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

Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

1 player SOLO

5 SO-SO
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Latest Stories

The most sick, morally questionable Achievements...

If you did any of these in the real-world, you'd be an asshole

Xbox 360 Feature - Sep 24, 2009

Namco Bandai's Best-Selling Games Are...

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Xbox 360 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...

Xbox 360 News from N4G - Mar 26, 2009

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Xbox 360 News from N4G - Mar 23, 2009

Cheats from CheatPlanet

Number One Difficulty

Feb 4, 2009

Achievements

Jan 29, 2009

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Afro Samurai: FAQ/Walkthrough

Mar 30, 2009

Afro Samurai FAQ/Walkthrough

Mar 25, 2009

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Features

The most sick, morally questionable Achievements...

If you did any of these in the real-world, you'd be an asshole

Sep 24, 2009

Afro Samurai: Focus kill frenzy

Seven blood-soaked videos 'Fro your viewing pleasure

Mar 23, 2009

The badasses of Afro Samurai

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

Nov 14, 2008

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News

Namco Bandai's Best-Selling Games Are...

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...

News from N4G Mar 23, 2009

Euro Video Game Releases Week Beginning 22/03/09

Here's the Euro releases for this week, highlights include The Wheelman, Pro Evolution Soccer 2009...

News from N4G Mar 21, 2009

Afro Samurai: Demo available in MarketPlace US

Demo Afro samurai available in MarketPlace US - Canada

News from N4G Feb 17, 2009

BottleRocket at work on new project after...

Leigh Alexander on Gamasutra writes: BottleRocket today officially confirmed that it will no longer...

News from N4G Feb 13, 2009

'Afro Samurai' DLC Revealed by Credit Reel - Will...

According to the game's own credits, Afro Samurai will receive at least one downloadable episode in...

News from N4G Feb 11, 2009

Afro Samurai: 30 min. Gameplay (First Level...

Video Afro Samurai: 30 min. Gameplay (First Level Completed) - X360 Version Spoiler Inside

News from N4G Feb 6, 2009

New In Games

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News from N4G Jan 26, 2009

New Game Releases for the Week of January 25, 2009

Gamerdeals.net writes: Hightlights this week include Afro Samurai (Xbox 360/PS3), MLB Front Office...

News from N4G Jan 25, 2009

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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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