Bushido Blade
"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…
Bushido Blade is a fighting developed by Light Weight, released 14 March 1997 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
What Bushido Blade is
Bushido Blade is a fighting game developed by Light Weight and released in 1997. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
Bushido Blade launched on 14 March 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64 and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.
Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.
Official trailer
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