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Fu-un Shinsengumi
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NCS
Game Synopsis
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After Commodore Perry
"encouraged" the Japanese to sign the Treaty of Kanagawa on March 31st, 1854 and
therefore opened up trade with the United States, Japan was in thrown into
chaos. Japan's 200 years of self-imposed isolation ended and the samurai ranks
began to question the power of the Shogunate and its ability to defend Japan.
In his second trip to Japan, Perry had threatened to shell Edo if his demands were not met and the Shogunate
had buckled too easily to his whims. Journeying from the whole of Japan,
marauding bands of roshis (masterless
samurai warriors - not ronins or rurounis) gathered in Kyoto and sought to
topple the perceived weak Shogunate and repel the invaders who had arrived on
the black ships.
Such ruckuses called for action and a band of policemen called the Shinsengumi
were assembled to squash any insurgencies however low or
insignificant. The Shinsengumi's tactics were to group together in roving teams to
dispel any attacks and the game follows this tactic closely. Up to four members
may be grouped in a gang to roam the city and beat down groups of rabble
rousers. Only one fighter may be controlled at a time but the others in your
group are at the ready for backup when necessary. Attacks consist of sword slashes, parries
and the occasional death blow.
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