<s>
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Vanillaware	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
perspective	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
fighting	O
system	O
,	O
while	O
incorporating	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
leveling	O
and	O
questing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
ruling	O
shōgun	B-Application
Tokugawa	O
Tsunayoshi	O
's	O
thirst	O
for	O
power	O
,	O
conflicts	O
have	O
arisen	O
over	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
,	O
samurai	O
swords	O
that	O
force	O
their	O
wielders	O
to	O
kill	O
others	O
before	O
bringing	O
tragedy	O
and	O
madness	O
upon	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
work	O
for	O
Muramasa	O
began	O
during	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
development	O
on	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
improving	O
on	O
the	O
action	O
gameplay	O
over	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
,	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
effort	O
was	O
put	O
into	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
authentic	O
to	O
the	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
port	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
as	O
Muramasa	B-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
,	O
had	O
a	O
strong	O
sales	O
and	O
similar	O
reception	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muramasa	O
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
(	O
2D	O
)	O
side-scrolling	O
action-adventure	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
set	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
Japanese	O
island	O
of	O
Honshu	O
during	O
the	O
Edo	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
are	O
distinguished	O
into	O
two	O
categories	O
,	O
Blade	O
(	O
katana	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Long	O
Blade	O
(	O
nōdachi	O
)	O
:	O
Blades	O
are	O
fast	O
,	O
while	O
Long	O
Blades	O
are	O
slower	O
and	O
deal	O
higher	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Genroku	O
period	O
,	O
itself	O
within	O
the	O
larger	O
Edo	O
period	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
reign	O
of	O
the	O
shōgun	B-Application
Tokugawa	O
Tsunayoshi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsunayoshi	O
's	O
thirst	O
for	O
power	O
has	O
created	O
conflict	O
around	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
,	O
samurai	O
swords	O
forged	O
by	O
the	O
legendary	O
swordsmith	O
Muramasa	O
Sengo	O
that	O
crave	O
blood	O
when	O
drawn	O
and	O
bring	O
madness	O
and	O
death	O
to	O
those	O
foolish	O
enough	O
to	O
draw	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
chaos	O
generated	O
by	O
this	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
 '	O
powers	O
begin	O
summoning	O
demons	O
from	O
Hell	O
(	O
Yomi	O
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
causing	O
ancient	O
gods	O
to	O
stir	O
from	O
long	O
slumber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
,	O
who	O
holds	O
affection	O
for	O
Jinkuro	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
who	O
aids	O
Kisuke	O
in	O
his	O
quest	O
against	O
the	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
 '	O
corruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
her	O
soul	O
safe	O
,	O
Jinkuro	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
regain	O
the	O
Dark	O
Resurrection	O
Demon	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
so	O
he	O
can	O
properly	O
utilize	O
his	O
Soul	O
Transference	O
Technique	O
and	O
gain	O
influence	O
through	O
a	O
new	O
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momohime	O
forces	O
Jinkuro	O
to	O
spare	O
Yukinojo	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
she	O
learns	O
that	O
Yukinojo	O
's	O
intentions	O
in	O
marrying	O
her	O
were	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
scheme	O
to	O
ruin	O
her	O
family	O
as	O
punishment	O
for	O
defying	O
the	O
shōgun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third	O
ending	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
battle	O
with	O
Fudo-Myoou	O
Jinkuro	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
night	O
he	O
first	O
attacked	O
Yukinojo	O
and	O
Momohime	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Oboro	B-Application
Muramasa	I-Application
Demon	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
defy	O
the	O
passage	O
of	O
fate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
the	O
monsters	O
they	O
manifest	O
as	O
,	O
he	O
learns	O
from	O
his	O
mollified	O
ninja	O
companions	O
and	O
their	O
employer	O
Yukinojo	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Kuzuryu	O
Demon	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
from	O
Momohime	O
's	O
Nakurami	O
Clan	O
and	O
punish	O
them	O
for	O
defying	O
the	O
shogun	O
s	O
order	O
to	O
surrender	O
it	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
tied	O
in	O
with	O
Yukinojo	O
's	O
intentions	O
in	O
marrying	O
Momohime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dying	O
from	O
his	O
wounds	O
,	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Senju	O
Oboroya	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Oboro	O
Style	O
that	O
controls	O
the	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
,	O
fused	O
with	O
Kisuke	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
life	O
and	O
pass	O
on	O
the	O
Oboro	O
Style	O
to	O
someone	O
who	O
would	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fusion	O
triggered	O
Kisuke	O
's	O
amnesia	O
but	O
left	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
wield	O
Demon	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
without	O
succumbing	O
to	O
their	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
being	O
confronted	O
,	O
the	O
possessed	O
shōgun	B-Application
Tsunayoshi	O
fatally	O
wounds	O
Torahime	O
,	O
who	O
dies	O
in	O
Kisuke	O
's	O
arms	O
:	O
Kisuke	O
then	O
defeats	O
Tsunayoshi	O
and	O
takes	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
Kuzuryu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
then	O
set	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
personal	O
quest	O
to	O
locate	O
all	O
the	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
causing	O
conflict	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third	O
ending	O
,	O
after	O
his	O
battle	O
,	O
Kisuke	O
is	O
sent	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
day	O
he	O
first	O
betrayed	O
his	O
employers	O
through	O
the	O
Oboro	B-Application
Muramasa	I-Application
's	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Hell	O
's	O
Where	O
the	O
Heart	O
Is	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
Oni	B-Application
girl	O
named	O
Rajyaki	O
,	O
daughter	O
of	O
Enma	O
,	O
is	O
journeying	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
treasures	O
of	O
the	O
Seven	O
Gods	O
of	O
Fortune	O
that	O
she	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muramasa	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Vanillaware	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
created	O
by	O
former	O
Atlus	O
staff	O
members	O
to	O
create	O
successor	O
projects	O
to	O
the	O
2D	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
sound	O
producer	O
Hitoshi	O
Sakimoto	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
George	O
Kamitani	O
was	O
laying	O
out	O
plans	O
for	O
Muramasa	O
when	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
was	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kamitani	O
,	O
while	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
was	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
Princess	B-Application
Crowns	I-Application
narrative	O
,	O
Muramasa	O
provided	O
the	O
chance	O
of	O
evolving	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
even	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
dub	O
it	O
"	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
III	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
positive	O
sales	O
of	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
gave	O
Vanillaware	O
the	O
capital	O
needed	O
to	O
begin	O
full	O
development	O
on	O
Muramasa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
co-funded	O
by	O
their	O
publishing	O
deal	O
with	O
Marvelous	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
sold	O
the	O
project	O
after	O
Odin	B-Application
Spheres	I-Application
publisher	O
Atlus	O
refused	O
to	O
take	O
any	O
further	O
products	O
from	O
Vanillaware	O
until	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
had	O
released	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
delaying	O
the	O
game	O
so	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
compete	O
with	O
their	O
main	O
2007	O
release	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
style	O
of	O
development	O
was	O
identical	O
to	O
their	O
strategy	O
for	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
,	O
although	O
they	O
worked	O
to	O
change	O
up	O
some	O
aspects	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
unique	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
vertical	O
plane	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
something	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
needed	O
to	O
forego	O
with	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
bathing	O
sequences	O
cut	O
from	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
were	O
reworked	O
and	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Muramasa	O
as	O
hot	O
spring	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
platform	O
of	O
release	O
as	O
its	O
specs	O
were	O
fairly	O
close	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
console	O
for	O
which	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamitani	O
did	O
create	O
design	O
proposals	O
for	O
versions	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
went	O
undeveloped	O
due	O
to	O
budget	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion	O
controls	O
was	O
tested	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
old-fashioned	O
style	O
there	O
was	O
little	O
need	O
to	O
implement	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
problem	O
when	O
developing	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
especially	O
how	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
various	O
pieces	O
of	O
artwork	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scenery	O
to	O
interact	O
and	O
respond	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
keep	O
loading	O
times	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
minimum	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
possible	O
due	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
area	O
pre-loading	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamitani	O
wrote	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Muramasa	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
wish	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
ninja	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
had	O
drawn	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Shakespearean	O
theater	O
,	O
Muramasa	O
instead	O
used	O
kabuki	O
as	O
its	O
influence	O
,	O
prompting	O
Kamitani	O
to	O
buy	O
kabuki	O
scripts	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
atmosphere	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
emulate	O
those	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kage	I-Application
and	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
protagonists	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
dictated	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
budget	O
,	O
as	O
Kamitani	O
's	O
initial	O
idea	O
was	O
for	O
more	O
characters	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
folklore	O
references	O
was	O
the	O
108	O
Demon	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
direct	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
108	O
human	O
vices	O
in	O
Japanese	O
folklore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
from	O
sound	O
company	O
Basiscape	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
multiple	O
composers	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakimoto	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
music	O
for	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
when	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
first	O
proposed	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
Kamitani	O
was	O
being	O
overambitious	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
premise-based	O
in	O
Japan	O
when	O
developing	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
European	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Channel	O
's	O
budget	O
game	O
line-up	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
was	O
later	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
situation	O
was	O
amicably	O
resolved	O
as	O
Xseed	O
already	O
had	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
titles	O
lined	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
giving	O
Muramasa	O
to	O
another	O
publisher	O
allowed	O
multiple	O
titles	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
overlooked	O
when	O
it	O
came	O
to	O
Western	O
publicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
backlash	O
received	O
by	O
fans	O
and	O
critics	O
over	O
the	O
"	O
lackluster	O
"	O
localization	O
of	O
Lux-Pain	B-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
beyond	O
their	O
control	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
alongside	O
other	O
Marvelous	O
products	O
including	O
Valhalla	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eldar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
and	O
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muramasa	B-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
title	O
of	O
Oboro	B-Application
Muramasa	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Muramasa	O
developed	O
by	O
Vanillaware	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
its	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
Vita	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
platform	O
over	O
the	O
more	O
commercially	O
successful	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
OLED-based	O
screen	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
better	O
portray	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muramasa	B-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
AQL	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
October	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
four	O
self-contained	O
stories	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
characters	O
within	O
the	O
Muramasa	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vanillaware-developed	O
DLC	B-Protocol
launched	O
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
West	O
between	O
November	O
2013	O
and	O
November	O
2014	O
:	O
the	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
Japanese	O
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
by	O
over	O
two	O
months	O
behind	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
Muramasa	B-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
contained	O
all	O
four	O
DLC	B-Protocol
episodes	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
garnering	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
81/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
58	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Juba	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
found	O
The	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
"	O
stunning	O
"	O
despite	O
some	O
missteps	O
in	O
its	O
pacing	O
and	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
praised	O
its	O
combat	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
action	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
 [ Wii ] 	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
like	O
many	O
beautiful	O
things	O
,	O
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
is	O
a	O
little	O
lacking	O
in	O
substance	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
undermined	O
other	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Meyerink	O
of	O
RPGFan	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
played	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
original	O
,	O
called	O
Rebirth	O
"	O
a	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
action-packed	O
,	O
fairly	O
lengthy	O
adventure	O
that	O
looks	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
plays	O
better	O
than	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
debut	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
reached	O
#2	O
in	O
game	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
coming	O
in	O
behind	O
Sengoku	O
Basara	O
:	O
Battle	O
Heroes	O
with	O
29,000	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
feature	O
on	O
notable	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
GamesTM	O
stated	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
sold	O
"	O
extremely	O
well	O
"	O
,	O
besting	O
established	O
Western	O
franchise	O
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
publisher	O
,	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
September	O
sales	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
had	O
fallen	O
within	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
's	O
estimates	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
met	O
their	O
sales	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2010	O
interview	O
,	O
publisher	O
Marvelous	O
Entertainment	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
both	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
had	O
suffered	O
from	O
low	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
put	O
down	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
non-traditional	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
falling	O
relevance	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
first	O
month	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
topped	O
100,000	O
shipments	O
,	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
67,800	O
physical	O
retail	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remainder	O
as	O
digital	O
copies	O
distributed	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muramasa	B-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
most	O
downloaded	O
digital	O
Vita	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ranked	O
high	O
on	O
PSN	B-Device
download	O
charts	O
:	O
it	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
Vita	O
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Europe	O
it	O
debuted	O
at	O
#5	O
before	O
climbing	O
to	O
#4	O
by	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
