Kingdom of Paradise
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## Graphics :: 8.0
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Surprisingly, the graphics on KoP are pretty good. A big letdown is that gamespot provide crappy screenshots that make the game look like Untold Legends.. after I looked at those screenshots I almost put out the idea of even getting KoP, but I said to hell with it. Aside from the graphics, the camera could be greatly improved. Without any controls to change the camera, makes it hard to view your surrounding enemys. I thought ATLEAST it would change when your character rotates.. but no it stays in the same spot the entire game.
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## Sound :: 8.0
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The sound isnt anything new, but does fit the japanese style of the game. The sound doesnt make much impact on you while your playing the game, because most of the time your focusing on not getting hit by the opposing enemy. Also, each cutscene comes with fully voiced characters, which, I might add, fit the characters pretty well. At some times though, you find shinbu (main character) speaking a little faster then he normally should.
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## Control :: 7.5
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The control sceme is pretty well made, O to attack, Δ to use currently selected item, ם to use chi arts, x to use hiken arts.. although a major con of the control sceme is not being able to move the camera. I also keep pressing Δ when I try to open the menu up, because im used to it from all the snes RPGS, but instead I end up wasting an item
The control scheme, however, makes it easy to dispatch of your enemys using shinbus lengthy, and stylish bugei. (my favorite is byakko don - 1st 
)
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## Fun Factor :: 9.0
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This game is full of fighting, and is very enjoyable, even to those who arent fans of rpgs or fighting games. Hell.. I showed my sisters boyfriend this game (hes 19, and loves halo ), and he wouldnt give me my psp back 
One bad thing about this is how annoyingly complicated it is. Theres kenpu, and bugei. Kenpu are single moves, while a bugei scroll is a series of kenpu chained together. I like to think of the ingrediants, and the cake.. cant make the bugei without the kenpu 
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## Overall :: 8.0
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Overall, this game is a great game for anyone, except maybe younger kids and people with absolutely no patience to figure out how the fighting works. This game has a lot of kenpu, and with a freestyle scroll theres a mind blowing amount of possibilitys to choose from. I give a big thumbs up to this game, but a -2.0 for the damn camera, and also for the fact that the game doesnt explain how kenpu and bugei relate to each other well enough.
PROS:
1) Over 150 kenpu, allowing major customization in the fighting style you want to use.
2) Great story/plot (although at first it seems cliched)
3) A crapload of fighting
4) Pick up and play (you can save anywhere..)
CONS:
1) sh*t camera
2) Complex at first
3) There really is no support characters, besides those that join you for a short while, and sui lin (she doesnt even really help you..)
## Graphics :: 8.0
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Surprisingly, the graphics on KoP are pretty good. A big letdown is that gamespot provide crappy screenshots that make the game look like Untold Legends.. after I looked at those screenshots I almost put out the idea of even getting KoP, but I said to hell with it. Aside from the graphics, the camera could be greatly improved. Without any controls to change the camera, makes it hard to view your surrounding enemys. I thought ATLEAST it would change when your character rotates.. but no it stays in the same spot the entire game.
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## Sound :: 8.0
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The sound isnt anything new, but does fit the japanese style of the game. The sound doesnt make much impact on you while your playing the game, because most of the time your focusing on not getting hit by the opposing enemy. Also, each cutscene comes with fully voiced characters, which, I might add, fit the characters pretty well. At some times though, you find shinbu (main character) speaking a little faster then he normally should.
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## Control :: 7.5
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The control sceme is pretty well made, O to attack, Δ to use currently selected item, ם to use chi arts, x to use hiken arts.. although a major con of the control sceme is not being able to move the camera. I also keep pressing Δ when I try to open the menu up, because im used to it from all the snes RPGS, but instead I end up wasting an item
The control scheme, however, makes it easy to dispatch of your enemys using shinbus lengthy, and stylish bugei. (my favorite is byakko don - 1st )
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## Fun Factor :: 9.0
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This game is full of fighting, and is very enjoyable, even to those who arent fans of rpgs or fighting games. Hell.. I showed my sisters boyfriend this game (hes 19, and loves halo
), and he wouldnt give me my psp back One bad thing about this is how annoyingly complicated it is. Theres kenpu, and bugei. Kenpu are single moves, while a bugei scroll is a series of kenpu chained together. I like to think of the ingrediants, and the cake.. cant make the bugei without the kenpu
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## Overall :: 8.0
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Overall, this game is a great game for anyone, except maybe younger kids and people with absolutely no patience to figure out how the fighting works. This game has a lot of kenpu, and with a freestyle scroll theres a mind blowing amount of possibilitys to choose from. I give a big thumbs up to this game, but a -2.0 for the damn camera, and also for the fact that the game doesnt explain how kenpu and bugei relate to each other well enough.
PROS:
1) Over 150 kenpu, allowing major customization in the fighting style you want to use.
2) Great story/plot (although at first it seems cliched)
3) A crapload of fighting
4) Pick up and play (you can save anywhere..)
CONS:
1) sh*t camera
2) Complex at first
3) There really is no support characters, besides those that join you for a short while, and sui lin (she doesnt even really help you..)