I went in giving this game the benefit of the doubt, and ended up disappointed. The combat system is decently fun and a Ninja Gaiden spinoff that introduces a rival to Ryu Hayabusa isn't inherently a terrible idea, but the execution is incredibly flawed. The attacks have no impact which makes it hard to tell when you're landing hits at times, the enemies are overly tanky and barely flinch, and Yaiba can take about 3-5 good hits before dying. The graphic style, while not outright horrible, is much more ugly than other cel-shaded/comic inspired games, the story and writing are bland and outright juvenile at times, and the voice acting in cutscenes is overly loud and bit-crushed. Toward the end of the game, arenas become packed with the toughest kinds of enemies, and the bosses become outright unfun slogs. Thankfully, it's not too long, but an action game not being terribly long and not having much replay value isn't the best thing. Overall, the game has kind of a shovelware feel, which is a damn shame for a game in one of the most influential, long-lasting action series out there.