Video: The Afro Samurai beatbox

by Dustin Burg { Nov 18th 2008 at 4:45PM }

Don't let the opening's falling teddy bears fools you, this latest Afro Samurai trailer is anything but cute or cuddly. It's more sharp, violent and musically beatbox'ified. Kinda a mix of Afro Samurai comic book art, thumping beats, bloody splatter, slow motion and big afro. Maybe watching the trailer for yourself would be the best description of what it's all about. Remember, it's beatbox'ified, yo!

Tags: afro-samurai, namco, namco-bandai

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Arnie @ Nov 18th 2008 5:04PM

This game looks more violently awesome every time I see it. If they keep releasing this i will end up buying it and not renting it(which is what my wallet keeps screaming I should do)

mike @ Nov 18th 2008 5:12PM

Man, brush uo on your music lingo. There was no beatboxing in that video....

Dustin Burg @ Nov 18th 2008 5:23PM

Maybe not 'true' or even 'real' beatboxing (more rap), but the damn video is called beatbox so I ran with it ;D

bioadam @ Nov 18th 2008 5:26PM

Am I the only one who thinks this looks 10X worse than the original Ninja Gaiden, which has the exact same gameplay?

ChewyDogg @ Nov 18th 2008 5:56PM

So you've played Afro Samurai?

min @ Nov 18th 2008 6:09PM

Seriously, shut up. The game looks great. Can tell I'll be loving the music and soundtrack, hack and slash games are fun no matter what it is. I'll be buying it.

Scott Reeser @ Nov 19th 2008 1:08AM

In his defense, I played it a few months ago at PAX, and it wasn't that enthralling. The art and music/voicework is stupendous, but the gameplay is very sub-par Ninja Gaiden.

SammyDKat @ Nov 18th 2008 7:10PM

I sat in on a presentation from Namco on the game & I tell you, it looks really good. With a soundtrack by The Rza of Wu Tang Clan, you really can't go wrong. This video doesn't do justice to the fatality moves and how wonderfully gross they are. The animation is beautiful. When everyone seems to whine about how all games look and play alike, hopefully, people will support this game that strives to have a unique voice and style.