Previous Next

This is the way that arcade adventures should be made! Succeeding in producing a game with the steroid power of Schwarzenegger and some puzzle-solving too. Image Works have come up with a winning formula.

The player must avenge the foul murder of his Ninja Master by chasing the evil Demon King through 24th Century Japan.

On top of all the regular hacking and slashing that you would expect to find in an arcade adventure, there are Special Items, which can be used a little like playing a joker in It's A Knockout and can summon the spirit of your murdered Mage-mate to help you through some of the more tricky situations.

While it could be said that the last thing the world needs is another martial arts game or another collect-the-objects adventure, First Samurai carefully sidesteps the argument by blending both styles in an effective and appealing way, keeping both hardcore killers and those with more cerebral intentions happy.