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Synopsis

It has been three years since Yoshitune Minamoto and Benkei Musashibo, warriors of the Genji clan, defeated the Heishi clan in a war for "Amahagane". Amahagane are sacred jewels that grant their owners divine powers, like Kamui. Now, rumors are spreading that new unholy creatures are fighting alongside the Heishi warriors, even without the powers of Amahagane. Yoshitsune and his companions must once again draw their weapons, and with the new strength given to them by the Amahagane, defeat the new evil to save all of Japan.

Genji: Days of the Blade, a sequel to the PlayStation 2 game Genji: Dawn of the Samurai, is an action game, based in ancient/feudal Japan, in which you must defeat a new and mysterious source of evil to save your country. You control one of four characters (changeable 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 Gozen Shizuka and Lord Buson to complete their quest. 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 an agile priestess who is proficient with chained blades, and Buson is an Overworld war god who wields a dual saber and can use supernatural powers.

The game involves fighting numerous enemies and bosses with regular attacks, combo attacks and Kamui. Kamui is a power you can use to summon a magical space around you in which you unleash several special attacks on surrounding enemies by pressing buttons in series as they appear on screen. Your Kamui bar fills up as you successfully hit your opponents. Characters travel through both levels based on real locations in Japan and fantasy locations, defeating everything from ordinary Heishi warriors to giant, mutated enemy crabs. The level design involves platforming elements and solving small puzzles, such as destroying the Masho Flowers scattered around an area to open a door.

The game also features RPG elements; you recover Amahagane and Mashogane hidden in the levels and from fallen enemies. They can be used to increase character stats and weapon attack power respectively. You can also find new weapons and items such as herbs with healing properties or scrolls that give you attack bonuses for a certain time.

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