Been going through a huge samurai brainrot for a while and I've been looking for games to satiate that thirst. This one in particular caught my eye, and after I played it I realised that it was really damn cool. Despite being old and a little janky, it plays really well. You get a selection of characters, each with a different weight and preferred weapons, and each one has their own little story mode where you fight the other characters and npcs. You can only kill your opponents with a strike to the head or chest, and hitting their limbs can cripple them which limits their movesets. The player can get crippled too which can lead to some very interesting and tense battles. I've had many moments where both me and my enemy were severely hurt and crawling and limping around trying to finish one another off. It's extremely fun and quite a challenge at times. You can actually traverse through the level, which is surprisingly big, and choose a spot to fight which I thought was cool, however due to the limited camera angle and the loading screens between each level, it can be a bit of a chore. My only gripe with this game is the story and the bushido mechanic. The story for each character is very loose and doesn't make much sense. At first you're at the castle, then you're suddenly at a helipad, then at the beach, then back at the castle. It's fair to say that the limited story is just there to connect the levels, but I wish they would've done more with it. The bushido mechanic is basically the game determining whether or not you maintain your honor. To maintain honor, you need to avoid fighting with dirty tactics such as throwing dirt on your enemy or stabbing them in the back. If you're dishonorable, you automatically lose the game before the first npc appears. I've lost many runs to being dishonorable even though I was sure I maintained honor, and what counts and what doesn't count towards maintaining bushido is very vague and the info online says a lot of different things. Despite its flaws, it's a cool game that I wish I could see more of.