Sword of the Samurai
1989/MicroProse Software, Inc.
Sword of the Samurai is an action and strategy video game developed and published by MicroProse in 1989 for MS-DOS. It includes role-playing, strategy, and action game elements based in feudal Japan. The player begins the game as a vassal samurai where the ultimate goal is to replace Oda Nobunaga as the daimyō responsible for reunifying Sengoku Japan. Tommo purchased the rights to this game and digitally published it through its Retroism brand in 2015. The game was re-released in 2014 on Gog.com and Steam with support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Sword of the Samurai is an action and strategy video game developed and published by MicroProse in 1989 for MS-DOS. It includes role-playing, strategy, and action game elements based in feudal Japan. The player begins the game as a vassal samurai where the ultimate goal is to replace Oda Nobunaga as the daimyō responsible for reunifying Sengoku Japan. Tommo purchased the rights to this game and digitally published it through its Retroism brand in 2015. The game was re-released in 2014 on Gog.com and Steam with support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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- Cover: SteamGridDB · SteamGridDB Terms of Service; artwork (c) its author and the game's publisher
- Banner: Steam · Steam Web API Terms of Use; artwork (c) its publisher
- Screenshots (5): IGDB.com · Twitch Developer Services Agreement (IGDB); artwork (c) its publisher
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