Importers get ready! April 9 is when Japan gets Vanillaware’s 2D action game, Muramasa: The Demon Blade. An international release for the US and Europe has been announced, but we don’t have a concrete release date for either region. Don’t be surprised to see one soon since some US retailers are listing Muramasa: The Demon [...]

Possibly sooner than expected. Marvelous covertly announced Japan will dice up Oni in Muramasa: The Demon Blade this April. Not bad timing for a game that went silent months after it was announced at Tokyo Game Show 2007.   No news about a firm date for the rest of the world, but we are getting [...]

The last time we heard about Muramasa: The Demon Blade was around Tokyo Game Show where XSEED confirmed they were co-publishing it in North America and Rising Star Games mentioned Europe was getting it in November. Fortunately, our wait for Muramasa: The Demon Blade might not be as long Europe’s. Two separate retailers claim the [...]

After I played Muramasa: The Demon Blade at TGS I wanted to know when I would continue my adventure past seeing Kisuke standing on a wooden boat rocking in gorgeous 2D waves. Marvelous noted Vanillaware would be done with Muramasa: The Demon Blade sometime next year. Rising Star Games, Marvelous’ European arm, is more specific [...]

Vanillaware’s first Wii game looked gorgeous when I saw it at Tokyo Game Show last year and I finally got to play it at Tokyo Game Show this year. While Muramasa: The Demon Blade isn’t complete it’s moving along nicely. The demo gave players a chance to select two missions one with Kisuke, the male [...]

Xseed and Marvelous are joining forces to bring Oboro Muramasa Youtouden out in North America under the much more English friendly name Muramasa: The Demon Blade. We haven’t heard much about Muramasa: The Demon Blade since Tokyo Game Show last year and all we saw there was a gorgeous trailer. I can’t wait to see [...]