Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword

Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword
Punch-Out!!, but with katanas and samurai!
Protagonist(s): Sakura Samurai Genre(s): Action-Adventure Platform(s): Nintendo 3DS Release Date: JP: November 16, 2011 NA: February 2, 2012 PAL: October 11, 2012 Developer(s): Grounding, Inc. Publisher(s): Nintendo Country: Japan

Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword, known in PAL regions as Hana Samurai: Art of the Sword, is an action-adventure game developed by Groundings, Inc., and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released as an eShop exclusive on November 16, 2011 in Japan, then in February/October 2012 for North America and PAL regions, respectively.

Good Qualities

1. The gameplay is somewhat similar to the Punch- Out!! games, in that you attack, dodge, block, and unleash special moves to defeat your enemies samurai-style.
   • Whenever you dodge your enemy, this opens a Precision Point for you to deal critical damage with your sword. Unlike the Punch-Out!! games, mashing the A button could get you stuck in your opponent's combo.
2. Decent graphics for an early 3DS eShop game, with a unique art style that mixes deformed character designs with feudal Japanese environments.
3. For an eShop game, it was rather cheap, costing around $7.

Bad Qualities

1. Sadly, due to the 3DS eShop's closure, you can no longer legally buy the game at all.

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