This is perhaps the weirdest game I have ever played. It's a fighting game for the original Xbox, and is oddly backward compatible. The Story
To be honest with you, I have no REAL idea what the hell is going on with this game. It appears that you can choose any of these Kabuki actors to fight their way across Japan, moving from theater to theater gaining glory from your victories. Or so I gather, I think, ergo, I couldn't really tell you.The Game
There are all sorts of strange characters, from the behind-the-scenes guys all dressed in black - and all the same - to guys done up in full make-up and costume. They even have a very pretty character that you realize is actually a man dressed up as a woman. This makes sense because in Kabuki, there are no actresses. It just doesn't make it any less creepy.The graphics are nothing to really laugh at, though. For an Xbox game, they are actually pretty good, though it's apparent that not all the surfaces got as much attention as they should have.
The buttons aren't spectacular. The moves are interesting enough, but there isn't enough to satisfy, and they can be kind of confusing to pull off.
There are several modes. There's a single player mode where you just fight the various characters, and a versus mode. The most interesting mode though is where you actually travel across Japan. From theater to theater you travel, competing with other characters - either played by the computer, or up to four players. Every win from a theater gains you special cards that you pick from a pile. Those cards give you perks where you gain money, more characters for your posse, or even steal characters from another player.
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