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Genji: Days of the Blade

It's been three years since Yoshitune Minamoto and Benkei Musashibo, warriors of the Genji Clan, defeated the Heishi Clan in a war over the "Amahagane". The Amahagane are sacred jewels which grant the owners…

55 11 November 2006 ESRB T

Genji: Days of the Blade is an adventure developed by Game Republic Inc., released 11 November 2006 on PlayStation 3.

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What Genji: Days of the Blade is

Genji: Days of the Blade is an adventure game developed by Game Republic Inc. and released in 2006. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It's been three years since Yoshitune Minamoto and Benkei Musashibo, warriors of the Genji Clan, defeated the Heishi Clan in a war over the "Amahagane". The Amahagane are sacred jewels which grant the owners godlike powers, such as Kamui. Now, rumors are spreading of new, ungodly creatures fighting with Heishi warriors, even without the powers of Amahagane. Yoshitsune and his companions must draw their weapons again, and with the new strength given to them by the Amahagane, defeat the new evil to save all of Japan. Genji: Days of the Blade, sequel to the PlayStation 2 game Genji: Dawn of the Samurai, is an action game, based in ancient/feudal Japan, in which you must defeat a new…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Genji: Days of the Blade holds a critic score of 55 out of 100. That places it above 11% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 10 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Genji: Days of the Blade launched on 11 November 2006, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War and Guitar Hero II. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War, Guitar Hero II.

Official trailer

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When did Genji: Days of the Blade come out?
Genji: Days of the Blade was released on 11 November 2006 for PlayStation 3.

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