Hype? People were making fun of this as soon as it was announced. Seeing a presentation at E3 '05 was one of the low points of my life. Al Pacino running around a mansion, shooting people like he's on the N64, spouting the same "witticisms" over and over again. Just a brutal experience all around.
Move licensed games rarely make good video games. Shitty movie licenses never do.
EA trax isnt all bad, there are plenty of legitimately great bands that EA features in their games... i think most peoples beef with EA trax is that it doesnt usually fit with the games they put it in. like stryker and ea trax for burnout.
I'll get Samurai Warriors regardless of the review scores. I've been VERY satisfied with every poorly reviewed Dynasty Warriors stlye game I have purchase so far. You can pretty much hit the ignore button on their scores.