<s>
,	O
released	O
as	O
Ronin	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
start	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
to	O
be	O
either	O
a	O
young	O
male	O
ronin	B-Device
named	O
Kotaro	O
or	O
a	O
teenage	O
female	O
ninja	B-Application
named	O
Lin	O
(	O
Rin	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaro	O
Hiba	O
:	O
Kotaro	O
is	O
a	O
masterless	O
samurai	B-Application
who	O
travels	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lin	O
(	O
Rin	O
)	O
:	O
Lin	O
is	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
who	O
was	O
orphaned	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
she	O
and	O
her	O
brother	O
,	O
Shin	O
were	O
taken	O
in	O
by	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
clan	O
and	O
trained	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
ninjutsu	O
until	O
they	O
were	O
strong	O
enough	O
and	O
skilled	O
enough	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
missions	O
as	O
a	O
spy	O
for	O
the	O
Tokugawa	O
shogunate	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unknown	O
Ronin	B-Device
:	O
The	O
first	O
boss	O
in	O
Kotaro	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
Kotaro	O
finds	O
the	O
ronin	B-Device
killing	O
a	O
shogunate	O
ninja	B-Application
(	O
Genzo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ronin	B-Device
has	O
no	O
other	O
description	O
besides	O
the	O
scars	O
on	O
his	O
face	O
and	O
completely	O
white	O
eyes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
after	O
defeating	O
him	O
he	O
transforms	O
via	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
soul	O
bugs	O
into	O
a	O
naked	O
hunchback	B-Application
with	O
an	O
open	O
spine	O
that	O
ends	O
with	O
a	O
scorpion	O
stinger	O
and	O
also	O
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
breathe	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
Musashi	O
(	O
optional	O
boss	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
only	O
samurai	B-Application
(	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
ronin	B-Device
)	O
who	O
can	O
wield	O
two	O
swords	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
to	O
fight	O
him	O
he	O
reveals	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
bosses	O
faced	O
,	O
rather	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
ronin	B-Device
who	O
just	O
wants	O
to	O
fight	O
Kotaro	O
and	O
he	O
even	O
goes	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
are	O
happening	O
in	O
the	O
fiefdom	O
"	O
is	O
of	O
no	O
concern	O
to	O
my	O
swords	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castle	O
Head	O
Guard	O
:	O
Lin	O
finds	O
Hanzo	O
,	O
a	O
fellow	O
shogunate	O
ninja	B-Application
,	O
dying	O
from	O
a	O
wound	O
inflicted	O
by	O
the	O
Head	O
Guard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undead	O
Genzo	O
:	O
In	O
Kotaro	O
's	O
path	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
Unknown	O
Ronin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karasu	O
:	O
A	O
beautiful	O
female	O
ninja	B-Application
who	O
is	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
ninjas	B-Application
called	O
Ravens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Three	O
Wolverines	O
:	O
These	O
are	O
three	O
Wolverine	O
Ninja	B-Application
(	O
named	O
so	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
claw-like	O
weapons	O
)	O
who	O
are	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
their	O
normal	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Shogun	B-Language
Assassin	O
,	O
featured	O
young	O
warriors	O
named	O
Hotaru	O
and	O
Hyaku	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
shogunate	O
secret	O
police	O
(	O
their	O
designs	O
were	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
protagonists	O
Kotaro	O
and	O
Lin	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Japan	O
and	O
Konami	O
sources	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
combine	O
elements	O
from	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
and	O
Tenchu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
delivered	O
"	O
lively	O
action	O
melded	O
to	O
a	O
compelling	O
story	O
line.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
review	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
game	O
of	O
Tenchu	B-Application
will	O
unfortunately	O
have	O
to	O
keep	O
on	O
looking.	O
"	O
</s>
