Gungrave

I love the game but its goin straight to ebay!


A great rental but very short   July 6, 2003
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Gungrave comes to us from the great animators of the Trigun anime series. Unfortunately, while the cut scenes are great, you only get 6 levels and a few hours of gameplay.

I love the Trigun series, so I had high hopes for this arcade button-masher that used the Trigun animator, Yasuhiro Naito, to design the characters and draw the cut scenes. And yes, you definitely can get the Trigun feel in this game.

You are a zombie in black and red, carrying around your coffin. Just like Wolfwood, your coffin is a weapon that you can launch rockets out of and swing around like a battle axe. You shuffle through each level, firing unlimited rounds with repeated button hammering and occasionally launching a special missile.

The game claims to have a "fully destructable environment", which had me expecting a Red Faction level of coolness. Unfortunately, they really only meant you could blow up boxes and furniture, which has been a staple of gaming since the days of Doom.

There's a nice "Go Here!" set of arrows always leading you forward, but it's only a few hours until you get to the end of Level 6 and the game is over. You could replay the levels over and over to try for a top score in each one, but there just isn't much fun challenge in it.

Recommended as a rental for anime fans, but only die hard Trigun enthusiasts will want to buy this one.


Shoot em up gangsta   May 16, 2003
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Where to start... hmm.. This game is very two sided. the Cell shading, anime FMV's, and overall concept of the game is quite spectacular. It's a shame the game takes about 2 hours to beat, and there is very little variation between the six stages.. Yes i said six stages.. You would think that a...game [at this price] would have more then six...stages!! oh well. The idea behind Gungrave is you are this undead gangsta named Grave who is seeking revenge on some bad guys for some unknown reason. the story unfolds as the game goes on, yet lacks any serious clarity. Every level is very much alike. Grave runs throughout the levels blasting up baddies with his guns and uses a coffin to help slash up enemies and fire some devastator shots and what not. The boss sequences are the only part of this game that shows variation, but there are only 4 or 5 bosses throughout the game. Gungrave is incredibly easy to beat, until the last two bosses which become extremely difficult. Bottom line.. I recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of anime, because the anime sequences are rather breath-taking, which is something the gameplay definatly lacks. I wouldn't recommend purchasing it, which is the mistake i made. Instead try renting it first to see if it floats your boat. I gave it 3 stars because it has some really cool aspects and some really trite aspects, in fact this game gets extremely hackneyed within the first 5 minutes. :(


Great game, not worth 50 dollars though.   March 31, 2003
This game is one of the coolest games I'd ever seen on the PS2. It has stylish Cel-Shaded graphics, a cool main character, and brutal, insane, out of control action. This is a game no one should miss as it is incredibly original, even if it is just shooting. The one major con about this game is it is on 30 minutes long. After that it's over. The end. However you do unlock new features. The game's prob worth playing more than once because it is entertaining. So rent it. If you love it and somehow get addicted to it, buy it. Avoid the M rating and the back of the box because the game is easily worthy of bearing the T rating and has nothing more objectionable than your average arcade shooter. It also has a blood off feature on the options menu which is originaly turned off when you first pop in the game. Enough said, check this one out.


good but kinda short   March 29, 2003
this game is pretty fun with insane action and cool graphix but it's to dam short and also too easy. it's no big deal to beat it on kick ...(hardest difficulty). when ever you die then you just start a couple of footsteps before where you died and now you are armed with another demolition shot and full health and armor. they should have at least made some kind of lives limit of something. but this game is still good.