ThatVideoGameBlog:
"Playing X-Blades for the first time I felt a little awkward. It wasn't because the controls were poor or the screen at SouthPeak's booth was at a funny angle, it was because Ayumi, the lead character of the game, has nothing covering her private parts but a thong. This isn't a normal thong either, it's one of the smallest thongs ever, so the entire time you're playing you're staring at her naked anime style posterior. Now this wouldn't be such a bad thing in the privacy of your own home, but on a show room floor, with a female handler explaining that Ayumi is a kick-ass adventure who wears nothing but a thong, it makes you feel a bit perverted. Plus, how am I supposed to tag this with a whimsical word I made up? Assicle? It doesn't work!"
NoobFeed writes "The problem arises when the games themselves become demeaning or just downright cruel to those who aren't being marketed to."
Why does this stuff get approved on N4G? Hmmmmmm... Probably because there are too many horny nerds on this site that like to masturbate to this shit!
Hardcore Gamer: The third Reboot bundle is now available, and while it lacks anything involving the early'00s CG show, it does contain some games for a minimal fee. For the first 48 hours of the deal, so until Wednesday, you can get Rune Classic, X Blades, Hoard Complete Pack, Ion Assault, Knights and Merchants, and Planets Under Attack for only $2.
By relooking X-Blades' heroine, Konami has taken the risk to give a follow-up to a very average game. [...] Good ideas are there but they are not mastered, and BoT misses the mark both in terms of art direction and game world. Even though the gameplay is pretty dynamic, it's quite simplistic and the introduction of returns in time is not sophisticated enough to breathe new life to the action. That's unfortunate, because the heroine deserved better.
PROS: Costs 30 Euros, pretty dynamic, returns in time add originality
CONS: Strikes lack impact, returns in time not fleshed out enough, dodgy art direction, Ayumi just won't shut up
Sounds about accurate. But I enjoyed it for whatever it was worth. Plus I just couldn't help but be wowed by her strut when I tilted the LS slightly upwards.
