So I recently picked this little gem up on the XBL Arcade.  It'll only set you back $10, pretty cheapo considering the quality of the game you'll pick up.

At the moment there's 8 characters to play as - four "balanced" characters with good offense and defense, but slow movement (Spartan, Centurion, Samurai, and Knight), two "guerilla" characters with very good offense and movement speed but low defense (Ninja, Apache), and two "berserker" characters with very good offense and mediocre movement speed but mixed defenses (Viking, Pirate).

There's only five stages to play in, but each stage has semi-interactive elements (obstacles, things you can break, etc).

The gameplay itself is simple.  You enter each fight with essentially four weapons (short-range, medium-range, long-range, and "special" which is used in your unblockable attack), as well as whatever armor your character has available.  The combat system is fully 3-D and is relatively simple - you have a health bar but it's mostly a formality, as you'll only really be able to take 6-7 shots at most, with some fights ending in one blow.  You have three basic melee attacks (high, middle, low) and each has varying effects.  High attacks can decapitate an opponent (outright kill), middle attacks can damage or sever arms (disabling shields, medium-range weapons, and ranged weapons), and low attacks can damage or sever arms (slows down movement considerably).

Severed limbs do damage-over-time due to bleeding, as do two specific ranged weapons that are poisoned.

In short, if you liked the Bushido Blade game series, this game is a very, very natural step in the same direction.  Plays fast, it's fun if not occasionally frustrating, and online game is decently stable if a bit laggy.  Overall, it's definitely worth $10.

That said -

Who wants to play!

So I'm pretty sure I'm not going to return come cataclysm.  The changes announced so far haven't really seemed that exciting to me, and I probably don't need WoW eating away at me this upcoming semester.  I was wondering if there was anyone interested in taking over my account?  Level 80 rogue, DK, and shaman for those of you who don't remember.  I put way too much time into it for it to just sit and go to waste.  It's linked to my battle.net account, so I don't exactly know how to transfer it to someone.  I might also sell it, but I'm also not quite sure how to do that.  Anyway, hope everyone is doing well.

-Pulga

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Really Work.

So today I decided that despite having time to play, I'm not really enjoying the game as much as I used to.  So, I canceled my subscription.  Once July 3rd hits, I'll be done with WoW until at least Cataclysm comes out, possibly for good.  It's been a great couple of years.  I'll still check the site now and then if anyone wants to contact me.  My Xbox Live is th3truthiness if anyone wants to come on and play some UFC or CoD or whatnot.  Cheers folks.