HIGH This game is cute, concentrated nostalgia.
LOW Unlocking characters is a bit too random.
WTF I legitimately found myself trying to use Yuri’s moves while playing as Sakura.
HIGH Entertaining for the first ten minutes.
LOW Severely diminishing returns after the first ten minutes.
WTF Laying puddles of urine as traps, only to slip on them.
HIGH It’s another reason to dive back into MK11!
LOW Spawn. (Sorry, I’m just not a fan.)
WTF Rambo?
HIGH A delightful homage to kung-fu films.
LOW It can get a bit repetitive at times.
WTF The music of the Wu-Tang Clan goes quite well with this game.
HIGH It has a great sense of style.
LOW The framerate tanks this badly on a Vita port?
WTF ‘Chicken Constable Honetsuki Juju’.
HIGH Kenshiro!
LOW Bland fighting, bland visuals, bland storytelling.
WTF The Linkin Park and Naruto mashup videos on YouTube back in 2007 are more interesting than this.
HIGH Fighting is satisfying, as are choices in career mode.
LOW I swear I hit the right buttons!
WTF I’ve injured my training partner way too many times.
Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.
The subject of this installment: Fight Crab, developed by Calappa Games and published by Playism.
HIGH Ladiva’s ultimate attack.
LOW The RPG mode is a missed opportunity.
WTF That’s a tiny roster given the paid DLC characters at launch…
HIGH It’s the best representation of “playing the anime” in memory.
LOW It’s got the loosest fighting in the world.
WTF Why is focus on a hero in the Villian story?
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