Sushi Samurai – MB – Review

From SkyZone Mobile, Sushi Samurai
is a charming puzzler that mainly allows you to play through a variety of
mini-games, concocting various dishes from sushi and rice recipes. The gameplay
is pretty light and casual fare, and is aimed more at passing time than hardcore
gameplay. Still, the minigames are pretty easy to control and can be pretty fun.

You begin in Sushi Samurai by first
selecting the dish that you’d like to make. You’ll start off with five different
recipes to choose from, each with their own sets of ingredients. Once you select
the ingredients to go into the dish, you must then acquire them through a
mini-game, which accounts for the majority of the gameplay.

The mini-games usually fall into the
same reflex-based scheme, requiring you to press the 5 key at just the right
time. Depending on how close you are to the marker, you’ll get either a perfect,
good, or a “?!” (bad) rating. After you complete a dish, you’ll receive a medal
depending on your overall rating. After you get through the initial set of
dishes, you’ll be able to unlock new dishes and ingredients, becoming more and
more complex as you go.

Graphically, the game looks pretty
good, with nice sprite-based graphics. While there’s not a whole lot to the
animation, it’s still a good looking game with charming visuals. The sound
effects are pretty good too, with an interesting score. However, if it’s not
really your bag, the sound can be turned off.

Sushi Samurai is a pretty fun and
simple title that will appeal to casual gamers. While the gameplay mechanics are
a bit on the simplistic side and the gameplay can be repetitive, it’s still a
pretty charming puzzler.

Gameplay: 7.0
There’s not a whole lot to the gameplay, simply press the 5 key at the right
time and you’ll do fine.

Graphics: 7.0
The graphics look pretty good, and while there’s not much in the way of
animation, it’s still pretty charming.

Sound: 7.5
The score is good, and there’s the option to turn it off if it’s not your
style.

Difficulty: Medium

Concept: 7.0
The gameplay isn’t deep at all, but the mini-games can be pretty fun in
short bursts.

Overall: 7.0
Sushi Samurai is a fun, albeit shallow, action-puzzler that should appeal to
casual audiences.