- Publisher: Namco Bandai Games America , Namco Bandai Games
- Release Date: Jan 27, 2009
- Also On: PlayStation 3

- Summary:
- Developer: Namco Bandai Games America, Namco Bandai Games
- Genre(s): Action, Beat-'Em-Up, Beat-'Em-Up, 2D
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 70
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Mixed: 48 out of 70
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Negative: 5 out of 70
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If you enjoy wicked style and simple, yet satisfying combat, mature content that’s more than a script full of unnecessary F-bombs, and more gore than you’ll see in all five Saw films combined, then Afro deserves a spot in your game library.
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Afro Samurai is a fun action game that brings the anime to life with an interesting plot development overly the dizzying basics of the hack n’ slash formula.
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Afro Samurai provides an entertaining and bloody orgy of death while it lasts, but camera issues, inconsistent checkpoints, and lackluster boss fights keep it from greatness.
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Afro Samurai might’ve been a rare instance where form could win out over function. But overused (if gorgeous) set pieces, deep (if piecemealed) storylines, and epically multi-stage (if angering) boss fights taint the beautiful blaxploitation brilliance. But the wholesale dismissal of Afro’s unique vision and execution would, nevertheless, be a regrettable mistake.
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Afro Samurai stays close to the anime. It has some big flaws, but despite that, the game is still standing. The soundtrack is superb and the slow motion action will keep you entertained.
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A simple hack n' slash-action title based upon a cool anime comic - a concept that could have led to an equally cool game. Unfortunately the experience is marred after only an hour or so into the game when numerous bugs and other issues related to an overall lack of polish starts to surface. There are some great moments in here though and it's a great shame that the developers didn't use their funds to do some final polish to the game instead of paying Samuel L Jackson to lend his voice to the game.
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There are reasons why some of the gameplay features here have thankfully become extinct. Being linked so closely to the story of the anime may have been a hindrance, but we feel with a better developer this could’ve been something much, much better.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 13
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Mixed: 5 out of 13
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Negative: 5 out of 13
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Mar 17, 2011
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ROBBMACROBBMACJan 27, 2009
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May 26, 2011
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JasonDeatherageFeb 9, 2009
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toltec123Apr 10, 2009
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