Kessen for PlayStation 2

Pros: Stripped down strategy elements make this a game for newer war strategy gamers, great graphics, beautiful music, and addictive gameplay
Cons: It's a little too short and too easy

Ever wondered what it would be like to control over 50,000 men on a field of combat? Ever have the desire to re-wage some of history’s most epic and important battles utilizing your own strategies? Ever felt that you could have done a better job at...

Pros: Graphics are decent.
Cons: Sound and Gameplay are awful.

I am a very big fan of the board game stratego. It is a war game that involves a lot of thinking, and strategy. You have to try to outsmart your opponent, by placing your pieces and moving them strategically. Hence the name stratego....

Pros: Music, Cinemas, Epic Strategy Warefare!
Cons: Short, can be confusing to learn

I think it was during the summer of last year when I had only a good 10 to 20 PS2 games I came across a few hundred dollars from some of my savings bonds. Being young and not having to pay bills are anything of the sort, within seconds of getting the ...

Pros: Graphics, Storyline, Accuracy With History, Voice Acting
Cons: The History Lesson I Had To Sleep Through

So I'm just waltzing around Best Buy the day before Memorial Day looking for deals when I come across the Playstation 2 rack. I see Dynasty Warriors 2, X-Squad, and Madden 2001, all for just $30. Then I glance over to see...

Pros: Graphics, story line.
Cons: Game play, or lack there-of.

Ambitious games always pique my interest, even though I end up spending hours at a time playing a straight out bad game once in a while. I am an aficionado of original games because they try to create new genres, or change a genre so much that ...

Pros: Looks nice, battles are fun.
Cons: WAY too easy, WAY too short.

Man, what's with all these cheesy short games all of a sudden? I'm nearly done with Gunman Chronicles in a bit over 5 hours, Elite Force took maybe 10, Cannon Spike took me less than 45 minutes, I ran through Bouncer in a little over an hour, and now...

Pros: *sigh*
Cons: *sigh*

Note: The most important parts of this review are in bold.

Yes, I was one of the lucky few to open a present on Christmas and find a PlayStation 2 inside. And no, I didn’t drop, spill on, explode, or screw it up in any way. Well,...

Pros: Great game, graphics, and overall the best sim I've ever played
Cons: Badly dubbed voices, some graphical gliches

Kessen is based on the Japanese Civil War that took place in the 1600's. The entire game is almost a history channel biography with amazing graphics and great information. To me, this game seems like a movie you can actually control the outcome of...

Pros: Graphics, story, cutscenes, detail, save feature.
Cons: Lengthy battles, tactics hard to work with effectively.

In the late 1500's and the early 1600's, Japan was thrown into a war. It was the Japanese version of the American Civil War. Instead of the old north and south story, this one goes into an east and west. Two rival factions are vieing for the throne of...

Pros: Graphics, Movies, Nice variety of Commands, Learning something from the game, Sounds, Battles are fun.
Cons: Short, Movies get tiring after a while, No Total Control over campaigns, Limited replay value.

Kessen is a remarkable game for the PS2. Its more in the strategy genre than the action since it gives you options of a commander on the battlefield. It is based during the feudal times in Japan in the 17th century. Basically the story is just about two...

Pros: Graphics, interesting Japanese history lesson, a good game and fun
Cons: It's not for everyone, and the gameplay is rather short

I bought Kessen based on the reputation of Koei for their past stragety games like their Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, which were very good, and on numerous video game magazines that gave it high recommendations.

This game was one of...

Pros: AI, Graphics, Storyline, Sound
Cons: Overused Cut Scenes

First of all, I have to say that I have never been too big of a fan of Real Time Strategy (RTS) games. The reason being because of the rather incompetent AI (Artificial Intelligence) that RTS games normally have. Normally you have to monitor all of...

Pros: Epic tale, interesting story, good combination of graphics, sound, and rumble effects.
Cons: Weak strategy, limited options, battles that can last for two hours.

Those expecting a strategy game will be disappointed. That’s the most important thing going into Kessen.

Kessen was one of the games I felt I had to get when I got my PS2. As a student of both Japanese history and culture and medieval...

Pros: Can't think of any
Cons: Boring and frustrating to play

I bought this game because I like strategy games, and I figured that this one would hit the mark. But it doesn't.

First of all, the game is based on Japanese history. Okay, fine. But how many game players do you know are that interested in...

Pros: video cut scenes, graphics
Cons: no replay value

I rented this game instead of buying it. When I got my playstation 2 it came with a year of free video game rentals and I've been making use of them instead of buying games. Actually, I should take that back. I use them and if I really like the game and...