in this game you play with a villain who struggles with a bad attitude, a complete fuckup who gets turned into a badass cyborg ninja hobo by a femme fatale doctor during the cel-shaded zombie apocalypse and wields some crazy hack n' slash weapons throughout levels inspired by carnivals, sewers and labs, with comic book style presentation, all while seeking to enact revenge on the dragon ninja himself, ryu hayabusa, the famous protagonist of the historical, excelent, long-running series that gives name to this entire endeavor presenting yaiba as being its complete opposite not only in tone, narrative and aestethics, but also in mechanics, encounter design and overall gameplay.
interesting cel-shaded graphics. classic ps2-era throwback level design. overwhelming execution of character. one star.