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Sword of the Samurai
Enter Japan in the age of warring states. At the center of this role-playing, action-adventure simulation of combat, statesmanship and intrigue, you are a samurai warrior struggling for honor!
Released:
Oct 17, 2014
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Developer:
MicroProse Software
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Publisher:
MicroProse Software
Adventure
Simulation
Samurai
Retro
Historical
Strategy
Pixel Graphics
1980s
RPG
RTS
Strategy RPG
Swordplay
Singleplayer
Interactive Fiction
2D
Anime
Old School
Indie
Action
Classic
The Developer Says...
Enter Japan in the age of warring states. At the center of this role-playing, action-adventure simulation of combat, statesmanship and intrigue, you are a samurai warrior struggling for honor. More important than life itself, honor is crucial to achieving your ultimate goal: unifying feudal Japan under your noble rule.
Game Features:
Game Features:
- Computer-controlled opponents make decisions based on your actions - and on the actions of other rival characters.
- Furious melee action against multiple warriors takes place in castles, villages and rice paddies.
- Vindicate yourself in duels against rivals who would like nothing better then to diminish your Honor.
- Feel the drama and immediacy of real-time battles involving infantry, cavalry and muskets on battlefields that vary with every conflict.
- Untie all 48 warring provinces in common allegiance to you, and earn the title of shogun, military ruler of all Japan.
- Fun and Easy to control!
- Four skill levels, plus other starting options
- An ingenious system of menus, animation and text windows - pioneered by MicroProse in Pirates! - conveys the detail of text with the fun of graphics and animation.
- Authentic Japanese music and graphics powerfully evoke the mood of Sixteenth century Japan.
Back of the Box Details
Steam Deck
Unknown
DLC
None
DRM/EULA Notices
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Achievements
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Ratings
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Demo
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Metacritic
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Content Notices
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Controller Support
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Reviews
91%
Very Positive
Based on 160 reviews
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