IGN has gone hands-on with the Ignition Entertainment-published Muramasa: The Demon Blade, before E3 official kicks off tomorrow. The Vanillaware-developed game is a 2D action RPG akin to the company's most notable PS2 offering, Odin Sphere, and is a Wii-exclusive.



Muramasa: The Demon Blade is expected to release this September. Additionally, IGN is also teasing new information related to the game during their liveblog of Nintendo's Press Conference.

Anyone that's against the concept of "videogames as an art form" should take a good long look at any number games by Japanese developer Vanillaware. Unlike something along the lines of Flower or Noby Noby Boy (titles that could be labeled as expression as much as "games" at all) the Wii-exclusive Muramasa: The Demon Blade is still a traditional, action-packed 2D hack-n-slash game. It's also hands-down the most beautiful 2D game I've ever played.

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