Musashi:
Samurai Legend
PS2
He may be taller and his hair a different color, but make no mistake, this is the Brave Fencer that once graced the PS1 in his first adventure. Now he has come back to save another world in danger.
The evil Gandrake Empire has been kidnapping Mystics, people with the ability to perform magic, to further its goal of world domination. In hopes of stopping this plan, Princess Mycella performs the hero summon in hopes of saving her people. Now in order to get back to his home world, Musashi must fight his way through a slew of bad guys to save the
princess and the world from the Gandrak Empire.
While the game does have elements of an RPG in it, it is mostly an action-adventure game. When you see an enemy in front of you, you use your swords to cut anything that gets in your way. As you gain levels, you power up Musashi with better stats. You can enhance his defense, focusing capabilities and special moves.
Courtesy gamesdomain.yahoo.com
The graphics are decent. The cartoonish shading makes the game look like something out of a comic book. It doesn't go for realism, but I doubt that's what the designers intended to do.
Musashi can still learn the powers of his enemies. When the lock-on cursor glows blue, it means they have an ability you can
still learn. Once your focus meter is filled, you must wait for the opponent to attack you with the appropriate move. When you see the exclamation point, you must quickly press the attack button and then perform the appropriate command. Once you do that, you have the enemy's attack at your disposal.
Musashi: Samurai Legend is a pretty
straightforward game. The story of saving the princess is nothing new, so you can get into it pretty easily. There are a few things to get around, but it's a fun game and easy to enjoy.
Grade: B-
—Chris Moore