X-Blade's guns-and-swords approach will remind many of Devil May Cry with an anime-stylized fantasy setting and magic spells, but repetitive missions and uninteresting characters render it a relatively tame experience.

Available on: Xbox 360 , PC, PS3
Genre: Action
Release date: Feb 10, 2009
Published by: SouthPeak Interactive
Developed by: Gaijin Entertainment

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Review

Neither x-cellence nor x-crement x-ist in x-cess in this hack-and-slasher

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Gunswords! Magic! Constant near-nudity! With just a few short exclamations, you have the overarching concept of X-Blades. It’s most easily described as "Devil May Cry ultra-lite: Thong Edition," but perhaps best summarized as a wholly competent hack-and-slash action title that never really makes a lasting impact – quite a feat, considering main character Ayumi spends the entire game in her butt-flossing underwear. ...

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