X-Blades (2009)
X-Blades is a third-person hack-and-slash action title featuring a scantily-clad heroine who uses her gunblades and spells to destroy everything in her path.
First released
Feb 10, 2009
Developed by
Gaijin Entertainment, ZUXXEZ Entertainment AG
Published by
SouthPeak Interactive, LLC, TopWare Interactive, 1C Company, Ubisoft Entertainment
Platforms
Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Games Store, PC, Linux
Genres
Action, Shooter, Brawler
Themes
Fantasy, Anime
Rating
ESRB: M, PEGI: 12+, CERO: D
Releases
- PC - X-Blades United States
- PC - X-Blades United Kingdom
- PS3 - X-Blades United States
- PS3 - X-Blades United Kingdom
- PS3 - X-Blades Japan
- X360 - X-Blades United States
- X360 - X-Blades United Kingdom
- X360 - X-Blades Japan
- XBGS - X-Blades United States
Community reviews
Horrible game, complete waste of time
Horrible game, chore to finish.
This game is bad, really bad. When I first started it I did not know what to expect but that became clear soon.
X-Blades looks incredible for its time and the graphics and camera run very smooth. The animations are well done and the soundtracks are wonderful. But here is where the praise ends and the horror begins.
After 4 levels I knew what was ahead of me. Fourty levels of doing the same crap over and over, and over again. Every level is either kill a boss, destroy monster generators or kill every living soul in sight. That is literally all there is to it.
I immediately got annoyed by the “whateva i do what i want” attitude of the main character and her unlimited stupidity throughout the “story”. Also, when mister handsome entered the game out of the blue later on, it felt so hollow, so unnecessary, so misplaced, it is a joke. It had no purpose whatsoever.
The weapons are a complete disaster. No matter how many upgrades you find or buy, the damage stays the same. The prices for new upgrades and spells do not make any sense. Your first attacks cost 30 souls, 400 souls and then BAM! 9000000 souls. The game is too short to collect the millions, millions of souls you need to unlock all the items and even then, it is not worth it. But the biggest joke is that the worst weapons of all in X Blades, are the X blades. They kill nothing without 6 or 7 hits, even with upgrades, the pistols on the other hand kill everything with 2 or 3 shots.
You can only kill bosses with your magic attacks and because of this, I almost only used my pistols and the magic attacks, almost completely forgot that I had two big ass swords to attack with. The boss is surrounded by cannon fodder, I mean minions on which you can leech your rage.
The rage system is terrible, you NEVER have enough rage, so I found myself buying it in the store over and over and over again. I hated it. If I could transfer my own rage into this game then I would never run out of it.
I also wanted to make a special note for the hit recovery time. When you get hit by a fireball attack from an enemy, it takes hours before you can move and run again, first you must watch a sad animation of our heroin trying to stay strong and get back on her feet. By the time this happens, you get destroyed by 20 smirking lizards.
The controls are horrendous, they are the worst I have ever experienced. The jump mechanics are stiff, broken and unresponsive and it does not help that there are 3 other moves and actions assigned with a magic jump + move combination. Any combo you want to make fails and when you don’t need them, they happen.
The hit detection is awful, especially with smaller enemies and small urns.
Like I said, it was a horrible chore to finish. And for what? For one of the worst endings I have ever seen in my life.
Garbage.
This game is bad, really bad. When I first started it I did not know what to expect but that became clear soon.
X-Blades looks incredible for its time and the graphics and camera run very smooth. The animations are well done and the soundtracks are wonderful. But here is where the praise ends and the horror begins.
After 4 levels I knew what was ahead of me. Fourty levels of doing the same crap over and over, and over again. Every level is either kill a boss, destroy monster generators or kill every living soul in sight. That is literally all there is to it.
I immediately got annoyed by the “whateva i do what i want” attitude of the main character and her unlimited stupidity throughout the “story”. Also, when mister handsome entered the game out of the blue later on, it felt so hollow, so unnecessary, so misplaced, it is a joke. It had no purpose whatsoever.
The weapons are a complete disaster. No matter how many upgrades you find or buy, the damage stays the same. The prices for new upgrades and spells do not make any sense. Your first attacks cost 30 souls, 400 souls and then BAM! 9000000 souls. The game is too short to collect the millions, millions of souls you need to unlock all the items and even then, it is not worth it. But the biggest joke is that the worst weapons of all in X Blades, are the X blades. They kill nothing without 6 or 7 hits, even with upgrades, the pistols on the other hand kill everything with 2 or 3 shots.
You can only kill bosses with your magic attacks and because of this, I almost only used my pistols and the magic attacks, almost completely forgot that I had two big ass swords to attack with. The boss is surrounded by cannon fodder, I mean minions on which you can leech your rage.
The rage system is terrible, you NEVER have enough rage, so I found myself buying it in the store over and over and over again. I hated it. If I could transfer my own rage into this game then I would never run out of it.
I also wanted to make a special note for the hit recovery time. When you get hit by a fireball attack from an enemy, it takes hours before you can move and run again, first you must watch a sad animation of our heroin trying to stay strong and get back on her feet. By the time this happens, you get destroyed by 20 smirking lizards.
The controls are horrendous, they are the worst I have ever experienced. The jump mechanics are stiff, broken and unresponsive and it does not help that there are 3 other moves and actions assigned with a magic jump + move combination. Any combo you want to make fails and when you don’t need them, they happen.
The hit detection is awful, especially with smaller enemies and small urns.
Like I said, it was a horrible chore to finish. And for what? For one of the worst endings I have ever seen in my life.
Garbage.