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Straw Hat Samurai

A mouse controlled flash game where you draw slashes to attack enemies in different arenas style levels as you travel across the land to end a war.

1 October 2008

Straw Hat Samurai is an adventure developed by Explosive Barrel, released 1 October 2008 on Web browser.

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What Straw Hat Samurai is

Straw Hat Samurai is an adventure game developed by Explosive Barrel and released in 2008. It is available on Web browser only. It runs on HTML5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In medieval Japan, clan wars threaten to devastate the country. The united army of Aka and Ryu are about to invade the southern lands. If they manage to fortify the mountain passage, there is no chance to take victory. The wise general selects a samurai to set off on a dangerous quest to rush forward and defeat the enemy commander thus giving time for the friendly forces to march to the mountain passage.
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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.

What it launched against

Straw Hat Samurai launched on 1 October 2008, within three weeks of Dead Space (2008), Dead Space, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut and World of Goo.

Released around the same time: Dead Space (2008), Dead Space, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, World of Goo.

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When did Straw Hat Samurai come out?
Straw Hat Samurai was released on 1 October 2008 for Web browser.

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