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Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi

22 December 2004

Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi is a visual novel developed by VRIDGE, released 22 December 2004 on PlayStation 2.

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What Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi is

Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi is a visual novel game developed by VRIDGE and released in 2004. It was published by D3Publisher. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A young woman raised as the heir to a small dojo in Aizu saw her father abandon that dojo, along with his family, in order to pursue dreams of sword-swinging heroism. The young woman had no choice but to close the dojo with its dwindling patronage and move to the Aizu Clan Quarters in Edo where her mother served, arranging for her to work for the Aizu daimyo Katamori Matsudaira's sister-in-law, Teruhime. Taking over her newly re-married mother's station in service to the Aizu Clan the young woman began to dream of the stories of heroism her father had passed on since her youth, inheriting the dream of living by the sword for her own. Having gleaned the young woman's dilemma, Teruhime…
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are drama, historical and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi launched on 22 December 2004, within three weeks of Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords and Gran Turismo 4.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, Gran Turismo 4.

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When did Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi come out?
Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi was released on 22 December 2004 for PlayStation 2.

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