


The final style of this game is a sword duel. Some of them may have special items or secrets, so make sure you take the time to check them out. In the early levels, these sections allow for some exploration. Finally, you can throw a glaive by pressing the A and B buttons together. Blocking lasts for only a second, so you need to time it properly. If you get surrounded, you can tap Left or Right twice to dash in that direction. You can vary your attacks by pressing A alone or with Up or Down. The brawling sections are side-scrolling stages without any platforming. Enemies can attack you from the background or foreground.īlade displays his hand to hand combat prowess in the game’s brawling sections. Blade also has two health bars and these are refilled every time you change sections.Įach of the game’s levels offer some combination of shooting sections and brawling sections, then usually end in a sword duel with the end level boss. The game’s shooting sections play out almost like an on-rails shooter, except the stage is fixed in place. You don’t have any lives nor continues in this game. This is supposed to act like a time limit but in my experience, I was able to complete all the sections before the Serum meter even reached the halfway mark. Throughout all the sections is a Serum meter which slowly depletes. Retaining as much health, serum, and throwing glaives as you can, while killing as many enemies, will give you more money. You earn this money after every level, depending on how well you perform. You can spend your earnings by upgrading Blade’s gear and abilities.įrom Home, you have access to the Workshop where you can spend money on upgrading your equipment or moves.
