Onechanbara Bikini Squad (360) - $37 + FS

[Ice2Dragon]

Lowered by a few bucks, and no tax for some.

Onechanbara Bikini Squad (360) (http://www.amazon.com/Onechanbara-Bikini-Samurai-Squad-Xbox-360/dp/B001EOQV9U/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1234388293&sr=8-1)

For all those (Like myself) who either couldn't find it in stores today or those too ashamed (Like myself) to buy it in stores today.

Saves you a few bucks.

[joshnorm]

Goodness i really want to play this (Sad I know) because I love Hack N Slash type of games.

I was in BB today and they had Zippy. Well they didn't even get FEAR 2 so I don't know whats going on with them today.

I might have to pick this up.

[h3llbring3r]

The hottest girl on zombie action! Go DEEP inside the action!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBKDf3IPKFI

And this on is just bad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gOX-K2g3E4

[GF_Eric]

I wasn't ashamed to buy it today. :) Zombies + boobs = Win.

[sunghost]

wow.. this got a 1/5 from gamepro, don't they usually overrate games if anything? i suppose i'll consider buying it whenever it drops to $10 or less.

[ninja dog]

wow.. this got a 1/5 from gamepro, don't they usually overrate games if anything? i suppose i'll consider buying it whenever it drops to $10 or less.

anyone who has had 5 minutes with the game will rate it about that.

[Spoon_si]

I wasn't ashamed to buy it today. :) Zombies + boobs = Win.

same thing w/ Bullet Witch.. and I got burn... still was a decent game imo..


Onechanbara still has 2 things ahead of bullet witch tho...

Less clothes & lower MSRP...

$35 shipped & i'll jump, come on amazon..

[Zaggart]

Mine should be here by Monday. I expect nothing but co-op zombie killing with boobs. :)

[JMClarkent]

I dare say that video has me interested.

[silent h3ro]

Hottest girl on zombie action!? In for 5!

[erectiontown]

why do i want this game so badly?

[h3llbring3r]

why do i want this game so badly?

Because your name is erectiontown, duh.

[Young Deezy]

I'm really interested in this game...i just wish it was somewhere near $25....

[Masterkyo]

I'll get it whenever it drop down $20 or less :) CAG's never pay retailer price, lol

[joshnorm]

anyone who has had 5 minutes with the game will rate it about that.

Have you played it? Or are you just going off an assumtion (better word then guess) that the game is going to be awful with out playing?

Now I am not saying its going to be great but with one review being Gamepro and nothing else rating it I think I will wait till I see some other reviews come in

[silent h3ro]

Have you played it? Or are you just going off an assumtion (better word then guess) that the game is going to be awful with out playing?

Now I am not saying its going to be great but with one review being Gamepro and nothing else rating it I think I will wait till I see some other reviews come in Do you really even need to play the game to see that this is going to be a huge piece of shit?

[joshnorm]

Do you really even need to play the game to see that this is going to be a huge piece of shit?

How about this. Think about when you first heard/read anything about Grindhouse. Sounded pretty different right. Some might even say its a piece of shit with: Grainy flim, 2 movies in one, reels missing, parts of scenes are gone, flim burns, etc. But once you saw it in the theater is was one of the best times I had at the movies.

So I sure do need something else. I would like to keep some hope that it might be decent.

fuck, I enjoyed Afro Samurai and I enjoy the Hack N Slash stupidity that a lot of games have. This one might be that way also.

Odds are that it will be garbage but I would like to hear someone that played it first/read a few reviews.

[h3llbring3r]

Calm down josh, everyone knows hack & slash gets no respect unless it's a SOE, SCE exclusive.

[Busyman]

This game is wayyyy overpriced.

[Ex~]

I'd buy that for a dollar.

[dg7md]

Going to be below 10 dollars in a few months because nobody will buy it.

[Scorch]

I doubt this will be around for a few months.. this seems like one that will fade into obscurity.

[Stingermck]

I wish this was on PS3. I watched the movie over the weekend, and it was bad ass.

[bojay1997]

I doubt this will be around for a few months.. this seems like one that will fade into obscurity.

Of course it will be around. It is being stocked by all the major on-line and brick and mortar retailers. The chances of anything being hard to find in this generation is pretty minimal, especially with the formerly limited releases from companies like Atlus being overpressed and available at a discount long after release.

[gindias]

I wish this was on PS3. I watched the movie over the weekend, and it was bad ass.

Yeah the movie was fun. I will probably pick this up just because I like killing zombies.

[Busyman]

I'd buy that for a dollar.
Great Robocop reference FTW!

[Full Metal XL]

I get the feeling this is going to go the way of Bullet Witch. I liked that game, but not enough to buy it full price...when it hit a great reduced price, I was all over it. It'll be the same with this. :twisted:

[Grico]

wow.. this got a 1/5 from gamepro, don't they usually overrate games if anything? i suppose i'll consider buying it whenever it drops to $10 or less.

Exactly, when it hits the discount bin then I'll be tempted to pick it up.

[Loonknight]

When it hits $20 I'll pick it up, I just have too many other titles I'm playing right now.

[mortalfloater]

I'd buy that for a dollar.

Yay! ME! :bouncy:

[emeraldgsl]

How about this. Think about when you first heard/read anything about Grindhouse. Sounded pretty different right. Some might even say its a piece of shit with: Grainy flim, 2 movies in one, reels missing, parts of scenes are gone, flim burns, etc. But once you saw it in the theater is was one of the best times I had at the movies.

So I sure do need something else. I would like to keep some hope that it might be decent.

fuck, I enjoyed Afro Samurai and I enjoy the Hack N Slash stupidity that a lot of games have. This one might be that way also.

Odds are that it will be garbage but I would like to hear someone that played it first/read a few reviews.

Game looks like crap. Wait for the eventual $10 price point.:bouncy:

[UjnHunter]

unless this version is 100x better than the Wii version... this game sucks.

[carldisc]

Of course it will be around. It is being stocked by all the major on-line and brick and mortar retailers. The chances of anything being hard to find in this generation is pretty minimal, especially with the formerly limited releases from companies like Atlus being overpressed and available at a discount long after release.

I disagree. The game is nowhere to be found in my city and is backordered on some of the online sites I've looked at. Hard to find a game at a B & M store clearanced for $10 if they never had it in the first place. Going to order this today I believe.

[NoobHammer]

Will snag for around $10 someday. Not enough time to warrant an iffy $37 dollar purchase plus shipping. I don't even spend that much on a game like Fallout 3. Surely zombie slayer babes will not tempt me...

[RowdyReiko007]

Mine should arrive tomorrow. They never brought any of the earlier games on the PS2 over here so wanted to support it so they keep'em coming.

[silent h3ro]

...so wanted to support it so they keep'em coming.:facepalm:

[bojay1997]

I disagree. The game is nowhere to be found in my city and is backordered on some of the online sites I've looked at. Hard to find a game at a B & M store clearanced for $10 if they never had it in the first place. Going to order this today I believe.

That's because the distributor shipped it out a day later than anticipated. Check Best Buy and you will see that every one of their b&m stores got roughly 7-10 copies of each version. I just got back from a lunch time trip to the local one here in Los Angeles and they had plenty of them. I'm not sure which on-line places you checked, but I guarantee the backorder indication will be gone within a day or two when they check-in their orders from the distributor. Between Best Buy and Gamestop, as well as all the on-line stores, this is not going to be hard to find when it comes time to clearance. General rule, if Best Buy stocks it brick and mortar, there is no chance of it becoming rare in this generation.

[doodle777_98]

i liked bullet witch. so i'm sure i'll like this game.

[sunghost]

i liked bullet witch. so i'm sure i'll like this game.

is that like saying "i liked bullet witch cuz it had big boobs, so i'm sure i'm like this game, cuz it has bigger boobs!!"?

[SimaYi]

I imported Vortex about a year ago (same game thats been out in Japan for three years now) and its not worth it.

I actually picked up the Wii version (Bikini Zombie Slayers) yesterday and its much better than Bikini Samuari Squad. It is also $10 cheaper so I suggest anyone interestd buy that one instead (the graphics aren't that much worse than the Xbox 360 version also).

[Scorch]

That's because the distributor shipped it out a day later than anticipated. Check Best Buy and you will see that every one of their b&m stores got roughly 7-10 copies of each version. I just got back from a lunch time trip to the local one here in Los Angeles and they had plenty of them. I'm not sure which on-line places you checked, but I guarantee the backorder indication will be gone within a day or two when they check-in their orders from the distributor. Between Best Buy and Gamestop, as well as all the on-line stores, this is not going to be hard to find when it comes time to clearance. General rule, if Best Buy stocks it brick and mortar, there is no chance of it becoming rare in this generation.

The distributor didn't ship it out a day later than anticipated. It arrived right on time. Just because it's currently stocked everywhere doesn't mean it'll be common forever. It's release week, of course it'll be everywhere. That doesn't mean that Best Buy will order more once they sell out of those "7-10" copies.

I don't think D3 has the means to mass produce this title. I think used copies will be around, they almost always are, but I don't think new copies will be around long enough to be clearanced out.

[PoisenXcstasy]

I love hack and slashes as well! Buying it this weekend!

[bojay1997]

The distributor didn't ship it out a day later than anticipated. It arrived right on time. Just because it's currently stocked everywhere doesn't mean it'll be common forever. It's release week, of course it'll be everywhere. That doesn't mean that Best Buy will order more once they sell out of those "7-10" copies.

I don't think D3 has the means to mass produce this title. I think used copies will be around, they almost always are, but I don't think new copies will be around long enough to be clearanced out.

Really, where do you work? I spoke to the distributor I typically buy from and he told me it took an extra day to arrive because it shipped late. If it's available at both Best Buy and Gamestop, that means the title had a minimum run of 20,000 units and given the limited demand based both on its niche nature and poor quality, I 100% guarantee it will be available for $20 within a few months. D3 is not as small as you might think. They have great vendor relationships and are in the process of being bought out by Bandai Namco. Some of their games in the US include Flushed Away, Dark Sector, Ben 10 for the Wii, Naruto for the DS and Coraline. Whether you like it or not, they are not some small-time publisher and not a single one of their games has ever become hard to find. There just aren't 20,000 collectors of Xbox 360 games out there and a regular gamer is not going to pay $40 for a really poorly made game. Being a CAG means understanding distribution and not pulling the trigger too quick on titles that will drop quickly.

[silent h3ro]

Really, where do you work? I spoke to the distributor I typically buy from and he told me it took an extra day to arrive because it shipped late. If it's available at both Best Buy and Gamestop, that means the title had a minimum run of 20,000 units and given the limited demand based both on its niche nature and poor quality, I 100% guarantee it will be available for $20 within a few months. D3 is not as small as you might think. They have great vendor relationships and are in the process of being bought out by Bandai Namco. Some of their games in the US include Flushed Away, Dark Sector, Ben 10 for the Wii, Naruto for the DS and Coraline. Whether you like it or not, they are not some small-time publisher and not a single one of their games has ever become hard to find. There just aren't 20,000 collectors of Xbox 360 games out there and a regular gamer is not going to pay $40 for a really poorly made game. Being a CAG means understanding distribution and not pulling the trigger too quick on titles that will drop quickly.Well said.:applause:

[Ice2Dragon]

Well, after a few hours, I REALLY enjoy this game. Its a hell of a lot of fun.. its funny all the people bashing it never played it :(

[joshnorm]

Well, after a few hours, I REALLY enjoy this game. Its a hell of a lot of fun.. its funny all the people bashing it never played it :(

Is it the fun mindless hack N slash that I am hoping for? I really want to check it out but still waiting...

[Ice2Dragon]

Is it the fun mindless hack N slash that I am hoping for? I really want to check it out but still waiting...

Yeah, it has a few RPG elements in it like upgrading your character and such. The quests for the most part are pretty challenging as well.

Its a ton of fun, im glad I paid 37 for it. I dont regret it.

[doodle777_98]

is that like saying "i liked bullet witch cuz it had big boobs, so i'm sure i'm like this game, cuz it has bigger boobs!!"?

What big boobs? Have you played bullet witch? I meant it was a game that most people said was horrible. Maybe if Isaid DOA: xtreme you could have said that.

[Rocko]

poor quality, a really poorly made game.
Have you, y'know, played this game?

Or do you just like to pepper in your opinions when you tell the future?

[alissima]

i had the 360 version pre-ordered. picked it up on my lunch break from work, and a few hours into it. loving it of course, but i knew what to expect. already had the one for the wii in japanese, just couldn't read any of the story. lol.

[sunghost]

What big boobs? Have you played bullet witch? I meant it was a game that most people said was horrible. Maybe if Isaid DOA: xtreme you could have said that.

i was just kidding, bullet witch does kinda share the same suggestive theme this game has though.. that's what i meant by it, lol.

[mxpowar]

Wow, I must be the only one in the world that really liked Bullet Witch. Sure the graphics weren't the greatest and it was awfully short but I enjoyed the zaniness of it. You had unlimited ammo for your guns and cool-looking magic spells. I guess I'm the type of person that would probably like Onechanbara as well but I'm still going to wait for a price drop since I have a huge backlog and also this game has fast price drop written all over it.

[bojay1997]

Have you, y'know, played this game?

Or do you just like to pepper in your opinions when you tell the future?

I own the earlier import PS2 version which I believe they ported into the Wii game that came out this week. You're right, I don't have the 360 version, but the reviews lead me to believe that it's every bit as poorly made as the PS2 version. There's a reason these games are part of a discount line in Japan, but I believe even with the Yen conversion rate, they have always been around $20. Not sure why this one is $40.

[62t]

I own the earlier import PS2 version which I believe they ported into the Wii game that came out this week. You're right, I don't have the 360 version, but the reviews lead me to believe that it's every bit as poorly made as the PS2 version. There's a reason these games are part of a discount line in Japan, but I believe even with the Yen conversion rate, they have always been around $20. Not sure why this one is $40.

The Wii and Xbox 360 games were full price in Japan.

[KurtCobain]

Picked it up, and it's surprisingly enjoyable.

[eastx]

Most of the people trolling about this game without having played it are probably unaware that it's by the same people who made EDF 2017, which had the same low production values but was amazingly fun.

[GuardianE]

What big boobs? Have you played bullet witch? I meant it was a game that most people said was horrible. Maybe if Isaid DOA: xtreme you could have said that.

http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2007/02/aliciaclothesrated.jpg

[rsortor]

Most of the people trolling about this game without having played it are probably unaware that it's by the same people who made EDF 2017, which had the same low production values but was amazingly fun.
Wow! Reading this thread brought EDF 2017 to mind and here I learn Onechanbara is from the same crew! I loved EDF 2017! (..actually, I've had Onechanbara in my wish list for months and forgot when the release date was. Thanks to the OP for reminding me!) Bikini-clad zombie slayers are on the way! :whee:

[Stryffe2004]

Ordered. Thanks OP.

[Shimmerz]

I picked this up on the 11th and am very happy with it. I also enjoyed EDF and still play it from time to time. Its definitely not a game you play for achievements, but is a fun hack and slash. If you get killed your character saves all of the experience they earn, and check points prevent you from having to start from the beginning. Also, any experience from survival mode will carry over to story mode. Often times gameplay comes in waves just as in X-Blades, though much less frustrating and tedious then X-Blades can be.

[espionage]

Most of the people trolling about this game without having played it are probably unaware that it's by the same people who made EDF 2017, which had the same low production values but was amazingly fun.

you are incorrect. the developer behind EDF2017 is Sandlot, while the developer behind Onechanbara is Tamsoft. The only other notable game series that Tamsoft is famous for is Toshinden. EDF = good, Toshinden = bad. So I would take some caution.

Having said that, I enjoyed Bullet Witch and this looks to have similar gameplay mechanics but appears longer so I'll probably pick this up when it gets cheaper.

[eastx]

Incorrect? D3 publisher is responsible for both series. Different developer is a good thing to note though.

[Ice2Dragon]

you are incorrect. the developer behind EDF2017 is Sandlot, while the developer behind Onechanbara is Tamsoft. The only other notable game series that Tamsoft is famous for is Toshinden. EDF = good, Toshinden = bad. So I would take some caution.

Having said that, I enjoyed Bullet Witch and this looks to have similar gameplay mechanics but appears longer so I'll probably pick this up when it gets cheaper.

Its a lot different gameplay.. its much better than BW was.

Glad I could help fellow CAG's out.

This is a freaking awesome game. Seriously. I've put in nearly 10 hours and I'm still having a frigging blast!

[Spoon_si]

Picked this up today... not many BM place carrys this at all...

Only BM that carrys this is GS & Bestbuy atm. and there is like 1-2 copys at most.

So far the gameplay is very simpy, graphic isn't up to par with 360 standards imo, I was expecting pretty low anyhow, There is a charm to this series, and I see why it's a hit in Japan for years. hell even my wife likes this game... and she never touched my 360 once.. goin to get the Wii version tomo (wife is asking for it).

can't beat the budget price... oh and this tons of funner than BW..

[mxpowar]

Gamespot's review is up and it's pretty bad; they gave it a 2.5:

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/chambarabeautyx/review.html

By comparison, even Bullet Witch got a 5.5:

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/adventure/bulletwitch/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review

Although I'm still kind of lost as to why we are comparing these games since they don't seem to have too much in common.

[akilshohen]

Graphics wouldn't be up to par, it came out 2+ years ago in Japan.

[bojay1997]

Picked this up today... not many BM place carrys this at all...

Only BM that carrys this is GS & Bestbuy atm. and there is like 1-2 copys at most.

So far the gameplay is very simpy, graphic isn't up to par with 360 standards imo, I was expecting pretty low anyhow, There is a charm to this series, and I see why it's a hit in Japan for years. hell even my wife likes this game... and she never touched my 360 once.. goin to get the Wii version tomo (wife is asking for it).

can't beat the budget price... oh and this tons of funner than BW..

I went to three Best Buys this weekend and each had a minimum of six copies of both the Wii and 360 versions. The largest store I went to had over 10 copies of each. $40 is not a bargain price for a game of this caliber, especially one with subpar graphics.

[espionage]

Incorrect? D3 publisher is responsible for both series. Different developer is a good thing to note though.

yes you are incorrect. the developer makes the game, not the publisher. gameplay decisions, design, storyline, etc. are all from the developer. in this case, d3 publisher simply pays money to port it domestically.

to say that onechanbara is by the same people that made edf is inaccurate. it'd be like saying that mass effect was from the same guys that made ninja gaiden 2 because both games were published by microsoft.

[kidrocklive]

Because your name is erectiontown, duh.

thanks I needed a good laugh haha

[foxdvd]

This game is SO bad. Skip it.

[gordojones88]

Shame on all you people buying this game!