Onechanbara Z2: Chaos

 PlayStation 4
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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 91 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 16 out of 91
  3. Negative: 19 out of 91
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  1. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 20, 2015
    5
    Onechanbara Z2: Chaos
    Hack and trash
    Z2 Chaos is a hack and slash game where you grind through uninspired level after uninspired level until the credits roll. The game consists of 16 chapters that all begin with a cut scene with the 4 characters you play as in the game. Every chapter is basically the same, go forward and kill everything that spawns, defeat a boss or 2 rinse and repeat.    Onechanbara Z2: Chaos
    Hack and trash
    Z2 Chaos is a hack and slash game where you grind through uninspired level after uninspired level until the credits roll.
    The game consists of 16 chapters that all begin with a cut scene with the 4 characters you play as in the game.
    Every chapter is basically the same, go forward and kill everything that spawns, defeat a boss or 2 rinse and repeat.
    This game features no proper tutorial, just a manual in the first chapter of the controls, the rest is up to you to figure out. There is however a practice mode where you can practice combos if you so choose, but honestly you can get through all difficulties just mashing buttons.
    The enemies and bosses aren’t challenging… but they are painfully grindy especially on higher difficulties.
    You’re rewarded with orbs for killing enemies that you can spend on new moves, weapons, and rings that you can equip to help make the higher difficulties a little more enjoyable and a little less grindy.
    Unfortunately though this game forces you to play through it 3 times to unlock all difficulties and a 4th time for its platinum.
    The levels honestly feel embarrassingly generic and are no fun to run through after the first time if you’re lucky enough to even find them fun then…
    I started enjoying my time with the game more on my 2nd play through after finally understanding the way things work.
    You can choose the order of the girls at the beginning of a chapter and that order determines how fast their meter fills for you to call them in, there is no limit on the amount of times or the amount of back up you can call in.
    As you can imagine the battles are most satisfying with all 4 characters hopping in to slash through enemies.
    As you kill enemies you fill other meters that can be spent on mid battle special attacks to take stronger enemies down fast or a bar that allows you to go into basically a super saiyan mode and slice through everything in your way.
    While this game is really just gore and boobs,
    I’m not going to be a white knight here and trash this game because it’s pervy or degrading,
    I love games like lollipop chainsaw that actually do this right
    I will say though that for what it’s going for, it isn’t pervy or degrading enough
    I never thought I would say that in a review, but that’s how it is…
    No envelops were pushed… there was no humor to find here if you’re over the age of 8
    Just very uncomfortable boob jokes
    I really have to throw this immaturity into the spotlight because all this game really has going for it is edginess and sex and there’s none of that here.

    For what it is
    Hack and Slash 5/10
    Overall: 5/10    … Expand
  2. slickdizzy
    Jul 21, 2015
    7
    There's some fun to be had here if you're the type who enjoys B-movies or Japanese eccentricities, but make no mistake: this is not Dark Souls 3.

    I was somewhat familiar with this series from hearing about it online, so when I saw that it was localized and released in the U.S, I was bewildered. Somehow, the "Banana Split edition" was in stock locally, so I decided to roll the dice    There's some fun to be had here if you're the type who enjoys B-movies or Japanese eccentricities, but make no mistake: this is not Dark Souls 3.

    I was somewhat familiar with this series from hearing about it online, so when I saw that it was localized and released in the U.S, I was bewildered. Somehow, the "Banana Split edition" was in stock locally, so I decided to roll the dice without reading a single review and pick it up. I like weird Japanese games, it seemed ridiculous enough to be entertaining, and the "special edition" - which included an art book and soundtrack - was technically a budget title at $50.

    And oh boy, does it scream budget title! The game is basically a Devil May Cry knockoff with straightforward controls, a terrible camera, and a totally unnecessary English dub. The menus are barebones with questionable font choices, inane music blares in the background at all times, the static "tutorials" are nearly incomprehensible, the environments are generic and the enemies are repetitive...it's IN YOUR FACE with its low budget. On the bright side, the game always runs at 60fps, a surprisingly deep (relatively speaking) skill and weapon system keeps things interesting, and it's pretty fun to play once you get the hang of a few of the combat tricks. And then, of course, you have the over-the-top T&A aggressively flaunted wherever possible, which is really the only thing (graphics aside) that separates this title from a typical PS2 action/adventure game.

    Really, this would be great to play with a few friends, drinking beers and passing the controller around, joking about how silly Japanese games are (or maybe how far game design has come in the past decade). Somehow, Onechanbara ZII Chaos manages to be charming in its mediocrity, which is a rare thing these days. It commits to its stupid premise with gusto, and emerges as a reasonably enjoyable title. Obviously, it's not for everybody, but if you're the type of person who enjoyed Lollipop Chainsaw, or just have a thing for bizarre Japanese exports, you could spend your money in worse places.

    And if there are people out there who really get off to this, god help us all.    … Expand
  3. aaronnmp96
    Feb 3, 2023
    5
    It's fun but maybe it gets too repetitive, the levels aren't that great, The level of the waifus is not very high

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 25 out of 40
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  1. 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]
  2. SpazioGames
    Oct 23, 2015
    45
    This game really has nothing to offer. Well, except for virtual curves, but that's a bit ridiculous in this day and age. It's mediocre, both technically and from a gameplay standpoint, and it's only reason to exist resides in the skimpy outfits of the female protagonists. Kind of a sad excuse for an action game.
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  3. Multiplayer.it
    Sep 30, 2015
    50
    Onechanbara Z2: Chaos is an easy, technically poor action game that that relies entirely on fan service.
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