Year Released: 2001

Developer: Capcom 

Publisher: Capcom

System: PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows (Remastered on Switch/PS4/Xbox One)

Type of Horror: Action / Hack & Slash

Isolated or Mass Extinction Event? Mass

Bad Ways To Die: Strangled by giant demon samurai – Shot to death by demon Archers/ Killed in any sort of barbaric combat that was normal for the time period. Made even worse by demons.

Other Notes:

Spawned two direct sequels – Samurai’s Destiny and Demon Siege. 

Considered one of the PlayStation 2’s earliest achievements. Being both a commercial and critical success.

Unfortunately pretty short. 

Setting: Feudal Japan. Probably sometime around mid 1500’s in the city of Gifu. ~ Japan

Belligerents: Demons that know martial arts.

Main Character: Samanosuke Akechi

Description: Loosely based on real life Samurai, Akechi Hidemitsu. Samanosuke is a total badass. Basically a trained killing machine he quietly wanders the Earth as a master swordsman looking for worthy adversaries. His stoic nature reinforces his strong drive for justice. 

Weapon of choice: Swords. Definitely swords. But also his mind… because he’s pretty smart. And a badass. 

RATINGS:

Atmosphere: 18/20

Gameplay/Controls: 16/20

Story: 14/20

Sound: 14/20

Graphics: 14/20

Overall: (76%)

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