Black & White Bushido in a nutshell~

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmkxsQnNujI

Fun, Intense Game when playing against other players (not to mention the Challenge Mode aswell) and with the Online Multi-Player coming out this year it's definitely worth giving it a go 🎧♪♫.

This game is really fun with 3 other mates and a lot of beer.
If you've ever seen and loved Samurai Jack : Episode XL: Samurai versus Ninja, then you'll love this game.

Saw this at EGX so bought it. Good fun…the single player is simple but the multiplayer is where the real game is. Downside is no online multiplayer, but seen that they’re adding that now anyway.

Shinobi; warrior of the night.

Trained to use the darkness of the shadow.

I know your arts as well.

But I, have been trained to use the light.

Great game, played this game at EGX in Birmingham and it was the best Multiplayer Indie game there

Pretty simple but fun local multiplayer game. It's like Samurai Gunn with a lot more emphasis on stealth and lot less levels. More details: https://youtu.be/2yLz6UW8woA

Black and White Bushido is a multiplayer arena fighting game that sees you fight in teams of black or white samurai in arenas where the background is either black or white. The general idea is when standing against your colour background you are invisible allowing for all sorts of sneaky stealth kills. Controlling your character feels fairly fluid and it won’t be long before you are bouncing around the level painting the fields red.

There are 4 different characters to choose from although I must admit they did not feel radically different from each other when being played. Scattered throughout the arena is also a number of power-ups ranging from throwing stars to bombs. While these are fun to use they are generally a single use item and I felt more could have been done with them.
The stealth mechanic works well especially with 4 players as it is impossible to keep track of where everyone is. The only real problem is that after dying and re-spawning it often took me a few moments to work out where the hell I was.

The main part of the game is deathmatch split into either straight deathmatch or capture the flag game types. With only 5 arenas to choose from you do pretty quickly yearn for some more selection. Equally the challenge mode which is the games only real single player element outside deathmatch with bots feature you completing a bunch of single player objectives without dying such as kill 3 people from behind or kill 3 people using wall jumps. While a nice little distraction this equally ends up as nothing more than a side mode due to the one hit kill and inability to continue.

I love the idea of the game and with 4 friends it’s an absolute blast. I first played the game at EGX2015 and came away thinking this was definitely a highlight of the day. But in reality without having 3 other people to play against it does not quite hold the same shine. So yes for an evening of multiplayer it’s great but it burns bright and fast and will grow old quickly.

Hopefully some more maps and modes down the line can help spice it up.

Please check out our video review below for gameplay footage.

http://www.thegametutor.co.uk/videos/game-tutor-grades/151006_game-tutor-grades-black-white-bushido

A review copy of the game was obtained from the developers free of charge. My thoughts and opinions are however totally my own.

Black & White Bushido is a fun little four player versus game that has a great novelty of really making you feel like a ninja through use of camoflauge. My regular TowerFall group gave it the thumb's-up (which they rarely like anything but the usual). Its certainly smaller in scale, but has enough fun for a couple of gatherings. Overall, I do wish there was more content, though.

The coolest thing about this game is its novelty; you first choose either a black or white ninja, which allows you to blend in really well with like color. This adds in some nice strategy where you can just sit still and wait for the kill. Its reminiscent of getting the mirror item in TowerFall. Really makes you feel like a ninja.

Pros:
+Awesome use of the black and white camoflauge to make you feel like a boss with those stealth kills
+The whole level is on the screen at one time (like TowerFall and unlike Duck Game) - the moving camera in other games can bother some gamers with it constant zooming-in-and-out

Cons:
-Content is slim; only a handful of levels (like 5 or 6), and two game modes (deathmatch and capture the flag)
-Music and sound effects are nothing to write home about
-Needs more weapons and consumables

Get it on sale, if you are into local play.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Bull ♥♥♥♥." - me after losing a cap to a hidden friend

Think Samurai Gunn with a team-based light/shadow stealth element and capture the flag on top. Double jumping, wall jumping, aerial and rush attacks, slinking into the light or shadow, caltrops, shurikens, smoke bombs... tons of fun locally with four players (no online play)! The single-player challenge mode is great but the real meat is in multiplayer.

I love Seven Samurai, Saumurai Jack, Ran, Zatoichi and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. For me games have rarely matched the fun and flow of the sword play and action on show in these films. So I was a bit sceptical when I first saw Black and White Bushido, but noticing the price drop I thought I'd have a go. And I'm glad I did, it's ridiculously good fun. The game play is simple but effective, versus is where it really comes alive and rumour has it multi-player is on the way. You'll experience no greater joy than hiding in the shadows or light before swiping your opponent down. A great game and a mega bargain.