Bamboo Blade

A swordsman action game where the scenery transforms completely across five stages, from a moonlit bamboo forest to a snowy mountain shrine, a maple canyon, an ashen ruined fortress, and a will-o'-the-wisp swamp. Cut down enemies rushing from both sides at the last moment, and the more hits you chain together, the more your sword aura changes through blue steel, crimson flame, violet lightning, and white heat. From the first stage, pursuers, heavy armored soldiers, assassins, returning ninjas, shuriken scouts, and charging oni all join the fight, while every stage rises about every 5 seconds and enemy movement speed, spawn speed, special enemy ratio, additional raids, and screen pressure increase without pause. Incoming shuriken must be deflected by cutting from the same side, and missing one leaves you wounded. When the gauge that fills with every cut is full, press the spacebar to slice through every enemy on screen at once, and the number of enemies cut in that single strike is recorded as One Slash, Three Slashes, or Six Slashes. The bamboo forest's melody and drumbeats grow faster as you descend deeper into the stages, and after you fall, a title suited to that day's score remains.