Posts Tagged ‘Muramasa’

BLAST PROCESSING! Episode 30: Lateral Thinking

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

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Erich, Steve, and Jon celebrate the big three-oh with a hefty discussion of games old and new, including Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Scribblenauts, The Beatles: Rock Band, Shadow Complex, Uncharted, Killzone 2, Grand Theft Auto IV DLC, and Vampire: The Masquerade — Redemption. In News, Nintendo may or may not be price dropping the Wii, Zelda: Spirit Tracks gets a release date, Bobby Kotick hates fun, people are buying PS3s, and Uncharted 2 early reviews are great. This week’s Symposium Ad Nauseum: Shooting Things with a Spaceship.

Over in the Tooting Our Own Horns Department, be sure to check out the Demon’s Souls trailer on GameTrailers.com, featuring a quote from Steve’s review! If you’d like to congratulate him, weigh in on the show, or complain about our insufferable back-patting, please leave a comment below, head over to the DVD Verdict Jury Room forums, or email us at feedback@pixelverdict.com.

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Review: Muramasa – The Demon Blade (Wii)

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
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Lyrics, fill in the gap -- Drop that bass and get the Ninja Rap!

The Charge:
Slice like a ninja – Cut like a razor blade!

Opening Statement:
Okay, every red-blooded kid who lived and breathed during the 1980s knows that ninjas are concentrated awesome.  And I don`t mean that watered down, sugar-rush Naruto crap.  I`m talking straight up, sword swingin’, star flingin’ shinobi bad-ass.  Hell, even Michael Dudikoff had a cup of coffee with fame and fortune because he made a few movies concerning ninjas, and he was a total douche (my apologies to any hardcore Dudikoffers out there).  I’ll usually try any video game that features Ninjas in a prominent role (usually to my regret), which led me to this day’s review.  (more…)