Genji: Days of the Blade

It has been three years since Yoshitune Minamoto and Benkei Musashibo, warriors of the Genji clan, defeated the Heishi clan in a war over the "Amahagane". The Amahagane are sacred jewels that give their owners god-like powers, such as Kamui. Now rumors are making the rounds about new, godless creatures that fight with the Heishi warriors, even without the powers of the Amahagane. Yoshitsune and his companions must once again take up arms and use the new power granted by the Amahagane to defeat the new evil in order to save the whole of Japan. Genji: Days of the Blade, the sequel to the PlayStation 2 game Genji: Dawn of the Samurai, is an action game set in ancient/feudal Japan in which you must defeat a new, mysterious source of evil to save your country. You control one of four characters (customizable in real time), each with their own weapons, abilities, strengths and weaknesses. Yoshitsune Minamoto and Benkei Musashibo, the main characters from the previous game, join forces with Gozen Shizuka and Lord Buson to fulfill their mission. Yoshitsune is a young warrior who wields a katana in each hand, Benkei is a powerful warrior monk who uses a war club and a naginata as weapons. Shizuka is a nimble priestess who is good with chain blades, and Buson is a god of war from the overworld who carries a double sword and can use supernatural powers. In the game, you fight against many enemies and bosses with normal attacks, combo attacks and Kamui. Kamui is a power that allows you to summon a magical space around you where you can unleash multiple special attacks on the surrounding enemies by pressing buttons in succession as they appear on the screen. Your Kamui bar fills up when you land successful hits on enemies. Characters travel through levels based on real-life locations in Japan as well as fantasy worlds, defeating everything from normal Heishi warriors to giant, mutated enemy crabs. The level design includes platformer elements and solving small puzzles, such as destroying masho flowers scattered around an area to open a door. The game also has RPG elements: You collect Amahagane and Mashogane hidden in the levels and from fallen enemies. You can use them to improve your character's stats and increase the attack power of your weapons. You can also find new weapons and items, such as herbs with healing properties or scrolls that give you an attack bonus for a certain period of time.