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If anime went to school SAO would be that kid who tries really hard to fit in with the cool group but ends up just being the tag along. That's all this anime is, a massive try hard.

STORY 6:
I'm not giving this a six because it was good, I'm giving it a six because the outline of the plot is really clever but they didn't pull it off in a fashion that was appealing. The first three episodes set it up really well and if they had stuck to the skeleton of the first three eps this might have been better presented as a ... memorable 2012 anime (for a good reason).

Not only is the story telling unlimited flawed, the game it self ignores it's most basic rules all to help the protagonist along. The whole epic tale of beating 100 floors of monsters and bosses it totally wiped away in 13 eps all because the dribbling mess of a love story hits a fork in the road.

ART 7:
The character designs were pretty average, it's the monsters and landscape that makes this a eye feast.

SOUND 9:
Ahh the aspect that hits the nail on the head no matter the anime. Yuki Kajiura has done it again, bypassing the shocking plot to give us magic within every battle that increases the intensity right down to the last sword swing. (Can you tell I'm biased towards her? ^^; )

CHARACTERS 4:
What characters? They's only three main characters that get more then one episode of time and most of that is spent dolling over the main character. There really isn't anything else I can say here.

ENJOYMENT 5:
This 5 comes wholeheartedly from the music for me. It was a nice watch but that fact it takes it self way to seriously flaws many of the things that could have been great about it. The romance looks like it was written by a girl who's guessing how romance works, the game pushes aside it's basic rules of the world to help the main character. It's trying way to hard to impress and that it self is a really big brick wall for development.

OVERALL 6:
It was good but not great and it most certainly wasn't the highlight of the season. Give it a go but don't go into it thinking it'll change the way you watch anime, no deep meaning, no values.
But this is coming from a person who has watched a fair share of anime, if you're just getting into the whole anime thing it's a really good start for newbies who just want a animated thrill.

Sometimes I wonder if people want to be original from the get go or just take concepts from different shows, throw them all in a pot and hope something good comes out. Project K is a classic example of people who have to much to do and not enough resources to do it with.

STORY 4/10
From the first episode we have been given the basic outline of each character, their goals and where each of them stand in terms of ranking. It doesn't help the viewer that episode one starts in the middle of the plot, tracks back and then pushes forward.
It ... sets up a very clever way of telling the story by throwing all these problems and situations at the viewer in hopes it will make it all clear by episode 13. Depending on how far you read into the plot and the characters motives you may get a completely different answer.

ART 9/10
The art of this show is what (in my case) makes it memorable. It sets a brilliant landscape for the show from the city to the wastelands, the technology such as the robots have all been detailed to the millimeter. You can probably watch this show and adore it based on the art alone.

SOUND 7/10
I was sort of conflicted with the OST, while the music was very good it felt like the tracks were played in the wrong moments. The opening theme didn't fit the style of the opening and the main piano piece was very overplayed, it almost felt like one long music video for that one song.

CHARACTERS 4/10
As I've read in some other Project K reviews people say that the characters were too 'under developed' for me this wasn't quite true. From episode one it was like the characters were just to distant from the plot, not giving much of a story away. I'm not sure if this is a result of the makers wanting them to seem more mysterious or setting up something for season 2 but I couldn't feel sad or pained for a character I barely knew.

ENJOYMENT 7/10
This isn't a bad anime. I enjoyed it, the art was amazing, the soundtrack was good, characters were likable. I give credit to the producers who were able to squeeze all these different plot points in to just 13 episodes.

OVERALL 6/10
I think Project K had to much to live up to before it even aired, with the story telling style of Baccano! and overall plot feel of No.6 this anime is enjoyable and that's all you really need. Not much to think about or keep up with (Unless you're one of those 'deeper meaning' people).
If you can stand the amount of fan service it gives girls to ship him with him then I recommend this show as just a bit of eye candy for people who like quality art with simple-to-follow plot.