Onechanbara Z2: Chaos

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 40
  3. Negative: 10 out of 40
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  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Aug 3, 2015
    90
    A resounding success as both an example of the genre and a homage to everything that makes it fun.
  2. GameCritics
    Sep 22, 2015
    80
    It's always a great feeling to go into a game with no expectations and then come away highly impressed, and that's exactly what happened with Onechanbara Z2: Chaos. It's an irreverent, enjoyably kinetic game, and the takeway is that quartets of highly skilled warrior women murdering the absolute hell out of zombies in bloodthirsty fashion is, above all else, completely and totally rad.
  3. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2015
    75
    If you’re not against cheerfully dumb sexploitation movies that inspired Z2: Chaos, you’re gonna have loads of fun slashing the undead. [11/2015, p.48]
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  5. GameCrate
    Aug 17, 2015
    75
    This isn't the kind of game you revisit multiple times, but rather the kind of game you tell your friends about with the utmost enthusiasm on account of just how silly and pleasant the whole thing is.
  6. The Jimquisition
    Jul 29, 2015
    75
    Messy, dirty, and downright smutty, Onechanbara: Z2: Chaos is the very epitome of a guilty pleasure.

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 91 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 91
  3. Negative: 19 out of 91
  1. Philli_86
    Jul 25, 2015
    10
    Reviewers were a bunch of haters. This game was meant to be quirky and not taken to seriously. It's all about having fun playing a game withReviewers were a bunch of haters. This game was meant to be quirky and not taken to seriously. It's all about having fun playing a game with gorgeous babes, zombies, and a corny yet interesting story. Comparing this to a US made triple A title is just one of the shortfalls "professional" critics have. They will rate these half arsed indie games with high 90's but god forbid a Japanese import meant to be light hearted and fun to play get anything above a 50 or 60. These guys are a joke. Also the people giving this game low scores don't even bother to leave a comment. The game is actually around a 7 or 8 for me but I give it a 10 to offset some of the unjust hate toward this unique and fun to play game.… Full Review »
  2. RATTY
    Jul 21, 2015
    8
    Ive heard about this series before, how it was originally a part a a couple of budget games for the PlayStation 2 i think and this gameIve heard about this series before, how it was originally a part a a couple of budget games for the PlayStation 2 i think and this game onechanbara stuck out and started to become a stand alone series. From what ive heard they didn't start out too good until onechanbara nonono and then finally the best one by the fans is onechanbara z2 chaos, so lets see what we have got from japan shall we?

    Story: (NO SPOILERS AHEAD) starting in we play as the two main characters fighting other two main characters for some reason, i think the ending of the previous game had a cliffhanger ending or something of the sort. the story throughout the game isnt the best around but it does have interesting moments from time to time, the main story isn't that long but it is very replayable to unlock different items and such for the 4 characters. All in all the story is full of alot of plot alot of plot PLOOOOOOOT just look at all that plot.

    Gameplay: This is where the game truly shines. Each character has a different fighting style and special ability's, but in the heat of combat it is pure chaos fun, zombies getting hacked and slashed left and right limbs flying all over the place and the blood oh boys and girls let me tell you about the blood, you see there isnt just red blood you can set it to a couple of different colors i set it to black just to think the zombies are unholy demons. For boss battles very exciting the design are very interesting and the fighting can get mixed up but in a good way. gameplay is what you will be coming back too it was for me.

    Performance/Bugs/Graphics Now what ive seen with post from the devs is that the game is at 1080p 60 fps, which is very true for the most part, it is 60 fps about 98 percent of the time very little dips, but the 1080p im gonna have to take their word on that, the lay out of most levels are flat not that detailed and some of the objects in the games look cartoony and out of place, most of the detail went in the character models as you will see if you buy the game. For bugs not that many really seems pretty solid some clipping happens but nothing game breaking.

    Personal thoughts/Verdict: Ive enjoyed this game alot so far and plan to sink in alot more hours in it. Now this game is not the prettiest it is Not a triple A game it was made with a smaller budget, so if you are new to the series and plan to pick this up don't have huge expectations , hype is killing alot of games and its best not too hype a game too hard, For the budget that they had whatever it may be they made a truly just plain fun game, I love the game so far and its technically a ps4 exclusive so add that to the library of exclusives. My verdict is 8 out of 10 I like the game alot and i look forward to future games that xseed makes. I hope this review was helpful for you.

    PS: DO NOT tell Anita Sarkeesian about this game she wont shut up for a month if she knew about it.    … Full Review »
  3. luffyy
    Jun 5, 2016
    2
    Awful camera, repetitive and lazy level design, boring skill upgrade system, so many bugs and glitches, confusing story and stupid AI.

    This    Awful camera, repetitive and lazy level design, boring skill upgrade system, so many bugs and glitches, confusing story and stupid AI.

    This game is a cash grabbing, with lazy designed DLC, selling the same costumes & hairstyles already available in the game WITH DIFFERENT COLORS!

    What a waste of time!    … Full Review »
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