Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

A reasonably amusing splatterfest. Just bash the buttons and that's pretty much it, though. [Apr 2009]

Quite fittingly, Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad is gaming's equivalent of a cheesy B-movie. Sure, the production values stink, but for anyone with a fetish for zombies and/or samurai bikini cowgirls covered in blood, it's worth a few bucks. Rest assured, though, we won't judge as we had a bit of guilty fun ourselves.

This isn't great art, but it's clear that the developers love the subject of their game and OneChanbara is worth playing for that reason.

It's hard to know which is more laughable: Onechanbara's story of sisters who absorb zombie blood through their skin or the fact that this game is so shallow. [Apr 2009, p.81]

Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers is not a classic. Even at the game’s low price of $39.99, I would be inclined to say that it’s overpriced with it's craptastic storyline, an outdated presentation, and redundant gameplay.

Let’s face it, this isn’t the deepest experience out there, and in the end, your love of women in bikinis getting covered in the blood of the undead is really going to be the deciding factor as to whether or not you’re going to check this out. The premise works as great B-movie fodder, and based on the gameplay found here, probably should have been left as such.

It’s obvious, Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad isn’t for everyone. The low production values, old school button mashing gameplay and exploitive use of half naked woman might turn the majority of gamers off Onechanbara zombie mashing, however these same facts might help the game attract a certain audience.

We have no doubt this went gangbusters in Japan, but for those with slightly more discerning tastes, blood and bikinis are simply not enough, regardless of how impressive the jiggle physics are.

A repetitive load of rot. [Apr 2009, p.80]

It is a mediocre title at best and one which revels in that fact. A sticky, filthy little pleasure that I have had quite a bit of enjoyment playing.

Horrendous camera and targeting system. [Apr 2009, p.79]

There’s nothing wrong with barely clothed gals trashing through hordes and hordes of zombies. But when one button appears to be the only one you’ll be using for killing enemies, the concept suddenly becomes a lot less appealing. Those that are looking for a good zombie slasher should stick to Dead Rising or wait for it’s sequel. Hey, that game has some hot babes too you know.

It doesn't have very many good qualities, the gameplay isn't very impressive, it isn't up to snuff on a technical level, and whatever charm it manages to muster runs out of steam in a hurry.

If you haven’t had your fill of the Dynasty Warriors franchise, I’d recommend picking up Onechanbara for the absurd storyline and characters alone.

A juvenile wishlist of swords, guns, girls and gore - really not much cop a game. [May 2009, p.42]

Onechanbara on the 360 looks terrible. I forgave a lot of the graphical problems the Wii version had since it was a game on the Wii. No next-gen game should ever look this terrible, even if it does only cost $40.

As strange as they come, with the shallow twist of centering on a group of women who bare all. You already know if this is for you or not.

A linear, uninventive and utterly boring action game from start to finish, the splatter-fest that is Onechanbara makes us wonder how a game with bikinis this skimpy could be a very bad thing. I like a good hack-and-slash action game but this Bikini Samurai Squad makes mindless fun feel really quite unentertaining.

Zombies, women and blood: a cocktail which hasn't come off as it should have in this poor action game.

The concept of scantily clad babes cutting down zombies with swords may appeal to some, but its gameplay and delivery are flawed in so many ways that only the most hardcore hack-'n-slash fans will have any fun here.

The most that can be said in support of Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad is that it's mildly amusing, at first, to slice through countless zombies in quick succession, while watching the blood fly. From there it's all downhill: the sex and blood represent a dedication to offense, not art; there's no technique required in the hardest immediately available difficulty; the game was poorly executed on a technical level.

Onechanbara knows it’s goofy and stupid. It’s just too bad it doesn’t realize that it’s a terrible game.

For me, Onechanbara represents one of the biggest disappointments I've felt in a game—it looks silly, action packed, and a little fun. Instead, it's just repetitive drivel with a bit of cheesecake.

Onechanbara is a digital disaster in nearly every way. It's ugly, sounds awful, handles poorly and has a premise that is as shallow as they come. There are simply too many other better options out there to waste time with this mess.

Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad might have been enjoyable, in a silly, disposable way, if the gameplay was halfway decent. It isn't, and not even the nicest bottom in the world can make up for that.

A girl, a cowboy hat and a pair of katanas are not a serious argument in any way. Onechanbara features three different characters involved on a nonsense background story, but the main attraction of the game is seeing the half naked girls slashing and cutting hordes of zombies. Too bad to be good, and so it is. Onechanbara packs as one of the worst Xbox 360 games, featuring production values that resemble some of the games on the mid 90´s

Just save your money and play something that is actually worth your time.

Quirky but not worth the asking price. [Apr 2009, p.90]

Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad seems to be much older than the three years passed since its first release in Japan: the gameplay is ridiculously simple and seems to be taken from games 20 years old and the plot is trite and uninteresting. Even the bikini-girls-with-blades theme fails to attract, due to disappointing and last-gen worth graphics. Keep away from this game, and your X button will thank you.

It’s clear that there was a lot more programming manpower put into jiggly girl parts and gouts of blood than in the rest of the game design.

So what reason is there to play Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad? There is none, so suppress any morbid interest you may harbor and spend your money elsewhere, because neither acrobatic temptresses nor legions of the lurching undead can make this game worth playing.

The worst graphics and gameplay you probably ever have seen on the Xbox 360. If you really like virtual chicks in bikini slaying zombies, it probably is the right game for you!

Onechanbara is a digital disaster.

Leaving you with a bad taste in your mouth and an unwashable feeling of downright sleaziness, Onechanbara can be simulated by checking into a shady motel.

Woefully inadequate. Cleavers and cleavage, sadly, aren't enough.

Don't let the subtitle fool you - not even semi-naked girls and/or zombies can save this dire action game.

This is an embarrassing and crude production with few to no redeeming traits at all. Dated graphics, poor control scheme and lacking gameplay are just some of the reasons as to why this title shouldn't end up in any self respecting gamers library. This is a poor excuse to show of scantily clad women and nothing more.