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Genji Days of the Blade is a hack-and-slash action game (that also contains some role-playing elements) developed by Game Republics and published by SCE, released in 2006 exclusively for PlayStation 3. This is a single-player game.

This game received mixed reviews from the gaming press; it was praised for its very beautiful graphics and visuals, but also for its exciting and challenging boss combats; it was also criticized for some problems regarding its storyline, but overall this is an extremely captivating game.

Days Of the Blade takes place in feudal Japan, around the 12th century. It follows the adventures of Yoshitsune and Benkei, the main protagonists of Genji Dawn of the Samurai. As its predecessor this game is loosely based on the Japanese history and especially the Tale of the Heike.
Yoshitsune, is a talented samurai (swordsman, he carries a katana in each hand) extremely rapid, heir of the Minamoto clan (which was defeated during the Heiji rebellion); and Benkei, a monk warrior (his weapons are a war club and a naginata) who was serving his family and who devoted his life to protect Yoshitsune. Together they achieved to defeat the Heishi clan a powerful clan in Japan at that time and which planned to rule Japan.

To achieve your mission you will have travel through the levels that are based on real locations in Japan but also fantasy locations.
The events of Days of the Blade occurred three years after the end of Dawn of the Samurai; the Heishi clan has returned, and its troops are bolstered by the use of unholy magic that allows its legions of soldiers to turn into hulking demons. So you will have to fight against regular Heishi warriors but also monsters, and mutated crabs.

Consequently Benkei and Yoshitsune have the duty to face this army and to defeat it to save their country; for their new quest they are joined by two new powerful armies, the priestess Shizuka (blade wielder) and the spear wielder, Lord Buson (a God of War from the Overworld who carries a double saber and can use supernatural powers).
You will be able to play as the four characters; they all have separate life bars; however if one of them dies the game ends regardless of the other character s health at the time.

Unlike its predecessor, all characters will have access to a real-time weapon change feature that lets them switch between their main weapons quickly, without interrupting the flow of combat.
The characters will be able to use once again the powerful and magical Amahagane stones through Kamui power to fight and defeat your enemies and bosses. You can use regular attacks and combos attacks.

The Kamui power that you can use to summon a magical space around you in which you unleash multiple special attacks on surrounding enemies. When you achieve successful attacks on your enemies your Kamui bar will fill.
You will also have to collect Amahagane hidden in the different levels and from fallen enemies. They can be used to augment your character stats and weapon attack power, respectively. You can also find new weapons and items such as herbs with healing properties, or scrolls that give you attack bonuses for a period of time.

Genji: Days of the Blade reviews