Nobody really expects much out of licensed games. Its the license alone that sells the game - certainly not the quality of the game itself. Anime-based games seem to be even worse off in this regard. You could count on one hand the amount of anime-licensed games that are actually worthwhile playthroughs. Sadly, Eureka 7 Vol. 2 fails to join these few, proud examples.
Its a shame, too, because on the surface, both this and its predecessor (Vol. 1) look pretty interesting. The two games together ...
Spunky kids and the giant robots they pilot. It's a description that could be used to describe several different anime series (or games, for that matter). Among them is the excellent Eureka 7 TV series, currently airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and being released on DVD by Bandai Entertainment. With an international megahit anime usually comes a videogame tie-in, and that's precisely what we've got here in Eureka 7 Vol. 2, the second game based on the series for the ...
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