<s>
Genji	B-Application
:	I-Application
Days	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Genji	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genji	B-Application
:	I-Application
Days	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Samurai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Heishi	O
clan	O
,	O
defeated	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
has	O
returned	O
,	O
its	O
military	O
strength	O
bolstered	O
by	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
unholy	O
magic	O
that	O
allows	O
its	O
legions	O
of	O
soldiers	O
to	O
turn	O
into	O
hulking	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
producer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
famous	O
battles	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
actually	O
place	O
in	O
ancient	O
Japan	O
"	O
and	O
then	O
battled	O
what	O
he	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
giant	O
enemy	O
crab	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
sparked	O
the	O
"	O
Giant	O
Enemy	O
Crab	B-Algorithm
"	O
meme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Genji	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
bears	O
strong	O
similarities	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
four	O
characters	O
—	O
Minamoto	O
no	O
Yoshitsune	O
,	O
a	O
samurai	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
;	O
Musashibo	O
Benkei	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
club-wielding	O
monk	O
and	O
Yoshitsune	O
's	O
old	O
friend	O
;	O
Shizuka	O
Gozen	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
priestess	O
;	O
and	O
Lord	O
Buson	O
,	O
a	O
spear-wielding	O
warrior	O
who	O
bears	O
a	O
striking	O
resemblance	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
Yoshitsune	O
's	O
old	O
foes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
all	O
characters	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
real-time	O
weapon	O
change	O
feature	O
that	O
lets	O
them	O
switch	O
between	O
their	O
main	O
weapons	O
quickly	O
,	O
without	O
interrupting	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Days	O
of	O
the	O
Blade	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
that	O
utilize	O
the	O
built-in	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
prologue	O
with	O
an	O
unknown	O
female	O
narrator	O
explaining	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
eventually	O
head	O
up	O
a	O
mountain	O
trail	O
continuing	O
their	O
pursuit	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
interrupted	O
by	O
Kagekiyo	O
from	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
large	O
scale	O
battle	O
ensues	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
party	O
encountering	O
Mashogane-powered	O
Heishi	O
and	O
giant	O
enemy	O
crabs	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
"	O
Netherworld	O
"	O
versions	O
of	O
areas	O
players	O
visited	O
in	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Gojo	O
Bridge	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
area	O
where	O
Yoshitsune	O
and	O
Benkei	O
first	O
battled	O
and	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
makes	O
it	O
deep	O
into	O
the	O
Netherworld	O
's	O
chambers	O
and	O
locates	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Master	O
Kiichi	O
from	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
but	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
Kagekiyo	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Kiichi	O
was	O
"	O
left	O
to	O
roam	O
this	O
realm	O
forever	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
Kagekiyo	O
's	O
influence	O
(	O
Kiichi	O
was	O
killed	O
defending	O
Yoshitsune	O
and	O
Benkei	O
during	O
their	O
escape	O
in	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
the	O
IGN	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Artistic	O
Design	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Giant	O
Enemy	O
Crab	B-Algorithm
"	O
meme	O
originated	O
during	O
the	O
demonstration	O
of	O
Genji	B-Application
:	I-Application
Days	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Sony	O
E3	O
2006	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producer	O
Bill	O
Ritch	O
claimed	O
that	O
Genji	B-Application
2s	I-Application
epic	O
battles	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
"	O
famous	O
battles	O
which	O
actually	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
ancient	O
Japan.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
two	O
minutes	O
after	O
this	O
was	O
spoken	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
showed	O
a	O
boss	O
battle	O
against	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
own	O
words	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
giant	O
enemy	O
crab.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Popular	O
memes	O
originating	O
from	O
the	O
Genji	O
demonstration	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
described	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
you	O
attack	O
its	O
weak	O
point	O
for	O
massive	O
damage	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
time	O
...	O
weapon	O
change	O
,	O
"	O
despite	O
neither	O
of	O
these	O
being	O
at	O
all	O
new	O
to	O
video	O
gaming	O
,	O
being	O
staples	O
of	O
classic	O
1980s	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN	O
's	O
E3	O
2006	O
wrap-up	O
,	O
they	O
listed	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Genji	B-Application
2	I-Application
quotes	O
.	O
</s>
