Asura’s Wrath is a ridiculously over-the-top beat-em-up by Capcom that’s more enjoyable to make fun of than to actually play. Its story is nonsensical, but if treated with irony it’s palatable. The game’s writing is disastrously bad, and the universe it’s set in is entirely unbelievable. Its gameplay consists of 3 minute bursts of beating up easy enemies before being shown a cutscene riddled with quick-time events, and after each chapter is over, the story’s narrator reiterates everything that just happened and then proceeds to basically spoil the events of the next chapter. Repeat that 15x and then the credits roll. When assessed as a serious work of art, this game is a disaster. With a friend to make fun of it, however, Asura’s Wrath might just be worth its 6-hour runtime.

Reviewed on May 14, 2024


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