57
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
2.9
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

You play Hiro Miyamoto an average martial arts instructor who gets involved in a mission of time-shattering proportions. You must rescue the girl from the evil corporation, find the sword with the girl, and travel back in time with the sword, the girl and a Superfly to get a vaccine for a virus that has wiped out two-thirds of the world's populace. The sword is the Daikatana, a weapon wielded by your ancestors, and you are… a guy with guns that fires at things a lot. This is a shooter, which means that while there are cutscenes and plotlines happening in the background, most of it is window dressing for miles of action and gallons of blood and flayed flesh.

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User Reviews

An entertaining game with variety and a sense of humor that requires patience to appreciate. Michael Lum (3) unrated
John, why do you want to annoy us? -Chris (7380) 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars
Hey...it's not THAT bad... MadCat (56) 0.83 Stars0.83 Stars0.83 Stars0.83 Stars0.83 Stars
A challenging FPS, and I'm having fun with it. Mr. Natural (2) unrated
It's not that bad! emerging_lurker (182) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
Reminds me of Quake Arena 2, and I like it! Arejarn (265) 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars
True Lies (the hazards of demos) tantoedge (22) 2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars
You call this a game? Dragoon (94) unrated
Merely Average Matt Grosvenor (2) 2.17 Stars2.17 Stars2.17 Stars2.17 Stars2.17 Stars
What a rip off Aki Zeta-5 (160) 1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars

The Press Says

ActionTrip May 15, 2000 80 out of 100 80
GameZone May 29, 2000 7 out of 10 70
Absolute Games (AG.ru) May 07, 2000 70 out of 100 70
Deaf Gamers 2002 3.5 out of 5 70
PC Games (Germany) Mar 07, 2001 68 out of 100 68
Game Over Online Jun 29, 2000 50 out of 100 50
G4 TV: The Electric Playground Apr 20, 2004 4 out of 10 40
Gaming Age Sep 05, 2004 D+ 33
FiringSquad Jun 06, 2000 25 out of 100 25
GameSpot UK Jun 14, 2000 2 out of 10 20

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
incite PC gaming's Daikatana preview / interview video 18 Yearman (12269)
Aug 19, 2007

Trivia

In April 2007, a fan team released Daikatana Deathmatch (DKDM), a multiplayer-only modification stripping the game from all the single player parts to reduce the file size for players who only want the multiplayer part. It still requires a full copy of the game to play. The link can be found in the related links section.


This entry was contributed by Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9970) and Matthew Bailey (1143)
 

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