An interesting hack and slash action game! Playing as Stone, the badass katana-wielding special agent in this thrilling game had its ups and downs. The combat was fast, intense and fluid, while feeling clunky and uneven in different sections.

The narrative seemed like it was getting somewhere with the cutscenes between the games and the interesting anime cutscenes between levels intrigued me and made me interested in playing further. Sadly, you experience less of the cutscenes and more of frustrating combat sequences. The checkpoint placements are all over the place, the enemy spawns can be punishing and the damage you deal does not feel nearly enough to what you think you would deal to enemies.

I did enjoy getting a hang of the combat and sequences towards the end of the game, as understanding the mechanics and combat fully felt very rewarding. Funny enough, I did find the enemy encounters to be harder than some of the bosses, which I found very odd and an interesting, so-to-speak, design choice

This is a game that I enjoyed very much but would only recommend if you are into games like DmC or Ninja Gaiden.