BushidoBlade
STORY: Bushido Bladetakes place on an island near the southern mountains of Japan. A five hundredyear old dojo known as Meikyokan lies within this region, and teaches thedisciplines of the master Narukagami Shinto. A society of assassins known asKage 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 fiercebattle. Hanzaki gained respect as the Kage leader, until he discovered a cursedsword known as Yugiri. He began to change, disregarding the groups honor and thetraditions held by its students. One day, a Kage escapes the confines of thedojo with its secrets. Several other members of the society, under penalty ofdeath, are sent to dispatch the defector, only catching up to him (or her)within the ruins of the surrounding Yin and Yang Labyrinth Castle. The playertakes on the role of the escaped assassin, fighting his or her way out bykilling comrades one by one. The game story differs with each characterselected.
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REVIEW: BushidoBlade introduced a fresh concept to the 3Dfighting game genre, offering a 'realistic' approach to weapon basedcombat. Square decided to completely do away with a staple of nearly all fightinggames - Life Bars. That means, with one good slash of a katana, a fightcould be won. This concept definitely brings along some unorthodox gameplay, but one can't argue that it makessense when considering we're dealing with samurai and live blades here.
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Another original idea that Bushido Bladeintroducedis the ability for all charactersto use all eightweapons featured in the game. The selectable weapons include: katana, nodachi, long sword,saber, naginata, rapier, broadsword, & sledgehammer. Each character also has3 different stances (high, mid, and low) in which different attacks can bethrown from. Furthermore, some attacks can only be done with specific characterand weapon combinations! .Pretty cool. On the same token, many charactersdo share the exact same moves & animations.
One of Bushido Blade's most distinctiveelements is the game's incorporation of the Japanese honor code of Bushido.During the story mode, players are encouraged to battle honorably by adhering tocertain rules within combat. Actions such as 'attacking from behind' willresult in anautomatic game over (after some battles). no cheap shots allowed! Bushido Blade's gameplay also features free-running (360 degrees) around the 3Denvironment. yes, environment. There are actually no 'stages'in Bushido Blade. Instead, combatants fight it out in a landscapefeaturing various paths which open new areas. Basically, if youdon't feel like fighting your opponentin your current location, you can always run away and fight somewhere else!(It's pretty fun in 1-player mode). The free-running element is quite entertaining for a while, and even adds quitea bit of strategy to the game as well. those over-the-shoulder /behind-the-back running slashes are damn effective (but are strongly against thecode of Bushido). Heh. The environmentsare also interactive, with trees you can cut down, places to climb onto, etc.
In addition to Bushido Blade's single player Story Mode, the contains a2-Player Versus Mode, Practice Mode, and a pretty interesting'First-Person VS Mode' which can be played with two players by using 2TVs. Alsoincluded is a cool 1-player bonus mode called 'Slash Mode,' which pits the player against 100 enemies,one after another. I personally enjoyed this mode just as much, if not more thanthe main modes of the game. For a 1996 PS1 fighting game, you can't really ask for much more. However, thereare some basic flaws I'd like to point out. The biggest flawof Bushido Blade would definitely be the graphics. The environments, thoughgenerally 'pretty' and immersive for the time, do appear verypixilated. Thein-game blood also looks more like pixilated fireworks, or confetti than it does blood.There's a fair share of quirkiness to some of the animation, but otheranimations are solid and actually present rather authentic Japaneseswordsmanship. The ouch factor also offers a variety of cool-looking death animationswith solid collision detection. Winner casino coupon code. Another 'flaw' worth mentioning - there are only 6 main characters to choose from, so the roster definitely feels a bitlonely sometimes. On the bright side, there is one unlockable characteravailable in VSmode, and 5 non-playable hidden characters than can be encountered in the main 1-playermode. Two of these CPU-only characters present themselvesonly if a player can complete the game and achieve the alternative ending. To do this, youmust select the appropriate character and also the following: (#1)Do not take any damage, (#2) Reach the well before the fourth battle, and (#3)do not break the Bushido Code. It's a but much to go through, but hey. I givethe designers credit for their attention to detail!
| Page Updated: | October 7th, 2020 | Developer(s): | Squaresoft/ Lightweight | Publisher(s): | Square Co. SCEA | Designer(s): | Tetsuo Mizuno | Platform(s): | PlayStation | Release Date(s): | Mar. 14th, 1997 Sept. 30th, 1997 Feb. 1st,1998 | Characters: | Kannuki,Mikado,Tatsumi,RedShadow, Black Lotus, Utsusemi, Schuvaltz Katze | Non-Playable Characters: | Hokkyoku Tsubame, Sanzaka, Takeru Hongou, Hanzaki, Kindachi | Featured Video: | Related Games: | Bushido Blade 2, Soul Blade, Soul Calibur, Battle Arena Toshinden 2, Battle Arena Toshinden 3, Last Bronx, Star Gladiator, Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi, Mace: The Dark Age, Last Bronx, Fighters Megamix, Bloody Roar, Mortal Kombat 4, Tekken 3, Golden Axe: The Duel | GameplayEngine | 8.0 / 10 | Story/ Theme | 7.5 / 10 | OverallGraphics | 6.5 / 10 | Animation | 7.0 / 10 | Music/ Sound Effects | 7.5 / 10 | Innovation | 9.0 / 10 | Art Direction | 8.0 / 10 | Customization | 8.5 / 10 | Options / Extras | 7.0 / 10 | Intro / Presentation | 6.0 / 10 | Replayability / Fun | 7.5 / 10 | 'Ouch' Factor | 7.5 / 10 | Characters | 6.5 / 10 | BOTTOM LINE | Imazing 2 6 0. 7.8/10 |
| Final Words: | Bushido Blade was an innovative and classy weapon-based fighting game on PS1. I was happy to have his title in my PS1 library and (surprisingly) put manyhours into it. The free running mechanic, unique '1-hit-kill' gameplay element, open 3D environments, and characters who can use all of the different weapons made this game stand out! Considering Bushido Blade's competition in the fighting genre in 1997, the game still left some things to be desired in certain areas. specificallygraphics, character designs, story, and overall content. (Thankfully, the sequel BushidoBlade 2 improved upon those aspects!) The animation quality has its iffy moments, but for the most part - Bushido Blade game has decent ouch factor. The ultra-pixilated blood is also hilarious but gives the game that iconic PS1-era charm. While not necessarily designed to be taken tooseriously as a 'competitive' fighting game, Bushido Blade's highly unique gameplay was solid enough and a fun new take on the idea of what a fighting game could be. If you could get past the outdated graphics and blocky (yet charming) PS1-era polygons, Bushido Blade offers a truly unique gameplay experience that no fighting gameplayer or samurai fan should miss out on. ~TFGWebmaster Sky free game. |
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