Fun, fast, mindless hack-and-slash
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The simplicity of the gameplay feels pleasingly relaxing”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
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Mixed · 60%Mixed · 60%Gaijin Entertainment2009Hack and Slash · Action · RPG
−60%$12.99$5.19
US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A cheap, dated button-mashing hack-and-slash with a great rock soundtrack and a flashy heroine. Skip it if you want depth, varied levels or polished controls.
Great for
Fans of mindless old-school arcade slashers who can pick it up for a dollar or two on sale
Main risk
Repetitive arena fights and recycled levels get boring fast, and the controls feel clunky
What players love
Attractive visuals and heroine for its age
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“People don't talk enough about the beautiful locations and music.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Very cheap, worth it on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“as a cheap game to screw around with, it's great. At a price under $5, it's totally worth it”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Great rock/metal soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Awesome soundtrack, by the way.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Elemental magic and weaknesses add variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“many of the enemies have particular resistances”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive combat and enemy spam
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“there is nothing more to the game than fighting huge amounts of monsters in similar looking areas, it becomes annoyingly repetitive”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Clunky controls, camera and lock-on
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“an auto targeting system that you have no control over often leading to you being locked on to an enemy off screen”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Weak combat feedback, no dodge, button mashing
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“No clear indication you hit something, nor you get some satisfying hit sound or maybe some different animation.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Tedious bosses and damage-sponge enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“All fights are extremely long and boring, either due to bosses with extremely long health bars”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Nonexistent story and annoying heroine
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the plot is inexistent.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Recycled levels and heavy backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“all of the levels are also reused, so you visit every area twice, but the second time around with a more yellow hue”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP 2/ Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
ProcessorIntel/AMD Dual Core 1.5 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphicswith Shader 2.0 support and 128 MB RAM (Geforce FX 7+, ATI Radeon X2-series)
Storage4 GB free hard disc space
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP 2/ Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
ProcessorIntel/AMD Multicore CPU
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphicswith Shader 3.0 support and 256 MB RAM
Storage5 GB free hard disc space
OSWindows XP SP 2/ Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
ProcessorIntel/AMD Dual Core 1.5 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphicswith Shader 2.0 support and 128 MB RAM (Geforce FX 7+, ATI Radeon X2-series)
Storage4 GB free hard disc space
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