Based on the 2004 Appleseed C/G movie which dazzled viewers with its glossy visuals, the Playstation game features the team of Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires in alternating roles of soldiers extraordinaire. At the outset of the game, a short animation plays where Deunan is walking in the badlands when an explosion sends her flying.
Fade out and the scene shifts to a bedroom located at ES.W.A.T. Headquarters. Briareos is seated on a sofa in the foreground while a pensive Deunan sits on the edge of a bed located towards the back. After catching up a little bit, the bioroid named Hitomi enters the room and introduces herself to Deunan. Afterwards, control is handed over to the player in the ES.W.A.T. locker room where players get to investigate the control scheme and get a feel for the game world. To switch between Deunan and Briareos at any time, simply move one into the other and press the "O" button when prompted.
The first mission pits either Deunan or Briareos against a gang of heavily armed humans and a few powerful cyborgs. After playing the level for a few minutes, you might think to yourself that Appleseed is a tough and tedious game. Every enemy is fairly strong and requires a lot of punching and kicking to kill. Gunfire chops them up quicker but ammo is limited...
» In the beautifully rendered intro to the game, neon lights appear followed by ES.W.A.T. helicopters and trucks that roars through city canyons. Deunan is moving and twisting in place before a helicopter flies over the city. She clicks her rifle a few times before mobilizing an ES.W.A.T. team into a building. Outside, the edifice is slowly being surrounded by ES.W.A.T cohorts. Briareos peers around a corner with a cybernetic eye to get the clear. From outside, Deunan and team crash through the windows and shoot down the cyborgs inside. In another scene, Briareos rushes towards three gun-firing cyborgs and smashes them down. From behind, a bruiser rushes up but he obviously didn't get the memo that Briareos has eyes everywhere. The cyborg runs right into a roundhouse kick. Deunan leads another squad after another cyborg and tracks it down in a storage warehouse. They eventually pinpoint its location and shoot a barrage of bullets at it which do nothing. As it raises its arm to smite Deunan dead, Briareos appears in the background and fires off a super charged shot to take it apart piece by piece. From above the building, a team of cyborgs leap and fly away. More action sequences are shown in beautiful cinema-style CG that is evocative of the glossy sheen from the 2004 movie.
» Start a NEW GAME and you may select EASY, NORMAL, or HARD. We went for the normal since we were feeling run of the mill this morning. Deunan is running when an explosion blows her off her feet. In the next scene, she's seated at the edge of a bed while Briareos sits in a sofa located in the foreground. She gets up and says "Wha" and Briareos answers her. Voice actors provide the intonations for the characters while slow synth plays in the background. The two continue their conversation where Briareos gets her up to speed on what has happened to him and his new cybernetic body. Press the "O" button to advance through the introductions.
In the next scene, Hitomi enters the room with her red pumps, short skirt and wiggling moves. She introduces herself and talks for a bit. Her exit is a wobbly morass of movement that's unusual and inhuman. Afterwards, Briareos speaks to Deunan again and the two head over to the ES.W.A.T command center for a short introduction.
» A training mission begins where Deunan stands in front of a container labeled Prometheus Ver. 06. Perform a swinging kick by pressing the SQUARE button and a crouch move by tapping on the "X" button. After destroying the container, you'll be able to pick up a magazine filled with MA120 HHG 004 bullets. Next, follow the instructions and press the "R1-Trigger" to hoist up a firearm and press the "L1-Trigger" to toss an explosive. Grunts soon enter the area and your job is to take them down with a flurry of punches, kicks, and firepower. Once armed, hold R1 and press SQUARE to shoot bullets. The gun is auto-locking and finds its targets automatically. After successfully navigating through the attackers, Briareos and two grunts join Deunan on the screen.
» After the training mission, a "Mission Result" stats page appears where your rankings are shown for kills, combos, damage count, mission time, etc. A letter grade is then listed on the bottom. We got a "B" for this portion of the training. Next, Deunan and Briareos are in a locker room. To switch to Briareos, walk up to him and then press the "O" button. You'll be asked to confirm the character change before Briareos is under your control. Run towards the screen and exit. In the next room, Hitomi is waiting and she answers with a cheerful, "HI" when you greet her. To save your progress to memory card at this point, run up to the television and press O.
DATABASE - Must be unlocked before anything can be perused
VIDEO PLAYER - Watch the intro movie or a "Secret Movie" that is viewable after the game is cleared.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Action game to recreate the excitement of "APPLESEED" movie, enjoy original scenario appeared! Battle & gun action is expanded based on the story of the movie, to manipulate the Dunan Briareos Land-mate. Also appeared in his own weapons and cyborg director Aramaki has supervised the design! Now, in the hands of the future of the human ... you.
FEATURES:
- Third person perspective.
- 3D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- SCIFI, Futuristic & Anime themes.
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