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Bushido Blade Series

Bushido Blade

Fighting Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Action Historical
79
User Score
27 ratings
March 14, 1997
Released 10635 days ago
PlayStation 3 PlayStation PlayStation Portable

About

"Bushido" is the soul of Japan - an ancient honor code deeply followed by samurai warriors for centuries. Plunge into real world battles across vast 3D environments that you can run, slice and tear through. Sword matches become unbelievably real where one critical blow is the mean difference between death and victory.

Storyline

Despite characters, themes and weapons similar to samurai cinema set in Feudal Japan, Bushido Blade takes place during the modern era (this is shown, for example, when the player reaches a helicopter landing pad phase set in a large city).

A fictional 500-year-old dojo known as Meikyokan lies within this region, and teaches the disciplines of the master Narukagami Shinto. A society of assassins known as Kage ("Shadow") also resides within the dojo. Once led by the honorable swordsman Utsusemi, he lost his position to Hanzaki, another skilled member of the dojo, in a fierce battle. Hanzaki gained respect as the Kage leader, until he discovered a cursed sword known as Yugiri. He began to change, disregarding the group's honor and the traditions held by its students.

One day, a Kage member escapes the confines of the dojo with its secrets. Several other members of the society, under penalty of death, are sent to dispatch the defector, only catching up to him (or her) within the ruins of the surrounding Yin and Yang Labyrinth Castle. In single player mode the players take on the role of the escaped assassin (independent of whatever character they choose), fighting their way out by killing their comrades one by one. Elements of the game story differ with each character selected.

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Trailer

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Release Dates by Platform

PlayStation Worldwide
Mar 14, 1997
PlayStation Worldwide
Oct 16, 1997
PlayStation Worldwide
Feb 10, 1998
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Nov 26, 2008
PlayStation Portable Worldwide
Nov 26, 2008

Game Info

Developer
Light Weight
Publisher
Square, Sony Computer Entertainment, Square Enix
Game Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective
Side view
Genres
Fighting Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Themes
Action Historical

Languages

Audio / Voice
Japanese
Text / Subtitles
English, Japanese, English, Japanese

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