• utilizes a unique control scheme built completely around the analog sticks
• players can see the weak points of enemies and the phyisical damage taken by a beating
• utilize stealth techniques never seen in the Tekken series

Death By Degrees brings one of your favorite Tekken characters to the forefront.The ice-cold hottie named Nina Williams will confront demons from her past as she fights to finish a suicide mission. While investigating a high-tech weapon theft, Nina must infiltrate a shadowy organization and reveal a conspiracy on a global scale. Master an incredible variety of weapons, from from firearms toancient swords, and a huge set of hand-to-hand techniques. The intuitive 360 degree combat engine lets Nina counter enemy threats on all sides at any time.

This Tekken inspired spin-off of Nina Williams is smartly crafted with a combination of action hand2hand combat, special ops missions, & several Tenchu like bone breaking critical moves.

Aside from the VERY annoying 180-degree camera shifting you get sometimes when stepping in between camera angles (you're pointing forward and suddenly you're shifting back to the previous angle), the seemingly forever loading time this game can take (it's graphics aren't that sharp), & the less than interesting game plot. Simply put, Namco is on to something but still few enhancements are needed and with minimal improvements this game can be MUCH MUCH more.

That said, overall this game has a unique personality very well worthy to experience.

I own this game and i'm playing it even after 2 years after I bought it! this game is unique and could be good or bad, but if you have a mind open enough you will like the fantastic fight parts, the incredible number of fight moves, weapon, minigames, and all the amazing stuff you will unlock after completing the game once! Belive me the only flow (except some loading screen too many) of this game is that is very very hard too unlock all the bonuses and some challenges are pretty impossible but better too hard than too easy!

reminded me of some of the older resident evil titles (sans zombies) but had that slightly annoying task list that you have to keep completing to go forward in the game. i've played many games where a lot of the harder stages are 'optional,' but this game sometimes throws the kitchen sink right at you!
in a nutshell:
- it's challenging, frustrating, interesting and annoying and then interesting again
- the graphics (especially the cut scenes) are ALMOST PS3 worthy
- the game play itself is a little choppy at first (you 'attack' by moving the right joystick in the direction of your victim) but does get easier the more you play. the special 'bone breaking' attacks are the BEST part of the game!
- i don't really listen to the soundtrack of a game, but i did notice this game had pretty good 'ambient' sounds- enough to make my two dogs think there were real dogs howling!

STORY= 4 stars
GAMEPLAY= 3.5-4 stars
OVERALL= 4 stars

Take a blend of elements from Onimusha puzzles, Metal Gear gameplay, Resident Evil fixed camera perspectives to an innovative fighting system and you've got DBD. What's best about this game is that it's a solid action title, but what more would you expect from the likes of NAMCO. This game details how exactly Nina Williams and her sister Anna come to the Tekken tournament in Tekken 1. It also gives some background info on the characters through lavish flashbacks. So if you're a fan of Tekken in general or just want a good action title then this might keep you occupied for a while.

Yes, it's Nina. Whatever, I found her to be a very annoying character in tekken (I'm an Eddy Gordo man meself). I got the Demo In PSM and amidst the Area 51 and Musashi demos, I played this one the most. Why? Well, I do love the ladies, but I did find it fun to kick ass with the taps, pick up guns and katanas, and bust up goons internally. It reminded me of the Sonny Chiba streetfighter movies. I played through the demo a couple times before I even realized how to use weapons! needless to say, the weapons made my ass kicking efforts more effortless. I would buy the game for $15 bucks or less, but not for 25! It does have major issues with the uselessness of blocking and evading (why put those on the same stick Namco?). Bottom line, $15 yes, anything over NO.