Musashi: Samurai Legend (also known as Blade Master Musashiden) is a console role-playing game (RPG) published by Square Enix in 2005 for the Sony PlayStation 2. Much like its predecessor, Brave Fencer Musashi, the game involves real-time combat in a 3D environment, and features voice-overs for most dialogue.

Overview

In a magical world called Antheum, young Princess Mycella prayed in the mystic Chamber of Rites to summon a hero who will save her world from the growing threat posed by the Gandrake Corporation. However, Rothschild interrupts the ritual, which causes the summoned hero – Musashi – to land just a bit off course. He's found by old martial artist Master Mew, who immediately takes him under his wing. Once Musashi's ready, Master Mew sends him into the heart of the evil Gandrake Corporation to rescue the captured Princess and thereby save the world.

Unfortunately for Musashi, President Gandrake kidnaps the Princess again to further the plots of his evil corporation to excavate the World's supply of nebulite & use the Mystics power to power his nebulium engine. To stop Gandrake, and ensure that he can return to his world, Musashi goes in search of the five Maidens that protect the five magic swords that have been lost in order to restore power to a mythical creature known as the Anthedon, which houses the city of Antheum. Along the way, Musashi will have to smash his way through the Gandrake Corporation's endless swarms of killer robots & Directors, as well as monstrosities native to Antheum.

Characters

• Musashi: A young fencer summoned by Mycella to save Antheum from the Gandrake Corporation.

• Princess Mycella: Princess of the magical realm of Antheum, she's the one who summons Musashi at the beginning of the game.

• Master Mew: Old cat-like martial arts master. He discovers Musashi after the summoning deposits him in the new world, unconscious. Teaches Musashi in the "Way of the Stray Cat".

• Gandrake: The evil president of the Grandrake Corporation.

• Rothschild, Director of Administration: His success comes from his cold, cunning tactics. While trusted, no one know what he's really thinking.

• Malbec, Director of Research & Development: An intelligent 10-year old boy. Creates the robot bosses that Musashi has to deal with in his encounters with Gandrake.

• Shiraz, Director of Intelligence: A disturbing villain. His position is suited to his frugal use of words. He can sprak volumes with one lash of his razor-sharp tail.

• Riesling, Director of Sercuity: Not the brightest, and quick to anger. What he lacks in brain, he makes up in brawn. Frequently partners up with Glogg.

• Glogg, Director of Negotiations: His brute strength is unmatched, and he utilizes it in agressive negotiations to secure his company's deals.

Relationship to Miyamoto Musashi

Several elements of Brave Fencer: Musashi and Samurai Legend: Musashi are superficially derived from the legend of Miyamoto Musashi, a famous Japanese swordsman, though the game's plot is unrelated to Miyamoto's life.

Gandrake's revealed name was based off of Sasaki Kojiro's samurai name, Ganryu.

Another example is that in Samurai Legend the secondary weapon of choice is called "The Great Oar", which is based upon the oar that Miyamoto Musashi used in one of his more famous battles against Sasaki Kojiro.

External links

• Official game website
• Netjak Review
• GameTab reviews