Game Review = Dishwasher Dead Samurai

Dishwasher Dead Samurai is a new Xbox Live Arcade game that will have you making a death toll so high Rambo will be crying.
Dishwasher Dead Samurai is a 2D based action hack and slash. If you have ever played a game like Ninja Gaiden then you’ll be right at home. You play as a young man that wakes up to realize that he no longer has a heart and that there are cyborg agents after him. So what do you do when you are an undead dishwasher being chased by cyborgs? Well kill them in a bloody rage of course.
In your quest to find out what has happened to you, you will clash with many different enemies ranging from cyborg FBI like agents, giant robots, jetpack guys with rocket launchers, and even zombies. Now with this many enemies you will need weapons, and you will get some nice choices in this factor. You will start with two oversized butcher blades, and through your adventure gain a samurai sword that lets you teleport around the level, a set of Kama (think small scythes), a chainsaw, and an Uzi/Shotgun combo. You will gain yellow orbs and psycho picks to upgrade your abilities with these weapons to gain new combos. Along with the weapons you will gain Dish Magic. Dish Magic are three different types of energy based attacks that will give you a saving grace when you are being overrun with enemies.
You will go through 20 different story mode levels, and fifty different arcade mode challenges. Both of these can be played solo or in co-op. You also get the Dish Challenge mode, which is pretty much a survival mode that you get to put your best score up against the world.
The one issue of the game is that it is incredibly difficult. By the time you get to the normal mode you will need to use all of the skills you can think of and combos that you have gained. Though this is a difficult game it is amazingly fun and glorifying when you beat that boss that has owned you for the last hour.
This is a great way to challenge your combo skills and make you be able to stay focused when under pressure. The other plus is its only 800 Microsoft points. So go out and start killing in style (if you can handle the pressure).

George Scherer