Appleseed EX

Based on the 2004 Appleseed C/G movie which dazzled viewers with its glossy visuals, the Playstation game features the team of Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires in alternating roles of soldiers extraordinaire. At the outset of the game, a short animation plays where Deunan is walking in the badlands when an explosion sends her flying.

Fade out and the scene shifts to a bedroom located at ES.W.A.T. Headquarters. Briareos is seated on a sofa in the foreground while a pensive Deunan sits on the edge of a bed located towards the back. After catching up a little bit, the bioroid named Hitomi enters the room and introduces herself to Deunan. Afterwards, control is handed over to the player in the ES.W.A.T. locker room where players get to investigate the control scheme and get a feel for the game world. To switch between Deunan and Briareos at any time, simply move one into the other and press the "O" button when prompted.

The first mission pits either Deunan or Briareos against a gang of heavily armed humans and a few powerful cyborgs. After playing the level for a few minutes, you might think to yourself that Appleseed is a tough and tedious game. Every enemy is fairly strong and requires a lot of punching and kicking to kill. Gunfire chops them up quicker but ammo is limited... «more»