Cardinal Syn
Reviewed by Shinnokxz
Yes, while 989 is trying to accomplish a game in each
category, it has finished it's Blood and Gore fest, Cardinal
Syn. Almost everything in this game is done well! Except for
a few flaws in the Gameplay department, this game can glow
with the color red! So, this game didn't get that much hype,
sure 989 Studio's was in there early stages, this game still
looks and feels like a true fighting game.
The Graphics in this game are well-done if anything.
Graphics seem to always be a flaw in any fighting game, but
this game makes an exception. The FMV's in this game are as
good as you will ever see in an PSX game, nicely done, with
the blood and everything. The backgrounds in this game are
also done nicely, with the button that enables you to
'run' all over the place, the backgrounds aren't these
Round boring things, some backgrounds are set on a
gold-course like state. In the backgrounds, numerouse things
will pop up (spikes, coal carts, etc.) that will sometimes
knock you off course, or just take damage away from you.
These things seem confusing at first for one reason, when
you first start playing the game, sometimes you will not
even see these things pop out due to the positioning of the
camera. So if you have one shred of life left, and one of
these things pops out and kills you, you will not know the
hell just killed you. The character designs are also done
really well. Being the Most original character stories and
character designs, this games graphics are done at a nice
quality.
Sound and Music in this game are also tuned right. The music
seeming to take place in Medievil Ages, and the sounds of
Crashing Swords, and shields all seem to be in the right
moment. The character's voices and little taunts are OK, but
get a tad too tedious and annoying at times (I swear, If I
ever hear Hecklar laugh again, I'll just spit). The sound of
the fatlities are also nice and violent. Almost makes you
want MK5 to come out now!
The control is one of the flaws in this game. At first, it
will seem buggy to you, hard to move around, and hard to
land descent combos. But when you get the R2 button nealed
down (the button that enables you to run freely among the
stage), this game will seem like a peice of cake. Before you
look at a stratedgy guide, and see a huge combo like this:
S, D, T, S, S, S, T, O, don't be fooled, the combos and
fatality codes work easily if you just work at it for a
minute or two, there easy to memorize, and not to hard to perform.
This games Gameplay is one of it's best features. Having
some options and extra add-ons I've never seen in a fighting
game before, this game is easy to control, and easy to play
with. Like I said before, the backgrounds are set and a
'dog-leg' type angel, so if you want herbs or magic power,
you will HAVE to use the R2 button. The fatalities in this
game make this game ears in Mature rating. If you've never
seen such a violence-filled, gore infested, and graphic way
of chopping off someones limbs, then go ahead and tell me.
Although once you've see a fatality, you've seen them all
pretty much. They consist of having you character doing a
lightingening speed fast combo, and then chopping off some
limbs, or split them in half, all the characters just have
different way off doing the same fatalities. If you like
just going face-to-face with your opponent action, then this
game will make you proud. If you like having to run around
and do a mind-spliting combo, the this games for you.
The story though, could also do some tuning up on if they
ever intend of bringing out a Sequel. A woman by the name of
'syn', is here to take, steal, and have the sacred Swords
of Cardinal. Doign this, about 20 fighters are outraged of
this because they wanted there own futires with these
magical sword. So, 's yn' holds a tournament for the
fighters. Who ever comes out on top, takes one of the three
swords. To add some weirdo side-stories, some characters
also hold grudges against each other, making interesting
little spoofs here and there.
GOOD POINTS ABOUT THE GAME:
1. Great Graphics
2. Fun Gameplay
3. Blood
4. Blood
5. Blood
6. Blood
7. Blood
8. Gore
BAD THINGS ABOUT THE GAME:
1. Some-what glitchy controls
2. Buggy Camera
3. Un-original Fatalities (but still cool looking)
4. Tedious Tuants
People who are violence actaivist, and people who have
soft-stomachs are the only ones who should stay away. Still,
an awesome game from the once dead, 989 Studios.
Overall: 8 out of 10
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