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Bujingai: The Forsaken City

An isolated island-city stands as home to much of what remains of the human race. The ancient technology which annihilated most of the earth has now opened a gateway to a hellish dimension, unleashing a horde…

74 25 December 2003 ESRB T

Bujingai: The Forsaken City is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Red Entertainment, released 25 December 2003 on PlayStation 2.

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What Bujingai: The Forsaken City is

Bujingai: The Forsaken City is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Red Entertainment and released in 2003. It was published by 505 Game Street. It is available on PlayStation 2 only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

An isolated island-city stands as home to much of what remains of the human race. The ancient technology which annihilated most of the earth has now opened a gateway to a hellish dimension, unleashing a horde of demons upon the city. One warrior, armed with a pair of swords and an arsenal of magic spells, goes to battle the army of demons. This warrior's name is Lau, and thousands will die by his hand.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Bujingai: The Forsaken City holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 1,125 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 5 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Bujingai: The Forsaken City launched on 25 December 2003, within three weeks of Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, Zuma Deluxe, Sonic Heroes and NFL Street. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, Zuma Deluxe, Sonic Heroes, NFL Street.

Official trailer

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When did Bujingai: The Forsaken City come out?
Bujingai: The Forsaken City was released on 25 December 2003 for PlayStation 2.

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