When not in disguise she's comparable to Hayato in terms of movement and skill. She can distract enemies with small talk and allow the others to sneak past, for personal close work she uses the deadly hairpin to relieve her foes of their lives. She also acquires a hook-shot that allows her access to rooftops.Īiko: A Kunoichi of elegant skill and deadly beauty - Aiko can don disguises to allow her deeper access into enemy compounds and areas, though her disguise won't fool eagle-eyed samurai who can see through her facade easily. Happy Little Accidents! Yuki has a small blade to dispatch foes when she needs to assassinate them. Yuki also has a whistle and can lure unsuspecting enemies into the vicinity of her trap. Yuki: This young girl appears to be a wannabe-Shinobi and whilst a little impulsive, somewhat wild and free, she has access to a deadly clockwork trap to place in the path of enemies. He'a strong too, he can pick up rocks for throwing on enemies from above and pick up 2 bodies to carry whilst running - everyone else must move slowly. Mugen's samurai sword is lethal against his fellow Samurai. He also comes with Sword Wind, a skill that can eliminate 3 enemies in a spherical radius. Mugen has a bottle of sake he can use to lure low-ranking enemies to their doom, or into traps and ambushes. Mugen: The enigmatic and honourable Samurai Mugen is the team's practised warrior. He has a ninja sword for up close and personal work. Hayato also has a hook-shot which can allow him access to rooftops. Hayato: The team's ninja killer, an assassin for hire who has access to a deadly shuriken to one-shot certain enemies quietly. It fits and anything else would be distracting. The story is told in beautifully drawn cut-scenes and uses the in-game engine for the rest, so you get a very Diablo-esque storytelling in the game engine. You take control of 5 distinct and very individual characters throughout the game in order to serve the Shogun, take down Kage-Sama and discover the truth behind the whole conspiracy. The game's historical backdrop is the perfect time period for an isometric tactical stealth assassination game where careful planning and not panicked action is the key to victory.Ī mysterious person who is causing trouble for the Shogun, a man known as Kage-Sama is the focus for the story that weaves and turns throughout the 25+ hours of beautiful hardcore stealth gameplay. Rather than being set in World War 2 though, Blades of the Shogun is set in the turbulent period of Japanese history known as Edo, or otherwise known as the Tokugawa. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun hearkens back to the days of an old PC game that I used to love, a game called Commandos.
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