Bushido Blade (video game)

Bushido Blade
North American cover art
DeveloperLightweight
Publishers
DirectorKunihiko Nakata
ProducerTetsuhisa Tsuruzono
ComposersShinji Hosoe
Ayako Saso
Takayuki Aihara
PlatformPlayStation
Release
  • JP: March 14, 1997
  • NA: October 16, 1997
  • PAL: February 1, 1998
GenreFighting
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Bushido Blade is a fighting video game developed by Lightweight and published by Square for the PlayStation. The game features one-on-one armed combat. Its name refers to the Japanese warrior code of honor, bushidō.

Upon its release, the realistic fighting engine in Bushido Blade was seen as innovative, particularly the game's unique Body Damage System. A direct sequel, Bushido Blade 2, was released on the PlayStation a year later. Another game with a related title and gameplay, Kengo: Master of Bushido, was also developed by Lightweight for the PlayStation 2.