REVIEW: Kengo Master of Bushido (PS2)
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- Опубліковано 28 бер 2018
- Kengo: Master of Bushido is a samurai style fighting game that was developed by Crave entertainment and published by Ubsioft and released on the PS2 in December of 2000.
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This was one of the most underrated gems on the PS2. It felt like such a meticulously crafted labour of love. Unlike so many games that feel like "paint-by-numbers" corporate products, this one had a real soul. The fact that the game was set in the 18th century well after the heyday of the samurai gave it a sense of melancholy. These were guys training to become perfect warriors in order to fight against each other in tournaments because they no longer had wars to give their lives meaning.
Don't remember a colourfull rainbow which was always black and white. The review was right, its a mediocre game and a wasted opportunity.
Game was honestly underrated, I do appreciate it because it does captivate the essence of a Samurai. Train and Better yourself, Master your discipline your school that is. Challenge other schools prove your skill. Enter the imperial tournament and put your life behind your blade. Simply Bushido, of course more can be added to it but given what we got I personally love it along with Bushido blade 2. These games need a remake with a overhaul.
Excellent point, friend. Glad you had a great time with it.
This game is not bad, It's just not for everyone.
Is this the game where you got to train by chopping down bamboo and standing under a waterfall as a test your strength style mini game in between samurai dueling ? If so I loved this game. !!!
It sure is.
Retro Game Rater thank you good sir
The fighting mechanics, while at first seem deceptively simplistic, actually had a layer of complexity when you reach a certain skill level. It's a shame none of my friends were interested in this game, as I feel like it could have been really fun pushing the fighting mechanics to its limits, in both skill and strategy. I remember only scratching the surface of the custom combo feature before moving onto other games at the time, and thinking it still had a lot of potential.
videochemist There probably is a lot more to dive into if you give it the time, I personally felt like my patience ran out before I could do so.
Kinda hate how accurate his review is tbh. Still love this derpy thing.
It’s really all about building your ideal move set and mastering the special finisher move. Legit beating this without using dirty tricks is tough as nails and feels like a real achievement. I loved it.
That's a fair comment, I'm glad you had a good time playing this one.
Lucky for me that I fall into that exact niche you described, I guess!
this game was the shit. I used to love mixing different techniques
Came here after my brother saw me playing ghost of tsushima and said he thought it played a lot like this game he used to play when he was younger
The concept of growth in this game should be in Ghosts of Tsushima along with the mini games and features that would be cool
This was one of my all time favorites back in the day.
Me and my friends would fight eachother every day on this game. My best charachter was Gettan but everyone had good moves. You weren't a true master until you beat the board guy in the candle room. He was the 30th fighter in single player arcade mode. If you've never seen him he is the guy who slaps your shoulder with the 2x4 during meditation.
Actually the same, me and my friends would play the vs mode over and over there is incredible depth when dealing with a human opponent, we developed multiple metas. From quick strikes to counter high stances to feign wars I never really get to talk to other people who got as hard into the game as about 8 of my friends and I growing up. I'm very happy to see at least another group with similar memories, unless your name is Aaron.
Game looks awesome to me
Monster Rancher but your monster is a samurai.
This was one of my favourite games
Bro this was a gem and I remember it from when I was in my PS2 days and it was fun for the time, my nephew loves fighting games so I recommend it for him, if you're into retro fighting it's perfect if not then it's a hard pass
ah, i miss standing under a waterfall in naught but my knickers and rapidly wobbling my elbows about. never understood exactly what i was meant to be doing in that minigame.
good review! my feelings are more or less the same… there are the bones of something really interesting and unique here, but not enough material to really pull you in and make you want to keep playing (oh, and it was hard as BALLS, at least when i was in my early teens and had the patience of a dragonfly with adhd)
Kengo 2 was a lot better with huge amounts of depth. It was released in the UK as Sword of the Samurai. (Not to be confused with Way of the Samurai, which was a vert different game.)
I'll have to try it.
This game was soooo hard to find. Found one at K Mart in 2001
I was excited to try this since people called it a spiritual successor to Bushido Blade, but couldn't get into it. Felt real clunky and at first. When I played Dark Souls years later, the amount of patience needed reminded me of this game, but getting better at Kengo never felt rewarding to me, unlike Dark Souls.
Felt the same.
This game is great. The first time I unintentionally killed a dojo master with a boken and got jumped by his students and crossed real blades with them is still one of my most memorable gaming WTF moments!
Glad you enjoyed it.
There's a couple direct sequels to Kengo, yeah? Any idea of how they compare to this one? I'm looking to play one a bit on a PS2 emulator.
Not tried the other games yet, sadly.
ive played Kengo 2 on an emulator it was really good. It even had a few levels/missions with more of an overhead view while u move through the level and fight multiple enemies.
Keep coming across this to add my collection, will prob get it, but something just keeps stopping me, think you are spot on, "Wasted Opportunity" ☹️👍 4get the hipsters, some games are overlooked for a reason.
Agreed
Didn’t mention imperial match. 🤔
Yea, this was a great game! Very realistic and authentic! Loved the super moves the best! 😂
This game's reminds me Bushido Blade.
Sadly it's not as good.
Just remembered this game. You summarized it perfectly.
Shame it didn't live up to Bushido Blade as that was an excellent game, wish they brought that back to the PS4 and remade it.
It had a lot of potential to be a unique and challenging fighting game. It is a real shame it didn't work out.
@@RetroGameRater It did work out. Bushido Blade also isn't for everyone, at least Kengo is more accessible.
I loved this game throwback
Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice. I was intrigued by the game for a long time. Now I know I will pass up. Thank you sir!
Me too, always wanted to try it but when I finally got around to playing I was hugely disappointed.
Paid 50 p at cex so should be worth it lol
Hope you have a good time 👍
I forgotten all about kengo master but now i remember why i forgotten the game kengo is a game a collector will buy but not play.☺☺
I'm glad that I got the chance to play it, it's a game I missed back in the day. I'm more than happy to keep it in my collection but I doubt I'll play it again anytime soon.
Way better than Bushido Blade. And no guns. Might be boring if you're not into Samurai culture though.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, wish I had more fun with it but it just didn't grab me.
well this game existed
The second and third game was much better with dialogue but it’s only in Japanese releases
Sounds good in concept, but looks very flawed in execution.
Exactly. Which is a shame because it could've been great.
Didnt even know Bushido Blade got a spiritual successor. Shame it looks mediocre.
Yup, a real shame, I was really hoping this one was going to be great.