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Magatama
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Based on 4 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Team Breakout
Genre(s): Action
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Release Date: November 20, 2003
Summary
(Currently available in Japan only) Magatama chronicles a war in Medieval Japan between the forces of the Yamato and the Shogun Bakafu forces. To counter an attack from Bakafu general Ashikaga, Monkan of the Yamato forces enlists the help of demon kind from an alternate world. The player takes control of Shinato, a twin-bladed knight determined to defeat the demon forces.
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What The Critics Said
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Weekly Famitsu
8 / 7 / 7 / 7 - 29 [Vol 780]
NTSC-uk
For the most part it looks and sounds great, and there are definite glimpses of brilliance, which it sadly counter-balances with too many average or frustrating elements. A definite missed opportunity. [JPN Import]
Read Full Review >Edge Magazine
Combat is simply a matter of clobbering the 'B' button, and the increasingly acrobatic combos that are automatically unleashed are little compensation for your bored brain and strained tendons. [JPN Import; Feb 2004, p.111]
Xbox Nation Magazine
Magatama lacks any sense of progress. [Sept 2004, p.88]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 4.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
JW C. gave it a 4:
Where I live (Singapore), this game has been getting lots of hype because it's a Japan imported exclusive game, tricking everyone to think that this game is great when IT IS NOT. I tried the game and found it extremely repititive and unoriginal. If you want a game like this, get Ninja Gaiden. It might be pretty hard, but its definitely worth trying.
