Mini Review Slave Zero X PS5 A Brutally Hard Brawler That Oozes Style
Putting on a Shou.
Slave Zero X serves as prequel to the cult hit Dreamcast game Slave Zero, but while their stories and universe are connected, they couldn't be more different. Set five years before the third-person shooter original, this new title is a 2.5D beat-'em-up, in which you don a biomechanical super suit as the vengeful warrior Shou is out to kill the city's corrupt leader.
While it retains the gritty, neo-noir nature of the first game, you blitz through each stage in fast-paced hack and slash combat that's surprisingly technical. You don't have an enormous number of moves, but with practice you're able to combine them by cancelling animations with jumps, juggling enemies in the air to extend combos, and so on. With a dodge, parry, and a meter you can use to regain health by hitting enemies, there's a fair amount to consider — and you'll need to do so at breakneck speed.
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