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Afro Samurai

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Its cute, bloody gimmicks are fun at first, but can't mask a repetitive action title and its many quality control issues.

Available on: PS3 , Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Release date: Jan 27, 2009
Published by: Namco Bandai
Developed by: Namco Bandai

Multiplayer Modes:

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1 player SOLO

5 SO-SO
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Mar 23, 2009

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We profile the friends and foes of the most stylish killer in feudal Japan

Nov 14, 2008

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News

Winners of the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards?...

Go ahead right now and call up your bookie, or call someone that will take a bet on anything because...

News from N4G Nov 20, 2009

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Namco Bandai today released their Q1 2010 earnings report. And buried amidst the boring money stuff...

News from N4G Aug 4, 2009

Afro Samurai Title Update

The update brings a set of features that will further enhance the gameplay experience: * Camera...

News from N4G Mar 26, 2009

UK Videogame Release Dates March 23rd-27th

UK videogame releases for March 23rd to 27th sees the release of the Midway/Ubisoft title, Wheelman...

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Review

Sure is purty on the surface, until it's peeled back with slices of a sword

Jan 27, 2009

For those not in know about Afro Samurai, it was originally a manga that then got adapted into a cartoon, and features an assassin literally named Afro living in a sort-of future yet feudal Japan. Possibly inspired by Highlander, the story focuses on the number one assassin (originally Afro's father), who can only be challenged by the number two assassin. ...

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Previews

Afro Samurai – hands-on

Why has it taken so long to put Samuel L. Jackson in a videogame?

Dec 19, 2008

Within seconds of picking up the pad we’d sliced a man’s head like a pineapple, heard more swearing in one minute than you’d see in an afternoon of Sunday League football and Samuel L. Jackson had turned up as jive-talking mentor, Ninja Ninja. All against the backdrop of a thumping new tune by Wu Tang Clan’s RZA. Good? Afro Samurai looks damned amazing. ... » Read Full Afro Samurai preview

Afro Samurai - first impressions

Badass hip hop warrior eviscerates ninjas, drips style doing it

Apr 16, 2008

After Afro’s father, the number one warrior in a futuristic, feudal Japan, is cut down by a ruthless gunman named Justice, you should expect vengeance to be had. And because Afro is voiced by Samuel L. Jackson, the biggest badass on stage and screen, eloquent swears will flow just as copiously as ninja blood. Based on the manga and anime of the same name, Afro Samurai tasks you with slicing through anyone unfortunate enough to stand in ... » Read Full Afro Samurai preview

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