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Shogun's Blade

Shogun's Blade is 3D action game set during the Battle of Sekigahara in which the player takes on the role of the young samurais Miyamoto Musashi or Sasaki Kojirou. The game offers several stages in which the…

8 April 2004

Shogun's Blade is a video game developed by Tamsoft, released 8 April 2004 on PlayStation 2.

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What Shogun's Blade is

Shogun's Blade was developed by Tamsoft and released in 2004. It was published by 505 Games. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shogun's Blade is 3D action game set during the Battle of Sekigahara in which the player takes on the role of the young samurais Miyamoto Musashi or Sasaki Kojirou. The game offers several stages in which the player will take on entire armies including boss units similar tot the Musō series. By killing enemies and completing stages the player will earn XP that is used to upgrade the player stats. On the battlefield jewels can be found that can be used on the enemies. The player can also perform a special attack called Lightning raid in which the player can lock on to multiple enemies can kill them in one combo move.
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How it plays

Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Shogun's Blade launched on 8 April 2004, within three weeks of Far Cry, Syberia 2, Katamari Damacy and Pikmin 2.

Released around the same time: Far Cry, Syberia 2, Katamari Damacy, Pikmin 2.

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When did Shogun's Blade come out?
Shogun's Blade was released on 8 April 2004 for PlayStation 2.