Sand Land MSRP $60.00 Score Details “Sand Land is a definitive adaption of a great Akira Toriyama manga, but just fine as a game.
” Pros Cons The fun of adaptations comes from seeing moments in one medium reimagined for another. We often see that when books become films, but video games provide a unique opportunity to tease more depth out of static source material through play. Take Sand Land , a manga I recently read and enjoyed following the death of creator Akira Toriyama , that has just been turned into an open-world action game by Bandai Namco Entertainment .
Adapting and expanding Sand Land’s adventure begins with Beelzebub, the prince of demons, teaming up with a human named Rao in order to find a legendary spring in the middle of a desolate desert. The manga is one of the most underrated works of Dragon Ball creator Toriyama. Its story feels more relevant than ever with the climate crisis we face, especially as it shines a spotlight on how self-serving rulers will hamper progress if it gives them a modicum of money or power.
The added story content embraces more stock anime tropes than its creative source material, like more cliché rivals or scenes where characters stop and talk during a battle when it doesn’t quite make sense to do so. It’s no surprise that the first half — the part directly pulled from a visionary creator’s work — is stronger than the inventions of a team building on it.
After completing a certain sidequest, it’s possible to further customize the color schemes and decals on these vehicles too. There’s quite a bit of depth here, and Bandai Namco Entertainment has certainly carved out a vehicle and mech customization niche for itself with Sand Land, its Gundam games, and Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. It’s not nearly as punishing as that last game, though.
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