Yet another licensed animuuu game.
I had rather fond memories of this game, for whatever reason, as I never ever watched a single episode of the anime series(although I did read one volume of the manga), so I just knew that I had to take this game for a spin, and.... I think I rather I didn't.
Featuring 12 characters from the show, a Feudal Fairy Tale is a by the numbers licensed fighting game. There's a Story mode of sorts, for each character, VS and a few minigames in case you wanted to waste some time. For what it's worth, each character gets their own opening text, and they interact with characters from the show on their story mode. There
really isn't a whole lot more to say about it!
Gameplay is very by the numbers, there's a Weak and a Strong attack that can be chained together in very simple combos, while the circle button, in
conjunction with the directional pad, is used for about three different special attacks per character, there's also a
super move, linked to an energy gauge, for each. And that's about it, there's no hidden depth to the game, and while there are no 'clones' to speak of(Even though Inuyasha gets two forms!), the gameplay is so
shallow that characters don't feel very different from one another.
For what it's worth, the in-game sprites look really good, the characters are rather simple, although I feel that the source material's at fault there, but animations are fairly expressive and smooth. The screenshots don't do the game much justice, it has to be seen in
motion! That said, the rest of the presentation is rather mediocre, music is forgettable, and there's nothing special about the anime stills used to tell the story.
Inuyasha - A Feudal Fairy Tale isn't a bad game by any means, it simply is incredibly
unremarkable, forgettable even. Even fans of the show would be far pressed to be convinced into giving this one a try.
4.5 out of 10
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