Swashbucklers: Blue vs. Grey for PlayStation 2 Reviews by Gamers

I wasn't going to review this game, because its the type of game that some will love and some will not. It reminds me of the first and second Fallout games a bit, in both character growth and game play. For this I liked the game. Dont get me wrong this game is not as good as those two but its in the same family. There are frequent loading screens, there are issues with speed in the sailing areas of the game, and so far the game has a stifled feeling because there is alot more I want to do but can't. The make or break point for me is the difficulty curve, so far there are two types of encounters normal and very hard, if the game insists the players grind for several hours to deal with very hard encounters then the fact that the battles get repetative and there are so many loading screens will make the game ultimately fail. There are some issues with the sound quality and this is a game you can play on mute which is to bad. The graphics are above average in the cutscenes and sub-par in the battles. Finally, the story could be good, but I dont know exactly what it is, the game has a VERY open ended feel to it. If you played the game GUN and enjoyed it, you might like this game. If like me GUN disappointed because it was so short, and open ended then this game might aslo. There is a lull in games coming to the PS2 these days and Swashbucklers might be a nice hold over.