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Muramasa: The Demon Blade: Nintendo Wii

Synopsis: Journey to Japan’s Genroku era, a volatile time marked by warring factions and civil unrest under the reign of an evil Shogun. The power-hungry Shogun yearns to collect an array of legendary swords, but these blades carry terrible curses, each one thirsting for blood the moment it’s drawn. Those who wield these blades slowly become homicidal and are destined to a tragic and untimely death. Do you have the courage to collect the swords and the fortitude to withstand their mighty powers? Two heroes are thrust into a treacherous climate in Muramasa: The Demon Blade. Kisuke, a brave young lad who has lost his memory, and Momohime, a female ronin possessed by a dark spirit, must venture across the dangerous countryside in a race to collect the swords before the vile Shogun reaches them first. Become part of the action as the destinies of those drawn to the cursed blades unfold, and as entities from the netherworld appear to challenge those who wield them. Who will you encounter on this journey friend or foe?