Daikatana

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Summary: Not bad at ALL - but the hype kills it.
Review: Daikatana - everyone waited for years for this game. Like The Phantom Menace, there's no way that this game could live up to the hype... but it really does a good job trying. This might be the first FPS game to have an actual storyline (told through cut-scenes), the graphics aren't too bad, and the idea of having buddies that tag along and help you is GREAT. on the downside, the AI in this game is HORRIBLE. after playing Half-Life, there's no excuse for enemies that stand by casually as you slaughter their friends. there's also quite a few puzzles that force you to leave your buddies behind while you try to open a door for them - sure, you can leave through the vent, but they can't. it's also frustrating to get through a level and have to start over because Mikiko decides that she wants to take on an enemy in another room - without ammo - and kills herself. and the graphics - while not bad at all - look kinda dated. Multiplayer isn't bad, but with Quake III already out ... why bother?

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Summary: So good, it's available for a buck!
Review: Think about it, folks... if people sell it for a buck, it ain't worth all that much to them. Even the box art is lame. Whoever gave this a really awesome review might have gotten it mixed up with another game or perhaps was tripping mightily on DMT and believes he actually played Daikatana for 27 days straight, when in actuality he was having the most lucid hallucination of his life. If you want a real, honest first person shooter, go buy a gun and some ammo and head down to the firing range. If you need loads of martial arts action, go head down to the rec center and sign up for a Tae Kwon Do class. But if you only got a buck (plus shipping and handling), then maybe THIS IS THE GAME FOR YOU!
Watch me get misquoted on that last sentence...

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Summary: FUN, NOT BAD AT ALL
Review: THERES NOT A WORST BUNCH OF CRITIC IN THE ENTIR WORLD THAN DAIKATANA BASHERS. ITS A SAD FACT OF NATURE LITTLE BOYS LIKE TO CONTROL THERE BIIG TOYS!HALF WITS ALIKE LIKE TO TRAVEL IN PACKS AND BASH.. SO PLEASE DONT READ ALL THE DIRT SLUNG LIKE SO MANY POISIONOUS ARROWS.PLAY I DID MANY TIMES IVE RETURNED CAUSE IVE BOUGHT MUCH WORSE GAMESSINCE,IF YOUR NEW OR RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCED LIKE MY SELF I HOPE YOU CAN HAVE THE FUN I HAD, THIS WAS MY FIRST GAME I EVER PURCHASED AFTER MY FIRST BRAND NEW GAME SAVorY COMPUTER ARRIVED,spanky new THE WINDOWS INTERFACE AND APPLICATIONS ARE KINDA STODGY BUISSINESS BLEACK, BUT ONCE DAIKATANA WAS FIRED UP, ...IT ROCKED I ROCKED, MY MACHINE, DROOLED TECHNO MARVELISM EVERY STEP WAS OZ INDAIKATANA.

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Summary: Tluh?
Review: Ha ha ha, oh, Mr Romero, you are so big and strong, it is just such a pity that you are SO VERY STUPID. Also, you're not that big, you are SHORT and with DUMB HAIR. To hell with you, Mr Romero! I hope that your platinum-plated Ferarri does melt! There is only one place for you Mr Romero: in the corner with a DUNCES HAT on your stupid head.

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Summary: Excellent Game!
Review: I am currently replaying Daikatana and I decided to go write a second review. I still stand by my 5 star rating, despite the ignorance abundant in some of the reviews of this game. While Daikatana is no Halflife by any means, it is still one of the of the best games ever made. But I do have some critisms to add since my last review. Two major problems in Daikatana, although the patch eliminates one and greatly reduces the other. The first thing is as some have stated, the crashes. I have only noticed them in the Norway levels especially around or in the scene with the sorceror in Wynthrax Tower. There has to be a bug in the game at that point because it is a pain getting past the sorceror when the game keeps freezing right after I have beaten him. The other critism is the A.I. I think the characters and voices are excellent, even if Superfly Johnson is a cheesy name. But the problem lies in not the performance of the A.I. Now one review said the A.I was horrible which simply isn't true. The A.I is excellent compared to most games, and I didn't notice any enemies standing around, they were all coming straight at me. But the problem with the A.I though is that the game is too dependent on the sidekicks to progress, it gets to be very cumbersome to keep up with them at times and they have the tendency to dissappear and not come back at times. There is a cheat code that allows you to respawn them but it's useless since it always says they are still somewhere in the level when you use it. But in defense of Mikiko and Superfly they really kick...when they are fighting alongside you and saved me...quite a few times. Overall Daikatana is an excellent game with excellent graphics and a fresh, original, and totally engrossing storyline. I really really hope there is a sequal.

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Summary: Its well worth buying
Review: Well when i first got the demo i thought it was sort of cheesy but that was because i couldnt beat it. when i did beat it it was great so i bought the game and its a blast!!! I bet half of the people here who rated this game have not even played it they are just going be what magazines say! Even though the magazines say it isnt that good i believe everyone has a different view to games and different tastes! In otherwords you should at least try a game instead of going by what someone else said. The people that made this game put alot of hard work in it and i respect that. It was supposed to come out in 1997, so they worked on it for 4 years!!! so it is not an up to date game but it is still awsome! so buy it if you like FPS's!!!!!

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Summary: MAKING THIS GAME WAS A CRIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: THIS GAME SUCKS! THE GAMEPLAY IS HORRILBLE!!!!!!!!IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HIT IN 1990!!!!!!! THE GRAPHICS ARE HORRIBLE, IN FACT THEY SHOULDN'T EVEN CALL THESE GRAPHICS!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T BUY EVER BUY THIS GAME UNLESS YOUR DESPERATE AND YOU NEED SOMETHING TO FEED THE FIRE WITH!

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Summary: The real truth about DAIKATANA
Review: I decided to re-evaluate DAIKATANA and I found I very ambitious game with a lot of features and some crazy AI. Yes, this was a much over-hyped game when it was released and it did have a lot of bugs in it, but what PC games released nowadys don't have any bugs that require a patch?

There is plenty of action in DAIKATANA and a variety a weapons. Some nice levels, but it all could have been better.

Ok, the good things about DAIKATANA. If you can make it to the Greek levels and the Norway levels, you'll be treated to some of the most stunning level designs ever in a game. The Greek levels in particular are quite stunning, almost beautiful. Plus the weapons in these levels are definately different from your standard FPS fare. In fact the Daikatana itself becomes the most powerful weapon in the game if you get it up in levels. DAIKATANA really tried to be different. There are a number of RPG elements in the game and this was a welcome change in the FPS realm. John Romero really had a great idea in mind for this game and I'll give him credit there.

Now the bad things about DAIKATANA. The much talked about sidekick AI. Yes, even I ran into this problem right away. There is a patch available that does make a difference. I suggest to download it after you install DAIKATANA. The first episode is just frustratingly bad. There is some truly garish level designs here as well in the final episode 4 in San Francisco. Also, I set this game on normal mode and it is SO HARD! Even in Easy mode, I died almost immediatly in the beginning of the game! This a bad thing in FPS games. The first few levels should be a cakewalk to build up your confidence to continue on. But not DAIKATANA. It is tough from the get go even on easy mode! This game took 4 years to make and it was over-hyped.

Even after the fact, this game should have been better. If you are curious enough to buy DAIKATANA, get the Prima games Strategy book. You'll need it.

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Summary: Daikatana
Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES : Watson! It's dead as a dodo.

DR WATSON : Are you sure?. What must have killed it,Holmes?

HOLMES : The hype of course.....not to forget the long delay,outdated graphics, dumb A.I, frustrating gameplay and all the bugs.

WATSON : Holmes.....Who is your prime suspect ?

HOLMES : Tch Tch Watson, use your grey cells! It's John Romero of course, after professor Moriatry....he's my next 'nemesis'.

WATSON : So what do we do now (Sher)lock ?

HOLMES : Elementary, my dear Watson ?

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Summary: Daikatana-Game of the year
Review: I absolutely love this game, I am still playing through it as I write this and will be sad once I am done with the game. I don't understand all the harsh remarks I am reading in other reviews, but the this game is an excellent choice if you are looking for an all around superior FPS type game to play. The storyline is totally engrossing and compelling and the graphics old engine or not are the some of the most beautifully done I've seen to date, in some levels even breathtaking. I hope those of you who are reading these reviews won't take any of the harsh ones to heart without first playing Daikatana and seeing how awesome it is. I can't say enough about it. I loved it and gave it all 5 stars for superior gameplay, graphics and storyline. A truly incredible game... Daikatana Rocks!