Customer Reviews

X-Blades

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

X-Blades is pretty much a mindless hack and slash with guns and magic thrown in for good measure. You play as Ayumi, a treasure hunter whose come across a map to a temple where the powers of two gods, The Light and The Dark, are being held. Or something like that, being the type of game this is, the story was kind of lacking.

Ayumi carries two gun-blades that she can either hack and slash at monsters, or she can shoot them. Also, as you collect souls from fallen monsters and broken objects in the environment, you'll be able to purchase magic spells to help aid you in your quest.

The gameplay is simple, yet fun. Of course it doesn't hurt that the main character is pretty hot and wearing a thong. You go from one level to the next and can't pass on to the next until you've killed all the monsters in the area. Sometimes you have to just kill everything, sometimes there are monster generators that you have to destroy, sometimes there are special elemental monsters that can only be killed with a certain spell, and then there are boss fights.

The graphics in this game are actually really good. The only thing that I found odd with the graphics is the lighting, which they seem to overuse alot. There were sometimes when Ayumi would just disappear into a bright glowing light. And there's a couple of levels that take place on a beach, and it looks like Ayumi's skin in glowing red like she's got the worst tan ever. Other than that, the character models and the environments look really good.

Sound wise...the soundtrack is actually pretty good with it's rock and techno beats. However, the voice acting was just god awful. The guns sound powerful like they should though.

The game is kinda short, maybe 5 or 6 hours long. You could probably beat it in one aftertoon if you really wanted. But I personally had so much fun playing through it the first time that a few days after I beat it I started a new game and am about to beat the game for a second time. After you beat the game, you unlock new costumes for Ayumi to wear, which is kinda nice.

All in all, it was a fun experience. Just don't go in expecting a great story with well thought out characters. If you're just looking for some mindless fun with some good eye candy to look at while you're doing it, then you probably can't go wrong with X-Blades.

I bought X Blades primarily because I like 3rd person games with attractive heroines (I'm a long time fan of the Tomb Raider series). After a few hours of game play I can say that I am not disappointed: the whole game is gorgeous (not just the main character); the PC controls are very responsive without being twitchy; the bosses are difficult enough without being impossible, and; the soundtrack adds nicely to the combat experience. Also, gameplay is surprisingly smooth on my "last generation" PC (3.2Ghz P4, Radeon x1950, 2GB DDR400 RAM, Vista Home Premium, 160GB 7200RPM SATA HDD, 1440 X 900 resolution display) at the game's default settings. Since I play games for the mindlessness and the eye candy I won't comment on the quality of the plot. Overall I feel it was money well spent.

X-Blades is your basic hack and slash type game with a scantly clad chick going against countless monsters. The game's main character Ayumi, comes off as a stuck up cheerleader that has not matured since high school. The story line is interesting, despite its linear context, and the graphics is out of this world (I am not just talking about Ayumi). Overall the game leaves one with a Tomb Raider like feel and game play. The controls are good for the keyboard and mouse users, but game pad wise can be kind of iffy at best. Overall I give the game 4 stars.



P.S. - ignore the first reviewer for this download edition of the game; that person either has an issue with his/her controller setup or something else is not configured correctly.

I'll be honest, I bought the game primarily for the main reason that most other guys bought it. However, the game itself is pretty good. The use of magic and intuitive, and doesn't impede her progress as she's battling with her swords. The only negative I have with the game is that I have to turn the graphics way down to play the game without it slowing, and I've got a Core-2-Quad. Well, I guess it's time to ge tthat new graphics card.

The game seems good enough. It's an average Devil May Cry clone, nothing special, nothing unenjoyable. However, the game doesn't control well with the mouse+keyboard, and my controller doesn't work for it (moving the right analogue stick left/right moves the camera up/down, and vice versa, which is definitely not intuitive) and can't be configured.

This game is a lot more fun than I thought it might be. It does however force you to battle enemies that respawn so much that they seem endless at times. The control system is easy to use with a mouse and keyboard even though it's obviously designed with Console users in mind.

if your looking for an in depth game this is not your game.
if your looking for a fun hack and slash then this is it.
not much of a learning curve just some fun game play.

Playing this was good fun, For the time being anyways. Now I'm going to be honest, I did buy this game because I saw a Cute girl with weapons on the cover. But hey, When I bought it, it was only like Four dollars. So it was well worth the money.

This game is like tomb raider made into a hack and slash game. Your playing as a girl named Ayumi. A Alluring treasure hunting Anime like women that is trying to unlock the mysteries of a powerful ORB and become rich in the processes. Not too much to ask for right? Sadly hacking and slashing is all your doing in this game. All your doing in every single level is nothing but pressing the "attack" button.

The Graphics of the game are nice. They didn't eat up my machine. Infact my computer sounded like it was running Microsoft Word when playing this game. (Very Silent) Of course my machine isn't much a beast computer. It only has a 9800 GTX with an Intel Dual Core.

I'm sorry I can't give much info about this game. That's mainly because I was bored playing it after the 5th level. (About 1 Hour of playing it.) So all I can say is, If your looking into buying a game for about 2-3 days of fun. This might be for those hack and slash lovers. It wasn't for me though.

The game is absolutely gorgeous, graphics are excellent and game play is fun; the kinda game to get a Friday night if you've had a busy week and want to turn your brain off for a few hours. That is the only problem that I could find with the game, it didn't last as long as I would have liked. Of course I'm one that plays the Civ series on Epic length... Other than being a bit on the short side, it was a great game to slash my way through. Even if the main character is a adolescent cheerleader with swords. *sigh*

I have to say the game is quite fun and the graphics are some of the best I ever seen! Don't be fooled by the trailer the in game graphics are far better then the video trailer(shows the game in a video but not actual game play).

Things I don't like about the game:
-The funky V shaped thong that the girl wears it's just gross and her butt crack is always showing which is a big gross.
-The main character talks like she is a stuck up high school cheerleader. She's very very girly and kind've stuck up the voice for the game character.

Things I like:
-The game play.
-The music in the game.
-The graphics.
-The tattoo on the girls stomach.