At the end of First Samurai, the Demon King was able to flee back in time to ancient Japan, so our hero follows him back in time, and has 10 levels awaiting him. Unlike the original, each world is split into sub-levels, with a boss at the end of each one, emphasising the arcade side of the gameplay, which still combines hacking and slashing with puzzle-solving.
As in the first game, you start without weaponry but can pick up swords and daggers as you progress through the levels. There are lots of hidden sections as you progress, which open up more of the end sequence to you, as well as several subgames including a shoot 'em up mode.
I loved this game since childhood. However, if you're releasing it on steam and expect THAT amount as a base price for an ancient game then at the very least make it worth getting.
It looked better on my ancient TV back when I was playing it on the Mega Drive! And it looked perfect on emulators. Here though, there's absolutely no screen resolution options,...
