

Blade Master is a scrolling hack and slash arcade game released by Irem in 1991. Two selectable heroes, Roy and Arnold, try to save their land from hordes of monsters. There are items to break and power-ups to collect, typical of this genre in the 1990s.
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Earnest, plot-driven, classical in form and spare.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Developer
- Irem
- Publisher
- Irem
- Released
- July 1, 1991
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Irem M-92
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 5 ratings.
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Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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