<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shogun	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stealth-oriented	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mimimi	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Daedalic	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Commandos	B-Application
and	O
Desperados	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shogun	B-Language
has	O
unified	O
Japan	O
after	O
years	O
of	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shogun	B-Language
turns	O
to	O
Oshiro	O
Mugen	O
,	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
in	O
his	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
assigns	O
him	O
to	O
uncover	O
Kage-sama	O
'	O
s	O
true	O
identity	O
and	O
bring	O
him	O
to	O
justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mugen	O
subsequently	O
recruits	O
four	O
other	O
allies	O
to	O
assist	O
him	O
:	O
Hayato	O
,	O
a	O
cynical	O
ninja	O
;	O
Yuki	O
,	O
a	O
clever	O
,	O
inquisitive	O
young	O
outcast	O
and	O
thief	O
;	O
Aiko	O
,	O
a	O
female	B-Application
ninja	I-Application
and	O
Mugen	O
's	O
paramour	O
;	O
and	O
Takuma	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
sharpshooter	O
and	O
alchemist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
investigates	O
the	O
corrupt	O
daimyo	O
Lord	O
Yabu	O
,	O
suspecting	O
him	O
of	O
being	O
Kage-sama	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
and	O
smuggling	O
of	O
illegal	O
weapons	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
Mugen	O
decides	O
to	O
have	O
him	O
assassinated	O
without	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
's	O
permission	O
,	O
it	O
triggers	O
a	O
rebellion	O
of	O
soldiers	O
loyal	O
to	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
's	O
former	O
ally	O
,	O
General	O
Okkoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shogun	B-Language
reprimands	O
Mugen	O
for	O
acting	O
rashly	O
,	O
but	O
allows	O
him	O
nonetheless	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
Okkoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
goes	O
to	O
apprehend	O
Kage-sama	O
,	O
but	O
quickly	O
learn	O
that	O
their	O
target	O
is	O
a	O
decoy	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
encampment	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
trap	O
:	O
the	O
true	O
Kage-sama	O
is	O
none	O
other	O
than	O
Lord	O
Noboru	O
,	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
's	O
younger	O
brother	O
and	O
right-hand	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holding	O
Mugen	O
's	O
companions	O
hostage	O
,	O
Noboru	O
forces	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
to	O
lead	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
secret	O
refuge	O
of	O
Ryunosuke	O
,	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
's	O
heir	O
,	O
and	O
Noboru	O
's	O
son	O
Masaru	O
stabs	O
Ryunosuke	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
that	O
Mugen	O
's	O
companions	O
have	O
survived	O
,	O
Noboru	O
convinces	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
that	O
they	O
killed	O
his	O
son	O
;	O
to	O
clear	O
their	O
names	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
abducts	O
Masaru	O
from	O
a	O
bathhouse	O
in	O
Kyoto	O
and	O
sneak	O
their	O
way	O
past	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
's	O
men	O
to	O
deliver	O
him	O
personally	O
to	O
their	O
superior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masaru	O
tries	O
to	O
lie	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
,	O
noting	O
that	O
only	O
he	O
and	O
Mugen	O
knew	O
about	O
his	O
son	O
's	O
hiding	O
place	O
,	O
forces	O
him	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
truth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
avenged	O
Mugen	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
comrades	O
are	O
released	O
from	O
their	O
service	O
to	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
and	O
go	O
their	O
separate	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aiko	O
later	O
gives	O
birth	O
to	O
Mugen	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
whom	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
adopts	O
as	O
his	O
heir	O
,	O
allowing	O
his	O
legacy	O
to	O
endure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
shogun	B-Language
's	O
agents	O
are	O
in	O
their	O
hideout	O
at	O
Nagoya	O
planning	O
their	O
next	O
move	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
armed	O
men	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
kunoichi	B-Application
Lady	O
Chiyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mugen	O
and	O
Aiko	O
go	O
on	O
a	O
private	O
mission	O
and	O
steal	O
documents	O
from	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
revealing	O
his	O
orders	O
to	O
recruit	O
young	O
women	O
for	O
Lady	O
Chiyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aiko	O
uses	O
this	O
information	O
to	O
determine	O
that	O
her	O
old	O
mentor	O
's	O
plan	O
is	O
to	O
reopen	O
the	O
Hana	O
Gakuen	O
,	O
a	O
school	O
for	O
kunoichi	B-Application
formerly	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
fallen	O
Sakura	O
clan	O
,	O
and	O
where	O
Aiko	O
herself	O
was	O
trained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
evening	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
others	O
are	O
preparing	O
to	O
enjoy	O
dinner	O
,	O
Aiko	O
secretly	O
meets	O
with	O
Lady	O
Chiyo	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
that	O
Kage-sama	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
her	O
hoping	O
to	O
exploit	O
the	O
Sakura	O
clan	O
's	O
former	O
allegiance	O
to	O
him	O
;	O
angered	O
by	O
his	O
deceit	O
and	O
wanting	O
to	O
be	O
left	O
alone	O
,	O
Lady	O
Chiyo	O
had	O
arranged	O
for	O
Aiko	O
and	O
her	O
allies	O
to	O
sabotage	O
Kage-sama	O
'	O
s	O
smuggling	O
operation	O
before	O
using	O
her	O
kunoichi	B-Application
training	O
to	O
fake	O
her	O
own	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shogun	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stealth-oriented	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Commandos	B-Application
and	O
Desperados	B-Application
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
team	O
members	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
healing	O
"	O
skill	O
that	O
restores	O
health	O
but	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
matchlock	O
pistol	O
with	O
limited	O
ammunition	O
(	O
Mugen	O
has	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
"	O
hand	O
cannon	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
kill	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayato	O
has	O
a	O
shuriken	O
with	O
which	O
he	O
can	O
kill	O
enemies	O
(	O
except	O
samurai	B-Application
)	O
at	O
a	O
distance	O
with	O
little	O
noise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mugen	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
Storm	O
Wind	O
"	O
area	O
attack	O
that	O
can	O
kill	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
enemies	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
no	O
effect	O
on	O
samurai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
also	O
lure	O
guards	O
from	O
their	O
posts	O
with	O
a	O
bottle	O
of	O
sake	O
,	O
but	O
straw	O
hat	O
guards	O
and	O
samurai	B-Application
will	O
ignore	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mugen	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
character	O
who	O
can	O
efficiently	O
kill	O
enemy	O
samurai	B-Application
in	O
a	O
head-on	O
confrontation	O
,	O
either	O
with	O
his	O
sword	O
or	O
his	O
especially	O
powerful	O
pistol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuki	O
can	O
lay	O
a	O
trap	O
that	O
kills	O
anyone	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
samurai	B-Application
,	O
who	O
walks	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aiko	O
can	O
steal	O
clothes	O
and	O
disguise	O
herself	O
as	O
a	O
priestess	O
or	O
a	O
geisha	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
her	O
to	O
walk	O
freely	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
(	O
although	O
samurai	B-Application
can	O
see	O
through	O
her	O
disguise	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shogun	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
better	O
than	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Desperados	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
