Overall, the game controls well with a few minor issues. Pulling off combos feels very smooth as I was able to punch and kick through waves of enemies with very few issues. It is once they fight back that I had some trouble, as blocking takes too long to pull off for it to be useful and dodging felt too short and imprecise. Fortunately, this is a very offensively focused game, so I rarely needed to do either of the defensive actions.

Graphically, it is easy to tell why this game checks in at US$30. Many of the PS2/Xbox HD collections look better than this. Despite that, the nice art style and use of colours keeps it from feeling like an ugly game. There is a lot of style to the game’s look from enemy animations to the excessive amounts of crazy gore that make it fun, though unimpressive, visually.

This is a PS2 game ported onto Vita, so it’s only natural that the graphics would end up falling short. Thankfully, these talking heads do look very crisp and clean with a decent amount of emotions. Considering the original technology and budget, this is not a bad port by any means. Just don’t expect anything cutting edge from this game.

There are two flaws that really hold the controls back. First off, dodging is way too slow compared to these enemies. You cannot react once a foe starts their attack; you have to predict when they’re going to attack and use it beforehand. Eventually you will get a sense of when they will attack, but it is hard to be certain and often forces deciding whether to get less hits in on the enemy or risk taking damage.