Namco Bandai’s remake of the classic, ultra-violent Splatterhouse has had its release date pushed back into early 2010, according a statement:

“Namco Bandai Games America Inc. is hard at work on Splatterhouse. Development is in full swing and we are committed to bringing it to the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2010.

“This will give us time to polish and incorporate all the content to deliver a top notch game worthy of this classic video game franchise.”

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After the release of the cult-classic manga publication, as well as the subsequent anime mini-series, Afro Samurai has made the transition to the world of interactive entertainment in the form of a fully-fledged, Namco-produced videogame, bringing with it the stylised look, voice talent (such as Samuel L. Jackson and Kelly Hu) and original music (from Wu-Tang Clan member, RZA) that gave the anime mini-series such a cult following. What could go wrong, right?

Well, for a licensed game, Afro Samurai certainly is a high quality third-person action adventure slash ‘em up, with a graphical style that is definitely appealing, a fusion of western, hip hop and oriental inspired background music, great voice acting and highly satisfying combat, all coming together to create a game that capitalises on the source material.

For a game trying to compete in a world of triple-A titles, however, Afro Samurai soon degenerates into a stop-start action affair, as the presentation begins to fall away, the combat shows itself up to be shallow and linear, and the story skips from plot point to plot point without regard for those of us that have never seen the source material.

Continue reading El33tonline’s Xbox 360 review of Afro Samurai.

Follow Afro, the Samurai, as he tracks down his father’s murderer to become the No.1 samurai and attains the No.1 Headband to prove it.

Afro Samurai, based on a manga series, became an anime TV series under co-production by Samuel L. Jackson. For the game, Jackson’s voice will once again be lent to Afro, as well as Ninja Ninja, another character in the series. The game will follow the story of the TV series, while adding new content for fans.

Afro Samurai could be called a music-rhythm action game for its unique style of combat. Enemies are affected by the beat of the music, as Afro slices them up and is able to interact with ‘everything and anything in the environment.’

The game will release on Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year. While the screenshots look great, they’re relying on bit too much on that bloom filter…

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