The Last Blade

a.k.a. Bakumatsu Roman: Gekka no Kenshi / Gekka no Kenshi

created and published by SNK in 1997, running on Neo-Geo

type: fighting
genre: One-on-one fighting
perspective: side view
player options: single player

4.4/5

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Official descriptions (2)

The year is 1863 and history's hidden secret is revealed. During the age known as the "Bakumatsu", 135 years ago, CHAOS rules! After the Ohnin Rebellion, Japan faced an age of furious tumult. The Tokugawa Shogunate was breaking apart faster than three-day old makeup on an over-the-hill geisha. It came to be known as "Bakumatsu," an age where people selfishly endeavored to live by and die by their own will. The world was silent, full of fear that we would never again see a series of 2D fighters to rival the quality of the Samurai Shodown series. The skies cleared and the storms went away and brought forth something amazing through the light: The Last Blade.

# 2013-09-10 16:37:29 - official description

1863. History's hidden secret is revealed. During the age known as "Bakumatsu", 135 years ago, CHAOS rules! It's all yours! A new type of weapon-fighting game in which "Power" and "Speed" weapons in addition to various "Repel" moves can be used to experience a new sensation in video game thrills.

# 2013-09-10 16:37:24 - official description