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Rising Zan
Review by Howie-chan
Rizing Zan: The Samurai Gunman is 3rd person
action game from UEP Systems. I'll break this up into sections.
Graphics: The graphics remind me a lot of Tomb Raider 1, but
worse. They aren't all that good, but it's enough to get the job
done. It looks like sloppy polygons, but I believe it's pixels.
Not to sure though. 5/10
Gameplay: The controls are very easy to
grasp. But it seems to have some sort of stiffness. Play it with
Dual Shock better. Only problem with the Dual Shock, is that it
turns itself off after every level. One added plus is what I like
to call the "mash fest", at certain points in the game,
you have to hit every button (except for start and select) to
win. Kind of like a mini-game it can get very tiring sometimes.
7/10
Story: The story is good and somewhat original. It's about a
boy named Johnny becoming the sherrif of his town when his father
dies. After hearing of trouble in the mountains he goes to
investigate. Upon searching, he comes across a ninja clan. He
tries to shoot them with his gun, but they are too quick. The
next thing he knows he sees a bright flash and starts bleeding
from his face. He falls to the bottom of the canyon. His father's
friend finds him and tends to his wounds. As it turns out, the
friend is from Zapangu (Japan) and a master of it's legendary
fighting techniques. Johnny begs him to teach him the fighting
technique. The friend agrees and takes Johnny and his own
daughter back to Zapangu to train. Many years pass and Johnny has
become a master of both sword and gun. He goes home to take back
his town under his new alias... Zan. 9/10
Sound: The sound is
pretty good. But what really makes it good is the voice acting.
It's always on cue and perfect. Of course, not many people speak
English. Not many people speak Japanese either. Instead, they
pull a Klonoa and speak gibberish which is subtitled in Japanese.
They aparrently swear too because there are lots of censor
bleeps. But it adds to the comedy. The music is also very good.
Especially when you do the "Hero" move... Zan gets his
own techno music which is very comical. 9/10
Replay Value: The
replay value on this game is ok. UEP Systems, added a mode where
you play back through each level and get scrolls while trying to
get past the level as fast as you can. 6/10
Buy/Rent: I would
consider renting this game. But as of now it's only an import.
It'll soon be coming to America though. So rent it unless you
really like it.
Reviewer's Score: 8 / 10
