What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

When this movie came on the Action Channel. I never got to see it. I have been waiting for it to come back, but it never did. It wasn't very long until I bought the movie on DVD. I learned that this movie was the very first DVD that Central Park Media aka(U.S. Manga Corps) first released. It was really cool when I watched the entire movie,it was just like the video game with all the cool characters. My favorite characters in the movie are: Eiji,Sofia,Ellis,Fo,and Duke. The movie also features the voices of: Hideo Seaver,Ted Lewis and Lisa Ortiz famous for Yu-Gi-Oh!, Chris Yates,Greg Wolfe, Carter Cathcart famous for Grappler Baki, Alfred Debutler, Billy Regan, Apollo Smile, Teri Muus, Emma Rayda, and Debbie Rabbai. I think this is the best anime to see. So in closing to this review. Add it to your collection if you don't have it. You will see what I mean.

As a devoted fan of the video game, I was a bit disappointed in the animated movie. Many of the characters were hardly in it, though they all appear eventually, and the fights were often too brief. But it was interesting enough to rent if you really like the game.