Afro Samurai going the way of the video game

by Ross Miller on Jun 18th 2007 10:23PM

Let's run through the list:

Samurai combat? Check
Exagerrated afro? Check
Voicework by Samuel L. Jackson and Ron Perlman? Check

The hip hop-infused anime Afro Samurai has all the elements of a game destined for greatness. Namco Bandai showed a trailer for the game and, according to Game Daily, looks to have "lots of acrobatics and plenty of swordplay." Licensed games historically have been of subpar quality, with some exceptions. If they can get Jackson and Perlman to revise their roles for the game, we're sold.

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Tags: afro samurai, AfroSamurai, bandai, namco, namco bandai, NamcoBandai, ron perlman, RonPerlman, samuel jackson, samuel l jackson, SamuelJackson, SamuelLJackson

Reader Comments (13)

Somehow I dont think this will satisfy my need to use my wiimote as a sword....but hopefully will pass the time until a proper game with a lightsaber comes to the wii.

[sarcasm]"The hip hop-infused anime Afro Samurai has all the elements of a game destined for greatness."[/sarcasm]

At least I hope.

Oh man, I simply cannot wait for this game! This is great news!

Love anime. Liked that anime. Samuel L. Jackson did absolutely atrocious voice acting in it. He is a fantastic actor, but voice acting is not his thing.

I would probably be more likely to buy the game if he didn't do the voice acting honestly.

I thought it already came out on PS2 as 'Samurai Champloo' ... But seriously though, I saw the first ep of this and I do hope Samuel 'motherf***ing' Jackson will reprise his roles.

"Somehow I dont think this will satisfy my need to use my wiimote as a sword....but hopefully will pass the time until a proper game with a lightsaber comes to the wii."

Where does it say it's for the Wii? I can't find mention of any console.

Uh, yeah... What platform(s) is this coming to?

Given Namco Bandai's recent track record... it'll be a (timed) exclusive for 360.

Ok good it's not just me.

I thought I was blind since the first post seemed absolutely positive it was Wii.

i just bought the dvd set i was thinking the exact samething. i hope they do it well

Some actors can do voice acting, most cannot. I think it's high time high profile projects like this go BACK to the mutha ****** people who know their way around a sound room.