Hana Samurai Art of the Sword – eShop (3DS Decrypted)
Also known as Hana Samurai Art of the Sword in the UK/EU. Skill meets style in this precision sword-fighting game. Leave button mashing behind. Sakura Samurai Art of the Sword is about precision swordplay, battlefield finesse, and martial-arts style. As the heroic title character, youll travel a world rife with cherry-blossom beautyand deadly dangerto rescue the legendary Princess Cherry Blossom. Her kidnapper has set dozens of blade-wielding henchmen in your path, and youll have to exercise your best battle senses to defeat them and save her. Learn to predict your foes moves, deftly dodge their attacks, and create opportunities for devastating counterattacks. Start with the Sakura Sword, a little health, and some basic training from your water-spirit guide. Make your way from battleground to battleground fighting wave after wave of increasingly cunning enemies. Fight through huge castles to duel epic bosses. And dont forget to stop at small villages along the way to get help, gear, encouragement (and distraction) from the quirky townsfolk. Prove that you truly are the Sakura Samurai. Hana Samurai Art of the Sword may not be the prettiest game on the eShop but it sure is one of the most challenging, striking a good balance between difficulty and precision. With plenty to do for the willing and done well, Sakura Samurai is rewarding in a way that many games don’t aim for and, with a lengthier story mode, could easily pass for a retail game.