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    Afro Samurai

    Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Jan 27, 2009

    Based on the animated series and manga of the same name, Afro Samurai is a character action game that pits Afro (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) against a horde of enemies. Published and developed by Namco Bandai Games Inc. with the help of Surge.

    indeedcodybrown's Afro Samurai (PlayStation 3) review

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    Afro Samurai has not aged well.

    When this game came out the slow motion slicing was really cool... but since then MG Rising has taken it to the next level.

    The cel-shading art style, soundtrack, voice over, and story are the only elements that are good and you can get that out of watching the show.

    The camera, combat, and lack of enemy variety are more than enough to completely ruin the experience.

    Uggh

    And also the framerate sucks if that is something that really bothers you.

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