it's emptied, you will be unable to defend any attacks until it refills. It is crucial to know when to counterattack and when to jump out of the way and flank your opponents.
your opponents.
Bujingai is a pretty decent game, but with its real lack of story it may not be a good buy. The puzzles aren't really that tough and after a few minutes you can easily figure out the jumping and wall running system. This game can be easily enla in a rental.
Grade: B-
— Chris Moore