Rise of the Kasai
PS2
Cutting a gory swath through a ton of enemies has never looked so great. Too bad that’s about the only thing that saves this game from being just another hack-and-slash sequel.
Rise of the Kasai takes off where its predecessor, Mark of Kri, left off. The plot boils down to reliving past moments in order to prevent Rau, the main character, from being killed. To do this you get to play as four different characters, each with their own unique weapons, in over ten different levels.
Here’s the problem: there have only been a few marginal changes from the first game. Everything works the exact same way. Even the characters, even with their varying array of weaponry, play pretty much the same. Sure Rau’s sister Tati is quick and nimble but she doesn’t put it to use very well. For the most part you’ll be button mashing and not even worrying about combos; either way is very effective.
The games graphical presentation, however, is what sets it apart from other games in the genre. The animation looks to me like a few of the Disney guys got fed up with their children oriented artistry and draw some very adult oriented material. Enemies are continually chopped in half, with arms and legs severed and just maimed in about every way possible.
Rise of the Kasai simply follows the conventions established in the first game while not doing much to make it something new, but it is pretty fun for the first couple of hours.
Grade: C
— Nick Finnegan
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