Plasma Sword

by plasma sword sega dreamcast

Product Features

• complete with original sleeve and instructions

Product Details

• ASIN: B00004RBOU
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,165 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Capcom has a reputation for making great fighting games, with the Street Fighter series crowning its list. Plasma Sword, yet another fighter from Capcom and the sequel to Star Gladiator for the PlayStation, gives players 22 characters, each with his or her own plasma weapon ranging from rifles and swords to rings and oversized yo-yos.

The game is set in the future, with neo-cities, dead planets, and outer space filling the backgrounds. The characters range from cyborgs to lone swordsmen, each with a slightly altered double. Characters can use pent-up energy to perform superpowerful plasma combos that are a visual treat.

For those familiar with fighting games, Plasma Sword's controls should be a quick study, while those not familiar with fighting games can switch to easy mode, which lets you perform special moves with just one button.

Like other fighting games, this game centers on brawling, yet it isn't as violent as Mortal Kombat or Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style. One drawback of Plasma Sword is that graphics are rendered in 2-D as opposed to more cutting-edge 3-D fighters like Namco's must-own Soul Calibur. Still, for a game with slightly dated graphics, it's a solid fighting game. --Robb Guido

Pros:

• 22 characters each with his or her own plasma weapon
• Special-effect enhanced plasma combos

Cons:

• Mainly for fans of fighting games
• Not as complex as other Capcom fighters, for better and for worse

Product Description

Scientific advancements have put Earth on the brink of mental warfare. Your job: to take down mechanical terrorist Dr. Bilstein. To do that, though, you must fight your way through a legion of agile warriors using your character's unique attack moves, combos, and such dazzling weapons as plasma field, plasma strike, and plasma reflect.

Plasma Sword, sequel to Star Gladiator, is a surreal weapons-based fighter that features 22 3-D rendered fighters against colorfully illustrated backgrounds and fast 60-frame-per-second gameplay. You can choose to play in arcade, versus, group battle, and training modes, the last of which shows you each character's combo attack.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Hell of a Game, April 27, 2001

By 

Joshua Trujillo (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plasma Sword (Video Game)

Although this game may look "kiddy" it is actually fun. To be honest the only reason I bought the game was because Hayato was in it and I always play with him on Marvel vs. Capcom 2. But this game revived a sense of pure fun which had died in me since the original MK days. This game is along the Capcom game line including the usual hyper combos and specials. So if you want my advice it is truly one of the funnest fighting games to come out in a long time and you can tell the people at Capcom really used their imaginations making it (need I remind you of Saturns "Dance with me" special?). So in short, if you like fighting games, crazy and cool looking moves, and a good time, this game is for you.

2.0 out of 5 stars Hardcore Capcom fans only., October 13, 2011

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Josue Diaz "Legitly Spoken" (San Jose, California) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Plasma Sword (Video Game)

The game has a fair storyline, the gameplay is decent, but you won't be able to ignore the polished PS1 like graphics. The game is very bland and has no depth in it's menu or character designs. Capcom sure tried to push this product to the Hardcore Capcom fans only, but if you want a great game, maybe you should consider other Dreamcast titles and pay no more than $8 for this.

5.0 out of 5 stars Let's fight!, October 31, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Plasma Sword (Video Game)

Beilsten was standing in front of Prince.Prince lashed out a yo-yo smashed Balstein in the face.Prince then let out an energy ball and smashed Balstein.He hit Balstein with 10 doll bombs,and then got out of kicking range......
This is what this game is about.Special attacks and sweet blocks.Every character has his or her own clone-type they must fight before fighting Bilstein.A very fun and interesting game.Can hook you on and on,just trying to find out the moves!A tekken with a twist,I give this book 2 thumbs up.The game also allows most of the characters,at the beggining!This game is a very sweet game,and has excellent controller function.It also has humor,when Prince walks backwards,he walks,Michael Jackson style!