Asura's Wrath

 PlayStation 3
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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 239 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 156 out of 239
  2. Mixed: 54 out of 239
  3. Negative: 29 out of 239
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  1. wesker2012
    May 28, 2012
    5
    Decent game, visuals amazing but gameplay meh.
  2. ronyarttam
    Mar 16, 2018
    5
    I'll be perfectly honest, I'm only a couple hours in (which I've heard is a third of the game) and though I've heard some great things about this, I can't for the life of me understand why one might consider this more a game with clumsy, floaty fight mechanics, and less an interactive anime. The story is neat so far I'll give it that but in between the MANY cutscenes, I often find myselfI'll be perfectly honest, I'm only a couple hours in (which I've heard is a third of the game) and though I've heard some great things about this, I can't for the life of me understand why one might consider this more a game with clumsy, floaty fight mechanics, and less an interactive anime. The story is neat so far I'll give it that but in between the MANY cutscenes, I often find myself scrambling to pick the controller up as yet another quick time event sneaks its way into what I thought was a purely cinematic affair, right before dropping into another 2 minutes of stale, nearly antiquated fighting. The people calling this a god of war knockoff couldn't be more wrong. God of war combined excellent challenging fighting for long periods with cutscenes that were just as solid without overstaying their welcome. Can we STOP putting quick time events in cutscenes please?! When I see a cinematic I don't expect a pointless immediate death just to make sure I'm paying attention. By all means put it into the gameplay but leave the cutscenes to do what they're there to do. If I was watching a movie, and every 2 minutes the blueray wanted me to input a number on the remote within one second or the scene would restart, I'd throw the f*#@ing thing out the window! Cool-ish story, vanilla game.… Expand
  3. HorrorCoffee
    Apr 5, 2012
    7
    Game wasn't really what I was expecting but still I did play it through few times. Its fun to play and if you like to get few easy Trophies/Achievements this is the game for you. You can complete this game about in 4-7h.
  4. Nel
    Dec 13, 2016
    7
    Great new idea, it's like a boss game kind of god of war like, It's over the top action, and it's really enjoyable if you are a fan of japanese art style.
  5. F3T1W
    Aug 20, 2021
    7
    The whole game is a bunch of quality boss fights with the best QTE, super epic and scale
  6. awar_7
    Dec 20, 2021
    7
    Muy disfrutable a poco que tengas cierto interés por el anime. El juego es divertido, lo cierto es que me sorprendió gratamente, quizás es lo que ocurre cuando juegas a algo sin tener muchas espectativas en él. Artísticamente es toda una obra maestra y, aunque la jugabilidad no sea la mejor, logra que pases unas horas de lo más divertidas a los mandos.
  7. RUST
    Mar 13, 2012
    6
    I am not an advocate of 'interactive story telling,' especially when it costs me £24.99. I had high hopes for Asura's Wrath, it struck me as an original little nugget of brilliance in a sea of the mundane. Sadly, while it does have its moments of sheer genius, there isn't enough 'game' in this videogame to warrant a high score. There is potential in there though, and II am not an advocate of 'interactive story telling,' especially when it costs me £24.99. I had high hopes for Asura's Wrath, it struck me as an original little nugget of brilliance in a sea of the mundane. Sadly, while it does have its moments of sheer genius, there isn't enough 'game' in this videogame to warrant a high score. There is potential in there though, and I wouldn't but outraged if they green lit some sort of sequel or successor.… Expand
  8. melchaios
    Nov 5, 2012
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. played the demo first, and although the gameplay didn't convince me, I totally loved the excesive action and epicness involved with the two bosses showed (Wyzen and Augus). So I took the full game hoping to see the best fights yet, but little did I know that the demos were the best fights in the game. The gameplay is forgettable, and it's certainly nothing memorable. You have 3 choices: On rails shooting sections, third person brawler and the endless quicktime events. Of these, the brawler parts are probably the most interesting, sadly they lack the finesse and responsiveness of god of war, it feels chaotic and more akin to mashing buttons than actually building combos........mash square, mash square, mash square, mash X to dodge, keep mashing square...... until you finally fill a power bar that sends everything to hell (and no, this wasn't in easy mode, it was in hard mode). But I can forgive the gameplay if at least the game had provided the awesome fights I expected, the game even comits the sin of overhyping itself. The first boss is the "planet guy" (wyzen) from the demo, and after you defeat him his 6 remaining buddies start to brag about how he was the "weakest one of them". You of course start to dream of the amazing battles to come, wich only makes them the more dissapointing. 3 of the bosses (sergei, olga, and kalrow) you don't even fight they just die out of the sudden in the most stupid ways during cutscenes, 2 are worthy of the task but end up having little screentime (deus, augus) and the other ends up being your buddy and the second playable character (sasha). At the end you end up feeling cheated, and it seems like the developers were short on cash or something as the game feels incomplete. My advise, rent it before, and only buy it if you fancy the artstyle.… Expand
  9. psylife
    Apr 11, 2016
    6
    It is true that there isn't much that can qualify as game play; It is more like an amalgamation of QTE sequences. The combat is quite shallow, and the ranking system is counter intuitive. That said, there are some truly EPIC interactive moments in this game, and that is more than I can say of most things in life. The characters are memorable, the soundtrack is fantastic, and the 1980'sIt is true that there isn't much that can qualify as game play; It is more like an amalgamation of QTE sequences. The combat is quite shallow, and the ranking system is counter intuitive. That said, there are some truly EPIC interactive moments in this game, and that is more than I can say of most things in life. The characters are memorable, the soundtrack is fantastic, and the 1980's episodic anime feel is bliss. The audio-visual presentation is mostly great even if at times the environments were clearly under-cooked. The story is quite engaging, moving and well paced. This is worth experiencing by anyone with an open-mind; This title deserves more love, check it out.… Expand
  10. AlexvaderII
    Aug 26, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me da tanta lastima darle tan bajo puntaje a este juego pero hablemos primero de su historia aunque me parece que no es muy original por lo mismo de que debemos rescatar a la hija del protagonista me parece original en el resto de aspectos, los gráficos están muy bien para su año, y las peleas son épicas, lo malo es que es una historia muy corta, unas 5 horas o 6 dependiendo de nuestra habilidad y si queremos los dos finales, que cabe mencionar ninguno es el final verdadero que te lo venden en DLC y esto es lo peor del juego. Y adicionalmente no lo recomiendo a las personas que no le gustan los juegos donde en cada momento tienes que presionar botones porque aquí tendremos mucho de eso, hasta el punto en que se siente como una película muy buena eso si pero corta e incompleta. Una lastima.… Expand
  11. Domdom21br
    Feb 25, 2022
    5
    me falaram que era um hack and slash e por isso eu fiquei decepcionado pois o jogo era cinematografico, após isso eu assistia os cutscenes e acabava perdendo o kick time event pois eu achava que não teria e deixava o controle de lado e por isso eu perdia diversas vezes. Esse jogo me deixa com saudade de eu mesmo jogar e por isso eu achava entendiante ficar vendo cutscene por que além de eume falaram que era um hack and slash e por isso eu fiquei decepcionado pois o jogo era cinematografico, após isso eu assistia os cutscenes e acabava perdendo o kick time event pois eu achava que não teria e deixava o controle de lado e por isso eu perdia diversas vezes. Esse jogo me deixa com saudade de eu mesmo jogar e por isso eu achava entendiante ficar vendo cutscene por que além de eu não saber muito inglês e não entender a história eu realmente queria jogar, porém quando eu vou jogar o jogo também me deixa entendiado por que ele é facil demais. sem o que mais a reclamar eu deixo minha nota 7… Expand
  12. Jacktheripper99
    Jul 15, 2012
    6
    It's agreat game in it's own right, but it's extremely quick time heavy, which minimizes actually game-play in the game. sadly The story is incredibly good, and how it plays out like a JP anime TV show was a great idea. The graphics are okay, but nothing to get excited about. The music is breath taking, and the overall presentation is rock solid. If only it was longer, and less quick timeIt's agreat game in it's own right, but it's extremely quick time heavy, which minimizes actually game-play in the game. sadly The story is incredibly good, and how it plays out like a JP anime TV show was a great idea. The graphics are okay, but nothing to get excited about. The music is breath taking, and the overall presentation is rock solid. If only it was longer, and less quick time heavy and CS heavy, this game would've got a higher score from me. Good rental… Expand
  13. Yukari
    May 4, 2013
    7
    This game is amazing especially for the fans of anime. An amazing soundtrack, the art design in this game is just sublime. The story is interesting and you really want to know what will happen in the end, the character are very well made and their personally and voice acting is amazing. The biggest problem my be the gameplay...the fighting scenes are very good and the quick time events areThis game is amazing especially for the fans of anime. An amazing soundtrack, the art design in this game is just sublime. The story is interesting and you really want to know what will happen in the end, the character are very well made and their personally and voice acting is amazing. The biggest problem my be the gameplay...the fighting scenes are very good and the quick time events are well made but unfortunately this game was made almost like a tv show, with those breaking scenes like is going to a commercial and that breaks a bit of the action of the game and most of the episodes are more to see then actually to play.… Expand
  14. bigboss1964
    Aug 13, 2014
    7
    Asura's Wrath
    Game-play:It's nice fun and simple you feel like and angry god like you suppose to be,when you play it is more like you play an anime and that is awesome.
    Story:The story is fun and well made but is short about 5 to 6 hours I really like the whole revenge thing but the down fall of this game is that the true ending is on DLC. Graphics:The graphics are very good it's like    Asura's Wrath
    Game-play:It's nice fun and simple you feel like and angry god like you suppose to be,when you play it is more like you play an anime and that is awesome.
    Story:The story is fun and well made but is short about 5 to 6 hours I really like the whole revenge thing but the down fall of this game is that the true ending is on DLC.
    Graphics:The graphics are very good it's like you expected all anime style.
    Notes:The boss battles are great and the characters are awesome,I totally recommend this game to anyone how is anime fun.    … Expand
  15. Bernolsven
    Jan 26, 2015
    7
    Graphics:8/10
    Plot:8/10
    Gameplay:4/10
    Cutscenes:10/10
    Characters:9/10

    Amazing cutscenes and a really nice plot but the gameplay is extremely boring when you rarely need to play.

Awards & Rankings

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#30 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2012
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#36 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2012

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 39
  3. Negative: 1 out of 39
  1. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Apr 11, 2012
    40
    [W]e put the controller down (during a 'gameplay' sequence) and watched in stunned frustration as the game continued on happily playing itself for six minutes. It's inconceivable that there are gameplay levels that cannot be failed or be changed by your actions. Even Dragon's Lair, the game that birthed the concept 29 years ago, had consequences. [April 2012, p66]
  2. Official PlayStation Magazine Benelux
    Apr 2, 2012
    80
    Those who do not care about the crazy Japanese aesthetics or the not so subtle references to popular anime, may ask them the question if the actual gameplay is any good at all. Well, it is. Sort of. [April 2012, p.66]
  3. Play UK
    Mar 28, 2012
    67
    Far too short. [Issue#216, p.76]
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