Kengo

Kengo (剣豪) is a series of video games developed by Genki. Kengo is considered a spiritual successor to the Bushido Blade game series for the PlayStation.

See also: Kengo (given name)
Kengo
Kengo: Legend of the 9 cover art
Genre(s)Fighting
Developer(s)Light Weight
Genki
Publisher(s)Crave Entertainment
Majesco Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox 360

Games

Kengo: Master of Bushido
Main article: Kengo: Master of Bushido

Kengo 2: Legacy of the Blade

The second game in the Kengo series was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on June 27, 2002. It was released in Europe on February 14, 2003 under the title Sword of the Samurai. It features a character creation feature and over 100 detailed swords to choose from. It was not released in North America.

In Japan, Famitsu gave the sequel 30 out of 40.[1] The game received a 64% overall review score from Futuregamez.[2]

Kengo 3

The third game in the Kengo series was released for the PlayStation 2 on September 22, 2004. Featuring much improved graphics and a simplified fighting system from Kengo 2. It was released only in Japan.

Kengo: Legend of the 9

Released for the Xbox 360 on September 7, 2006, Kengo: Legend of the 9 (Kengo: Zero in Japan and Europe) was developed by Genki and published by Majesco Entertainment.[3] It is the fourth and latest game in the series.

In the game there are a total of 10 playable characters:

Reception
Kengo: Legend of the 9
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic38/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Game Informer2/10[5]
GameSpot3/10[6]
GameSpy[7]
GamesRadar+[8]
GameTrailers4.8/10[9]
GameZone3.5/10[10]
IGN3.5/10[11]
OXM (US)3.5/10[12]

Kengo: Legend of the 9 was panned by critics. The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[4]

References
  1. "プレイステーション2 - 剣豪2". Famitsu. 915: 92. June 30, 2006.
  2. "Sword of the Samurai Review". Futuregamez. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  3. "Kengo: Legend of the 9 (Xbox 360)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  4. "Kengo: Legend of the 9 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  5. Juba, Joe (December 2007). "Kengo: Legend of the 9". Game Informer (176). Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  6. Todd, Brett (September 25, 2007). "Kengo: Legend of the 9 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  7. Steinberg, Steve (October 1, 2007). "GameSpy: Kengo: Legend of the 9". GameSpy. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  8. Mardsen, Ken (September 28, 2007). "Kengo: Legend of the 9 review". GamesRadar. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  9. "Kengo: Legend of the 9 Review". GameTrailers. October 23, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  10. Romano, Natalie (September 30, 2007). "Kengo: Legend of the 9 - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 24, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  11. Craddock, David (September 13, 2007). "Kengo: Legend of the 9 Review". IGN. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  12. "Kengo: Legend of the 9". Official Xbox Magazine: 76. December 2007.
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