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Story



The story takes place in a science fictional world of Asian Mythology. Asura is one of the Eight Guardian Generals, who battles the Gohma, mysterious beings that plague the Earth. Asura and other Guardian Generals are demigods, who possess overwhelming strength and power that allows them to decimate the Gohma easily. After Asuras victory against the Vlitra, the supposedly source of the Gohma, he was betrayed by his fellow Guardian Generals by framing Asura as the Emperors killer and the Eight Guardian Generals kidnapped Asuras daughter, Mithra for their own cause. Asura went to rescue her, but was defeated by the leader of the Eight Guardian Generals, Deus, and crashed to Earth as well as being dormant for a certain period of time. After 12,000 years, Asura has awakened, hellbent on revenge to his fellow Demigods and to save his daughter.

The story is very compelling, well-told, and quite emotional. I love the storyline, and the cutscenes in the game are extremely well made to tell the storyline effectively. There are 18 episodes, with a secret unlockable episode. The games episodes are carried out like Japanese animated television series, with a sneak preview on what will happen at the next episode.

Each episode spans about 10-30 minutes, as each episode have quite many cutscenes to be viewed as well as being interacted with. Most cutscenes in the game are interwoven with Quick Time Events (QTEs), requiring you to press certain buttons to play with. I will explain this further at the Gameplay section.

The main problem with this game is the main focus on the cutscenes, without much gameplay stages. All episodes have certain gameplay stages, but they are not lengthy enough to play with. In comparison with Heavy Rain, a fellow game that has a lot of QTEs in the game design, this games length is significantly shorter than Heavy Rains game length. The main difference between both games is that Asuras Wrath focus on over the top action scenes whereas Heavy Rain focus on realistic scenes. Another comparison is Metal Gear Solid games, where most of the MGS games have extensive, lengthy cutscenes, but have balanced gameplay sections.

The characters in the game are quite interesting. Asura has almost the same personality like Kratos in God of War series, but the main difference between both of them is that Asura does not like sacrificing innocent lives needlessly, whereas Kratos will do anything it takes to get his revenge. I find that Asuras personality is likable and interesting. Other character like Yasha has quite good exposure as well, as he is the older brother of Asuras wife, Durga, who will eventually turned from an antagonist to a secondary protagonist late in the game. I like all of the characters in the game, as they have quite compelling roles that make them memorable.

After completing each episode, there is an interlude playing that gives you brief explanation of what happens behind the scenes in the game, such as certain unexplained events in the game. The interludes are accompanied with narrative text and compelling artworks by several different artists. The interludes are well done, but unfortunately, they lacked voice acting to make the interludes more interesting.

Overall, the storyline has quite a few emotional impacts, plot twists, and interesting hooks that will attract gamers who are looking forward to a good story. Even though the games storyline may be bad or cliche to some people, there is a certain hook in the games storyline that will attract non-interested gamers to watch, thanks to the episodic format of the game as well as the clever sneak previews after finishing a chapter. Unfortunately, the games main focus on the cutscenes and storyline affected the gameplay quite negatively.

Gameplay 



The gameplay system is rather simple. Asura has access to combo attacks and heavy attacks. He also can execute rapid-fire projectile attack to defeat long ranged enemies. He can also jump, or dodge enemy attacks. Like most action games, you have to attack your enemies to beat them by using your attacks. Unlike most action games, only you have your own Life Gauge, whereas special enemies like bosses does not have any Life Gauge for you to know how much more it takes to beat them.

When your enemies are down, you can execute a Special Attack that deals major damage to the enemies. This can be done if you press the appropriate button prompt on the screen. This however, will cause you to overheat, and it disables your heavy attack for a certain period of time. Be aware however when you use a heavy attack, you will overheat as well. You can also do Counterattacks on certain enemy attacks when there is a button prompt on the screen, which negates you damage while damaging your enemies. Unlike Special Attacks, Counterattacks wont cause you to overheat.



In certain Episodes, there are few arcade shooter like sections that require you to shoot down enemies while flying or dropping from the sky. You can use rapid fire projectile attacks, or use lock-on projectile attacks. Using lock on projectile attacks is preferable, since it can take down multiple enemies at the same time. To lock on multiple enemies, just move your crosshair to the screen and to lock-on enemies.



If you have filled up a gauge called Unlimited gauge by hitting enemies, you can activate your Unlimited mode. In this mode, Asura is stronger, and can execute heavy attacks consecutively without overheating. However, by doing so, your Unlimited mode will last shorter, so use it carefully.

When fighting certain stages and bosses, you need to fill a gauge called Burst Gauge. Burst Gauge is a gauge that requires you to fill up in order to beat a boss or proceed in a certain part of an Episode of the game. In order to do so, you need to continually hit your enemies until your gauge is full. Using Special Attacks and Counterattacks will fill your gauge faster, so it is recommended to do so. After filling up your Burst Gauge, you need to activate Burst in order to proceed in the game. Activating Burst will initiate a series of QTEs that tests your reflexes, such as button mashing, rotating the left or right analog stick, or pressing the correct button on screen. While playing the game, most cutscenes played will require you to complete QTEs to proceed, so this means you should not be slacking while watching the cutscenes, since the QTEs can prompt out anytime while playing the cutscenes. Be constantly reminded that you will not be able to proceed in the game without activating Burst, as it is a mandatory thing to continue in the game.

After completing an Episode, you will be ranked accordingly as to how fast you completed the Episode, how well you did in battle, as well as how perfect your QTE execution. Getting A rank is not a problem while playing Easy or Normal modes, but getting S rank can be difficult as you need to be perfect in playing for each Episode.



Thats it. There are only three main components of the actual gameplay section. Beat certain waves of enemies section, beat the boss section, and the arcade shooter section. The games gameplay length is very short and repetitive, lasting less than 2-4 hours. Plus with the cutscenes in the game, I would say the game will last about 6-7 hours, depending on your play skills. To put it simply, the battle sections in the game are lacking, and last only between 5 to 10 minutes for each episode. The developer simply do not find a balance between the cutscenes and the gameplay, making the game favours cutscenes than the actual gameplay. In fact, the gameplay stages are simple well done, but it is a sad thing to see that the developer did not include more gameplay sections in the game to make this game more longer.

Graphics



The game have excellent and beautiful cel-shaded graphics. Personally, I dont like much games that have cel-shaded graphics, except a few of them, including this game. I also prefer this games graphics than Street Fighter IV, where both games share the same kind of graphics.

The characters are creatively detailed and designed, as well as amazing looking environments. The artworks drawn in the interludes are also exceptionally well done by several different artists, with their own unique style of drawing.

Unfortunately, the game suffers framerate issues in most cutscenes, which are noticeable when there is a high speed action playing on the screen. It is not gamebreaking, but it is noticeable even to novice gamers.

Sound
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The game have excellent orchestral musical score, and most of themes are quite well done. One of my most favourite themes is the theme played in the arcade shooter section in Episode 1, as it is very haunting, melancholic, and pleasant to hear. Other theme I like in the game is the theme played while fighting Yasha, as it has the spaghetti western sound like, which is quite unusual due to the games artistic design and theme, but that theme is really nice to listen.​
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The game have both English and Japanese voice acting. The English voice acting are quite well done, with certain prominent voice actors that are voicing in the game, such as Liam Obrien as Asura, Robin Atkin Downes as Yasha, etc. If you want to complete the game experience like a Japanese animated series, you can easily switch the voice option to Japanese.​
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Replay Value​
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There isnt much replay value in the game. By the time you have finished the game in Normal mode, you will have unlocked most unlockables in the gallery, such as artworks, videos, etc. You can also try equipping different Gauges and play the game again, as each Gauge provides different bonuses to Asura. You can also replay Episodes that you like at the Episode Menu. You can attempt to unlock the secret episode by completing 5 Episodes with S rank, or complete 50 episodes regardless of ranking to unlock it. The former is the better option, since even though the game have extremely short length, completing 50 Episodes can be time-consuming. Other form of replay value is to get all Trophies or Achievements in the game, but it can be extremely repetitive and time consuming as well.​
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Conclusion​
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Unfortunately, this game suffers an identity crisis between an interactive game and an action game. In a better comparison, I would say this game is a shorter, interactive action game in contrast with Heavy Rain. Due to its extremely short length, this game should not be bought at full retail price, unless you really like games that have a lot of QTEs as well as many over the top and stylish cutscenes as well as cool-looking moves. This game fails in many areas, such as priority on cutscenes, short length, too many QTEs, unbalance between cutscenes and gameplay sections, low replay value, and framerate issues in cutscenes. However, this game shines in other areas, such as extremely well-made cutscenes, awesome cel-shaded graphics, stylish and abundance of over-the-top moments, easy to learn as well as fun gameplay, and very compelling storyline. This game is suited best for those who like over-the-top action, interesting storyline, nice looking graphics, and most of all, fun in playing games. In my case, I have a lot of fun playing this game, despite its major shortcoming aspects.​
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Score​
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Story: 9/10​
Gameplay: 5/10​
Graphics: 8/10​
Sound: 9/10​
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Final Score: 7.75/10 or 31/40​
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Pros and Cons​
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Pros​
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- Compelling, interesting storyline.​
- Episodic format in storyline that creates the anime feeling.​
- Easy to learn gameplay.​
- Asura is an interesting character.​
- Awesome, jaw dropping action scenes.​
- Well-made and beautiful cutscenes.​
- Beautiful cel-shaded graphics.​
- Quite a few emotional moments in the game that might touch your heart easily.​
- Good voice acting, and has both English and Japanese voiceovers.​
- Excellent musical score.​
- Provides a lot of fun.​
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Cons​
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- Extremely short length. Each episode lasts about 10 to 30 minutes when playing normally.​
- No balance between actual gameplay sections and cutscenes.​
- Too many cutscenes that hamper the gameplay sections in negative way.​
- Too many QTEs in the game.​
- Easy difficulty.​
- Inconclusive ending (viewed by completing the secret episode.)​
- Framerate issues in cutscenes, but not gamebreaking.​
- Lack of bonuses.​
- Low replay value.​

                                                             Region: EUR
                                                             Works on: Internal
F1 2010 PS3

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Storyline



The game takes place during 1940s to 1950s at Los Angeles. Cole Phelps was a hero during the war, and joined LAPD later on. He solved a lot of cases with his great investigation skills, and allows him to get promoted fast in LAPD ranks.​

The game have 21 main cases, with several arcs. You will control Cole and solve cases as he climbs upwards in LAPD ranks in various departments, like Patrol, Traffic, Homicide, etc. Also, during the period Cole works in certain department, all cases involved are linked closely, whereas there are some cases are standalone cases when playing early in the game.​

Each character have their own development that can be seen within the games great cutscenes and voice actors performance. You can see how the character reacts to something realistically, thanks to the great Motion Scan technology.​

The games storyline is nothing short but amazing. Thanks to the superb acting by the voice actors, they deliver convincing performance that makes the games storyline as realistic and believable as possible. The story is full of suspense, mystery, drama, and etc. Its not everyday you find great stories in a game.​

Gameplay​



This game is a combination of action and open-world genres. The main objectives in every cases is to find evidences and clues to solve cases. However, finding clues or evidences are not as easy it sounds.

In every crime scenes, you need to find evidences and clues to find and convict the suspect in the particular case. To find evidences, walk over to any suspicious objects around to examine it. With the default setting, you can feel a vibration whenever you are near to a clue. However, not all clues are relevant to the case, so you need to see carefully which clues are important in order to solve the case.



The game has a level up system. By gaining enough experience, you can get Intuition Points. Intuition Points allow you to do three things. One, to discover all important clues in your map. Secondly, it allows you to ask the online community on how to solve this case. Thirdly, it allows you to eliminate an answer during interrogations.



Interrogations in this game are very interesting. You have to ask some questions from witnesses and suspects in order to get evidence as to who is the real suspect is. During a question, there will be three options, which are Truth, Doubt, and Lie. These three options will help you to find the real suspect. However, two of the answers might be wrong whereas the remaining one is the correct one. To find out on whether the person is lying during a question, hiding something, or telling the truth, you have to see the persons expression and decipher whether he is telling the truth, or not.​

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If you want to know on how the person is lying or not, take a look at his expressions. If he is looking at you straight in the eye, usually that person is telling the truth. If he stammers while giving an answer, he might be lying, or hiding something from the police.​

Before accusing someone of lying, have a look at your notebook as to whether you have the evidence to back it up. Your notebook contains all information of the evidences and clues found during a case.​



To prevent the game itself from being boring, it has its own some action sequences. There are times where you have to fight bad guys in a case, chasing someone on the wheel or on foot, tailing someone, etc. They are very cleverly implemented in the game, giving unpredictable nature for each cases.​

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The games exploration takes the whole area of Los Angeles. You can drive cars around, or ask your partner to drive to a destination. However, you can also enjoy driving the car around before going to your next objective, solving minor crimes along the way.​

I have to applaud Team Bondi and Rockstar for creating a great game with awesome gameplay system. In certain chasing sequences, you are limited to one option to stop the suspect, so it creates a minor problem to players. For example, you are unable to fire a warning shot in most chasing sequences, and you have to tackle the suspect to catch him. However, this is only a minor complaint and will not detract the great experience of playing this game.​

Graphics



The game have amazing graphics, with great environments design, characters design, and so on. The Motion Scan technology allows each actors to give realistic performance for every character they play, as well as giving great facial expressions and perfect lip synching.

I hope more developers will collaborate with Team Bondi and use the Motion Scan as their motion capture device for their games, as it is a revolutionary piece of technology.

There are some glitches and bugs occurring in the game, and luckily, they are not game breaking. You should download the patch to solve this problem.

Sound



The game boasts extremely great voice acting, complemented by amazing actors, like Aaron Staton, and many other great actors. I have to applaud their quality performance for bringing the characters to life with amazing realism.​

The games music primarily focuses on jazz, with some old jazz tracks used in the radio while driving, and original pieces. I am not a fan of jazz music, but the games jazzy main theme particularly caught my attention to jazz.​

Replay Value​



For players who are looking great online multiplayer experience like Red Dead Redemption, you will not enjoy this. This game does not have any online multiplayer modes, and only single player modes. Personally, I do not think this is a problem, since the games primary focus is on the cases and storyline.​

You can solve street crimes, find hidden vehicles, locate golden film reels, and etc to get 100% completion in the game as a replay mode. Beware, it is not easy to find them.​

Or, you can try getting 5 Stars in every cases. To do this, you need to gather every important clues and evidences, get every answers for every interrogation questions correctly, solve the case as quickly as possible, and minimal damage to the public. It is not difficult, but it requires a lot of attention to details and memorisation for every cases.​

Conclusion​



I like this game very much, like Red Dead Redemption, for bringing originality to video games once more. I like how the game plays like a detective, with great interrogation sequences, gunfight, finding evidences, and etc. I hope Team Bondi and Rockstar will continue to work in the future for another great IP game. Although it has minor problems, this game will provide great experience to crime-solving lovers and other players.​

Score​

Story: 10/10​
Gameplay: 9/10​
Graphics: 10/10​
Sound: 9/10​

Final Score: 38/40 or 9.5/10.0​

Pros and Cons​

Pros​

- Awesome storyline that provides realism like crime drama series.​
- Unique and clever cases.​
- Good plot twists usage.​
- Great and memorable characters.​
- The detective gameplay elements in the game works well.​
- Good jazz music.​
- Great motion capture by actors.​
- Awesome voice acting.​
- Great action sequences.​

Cons​

- Limited control while chasing suspects.​
- Minor glitches and bugs.​
- Not much replay value.​

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                                                          Region: USA
                                                          Works on: CFW 3.55
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