<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
original	O
game	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Takamaru	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
has	O
scrolls	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
castles	O
for	O
Takamaru	B-Application
to	O
collect	O
,	O
and	O
special	O
raccoon	O
suits	O
may	O
reveal	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
life	O
is	O
lost	O
when	O
Takamaru	B-Application
's	O
health	O
gauge	O
runs	O
out	O
or	O
he	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
appearance	O
of	O
enemy	O
characters	O
(	O
including	O
samurai	B-Application
,	O
ninja	B-Application
and	O
hannya	O
)	O
borrows	O
heavily	O
from	O
existing	O
Japanese	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
,	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
parts	O
:	O
the	O
path	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
castle	O
itself	O
,	O
is	O
of	O
considerable	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
Takamaru	B-Application
must	O
defeat	O
generic	O
enemy	O
characters	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
innermost	O
region	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
where	O
the	O
castle-lord	O
resides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
only	O
weapons	O
are	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
and	O
shurikens	O
;	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
shuriken	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
lost	O
whenever	O
Takamaru	B-Application
loses	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
katana	B-Operating_System
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
when	O
Takamaru	B-Application
is	O
close	O
to	O
an	O
enemy	O
or	O
projectile	O
(	O
excluding	O
fireballs	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
shurikens	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
when	O
he	O
is	O
farther	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
katana	B-Operating_System
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
deflect	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
items	O
include	O
fireballs	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
shurikens	O
;	O
a	O
lightning-themed	O
explosive	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
heavy	O
damage	O
to	O
every	O
enemy	O
on	O
screen	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
cloak	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
Takamaru	B-Application
invisible	O
and	O
invulnerable	O
to	O
enemies	O
and	O
objects	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Takamaru	B-Application
reaches	O
more	O
than	O
99	O
lives	O
,	O
he	O
becomes	O
invincible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lords	O
are	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
alien	O
's	O
evil	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
spheres	O
to	O
summon	O
ninja	B-Application
armies	O
and	O
monsters	O
to	O
attack	O
villagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearing	O
of	O
these	O
strange	O
occurrences	O
,	O
the	O
shogunate	O
led	O
by	O
Tokugawa	O
Ietsuna	O
sends	O
Takamaru	B-Application
,	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
apprentice	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
secret	O
mission	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Takamaru	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
four	O
castles	O
to	O
defeat	O
each	O
castle	O
lord	O
,	O
before	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
alien	O
entity	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
1986	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2004	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
Series	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
featured	O
amongst	O
others	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
called	O
Classic	O
Games	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
's	O
Marcel	O
van	O
Duyn	O
gave	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
virtual	B-Application
console	I-Application
re-release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
a	O
rating	O
of	O
8/10	O
stating	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
anyone	O
's	O
guess	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
it	O
took	O
so	O
long	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
to	O
finally	O
be	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
a	O
very	O
welcome	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
is	O
unlike	O
any	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
incredibly	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
difficulty	O
which	O
,	O
thankfully	O
,	O
manages	O
to	O
feel	O
completely	O
fair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
rated	O
The	B-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
3.5/5	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
The	B-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
never	O
received	O
a	O
proper	O
sequel	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Takamaru	B-Application
have	O
made	O
several	O
appearances	O
in	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
objects	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
The	B-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
game	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
Captain	B-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
,	O
Takamaru	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
supporting	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
WarioWare	B-Application
D.I.Y.	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
microgames	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
Pikmin	O
microgame	O
in	O
non-Japanese	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Takamaru	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Hiroshi	O
Okamoto	O
in	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Darrel	O
Guilbeau	O
in	O
English	O
)	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Murasame	O
castle	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
game	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
the	O
mini-game	O
Takamaru	B-Application
's	O
Ninja	B-Application
Castle	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
Ninja	B-Application
Attack	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
sound	O
effect	O
causes	O
Takamaru	B-Application
and	O
ninja	B-Application
enemies	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
appear	O
on-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
a	O
song	O
titled	O
"	O
Nazo	B-Application
no	I-Application
Murasamejo	I-Application
-	O
Douchuumen	O
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
overworld	O
theme	O
heard	O
before	O
entering	O
the	O
castles	O
,	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
song	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
stage	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Takamaru	B-Application
himself	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
unlockable	O
stickers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
Takamaru	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
an	O
Assist	O
Trophy	O
and	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Tomokazu	O
Sugita	O
;	O
when	O
summoned	O
,	O
he	O
uses	O
his	O
signature	O
Multidirectional	O
Pinwheel	O
Knife	O
Rook	O
Attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takamaru	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
possible	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
cut	O
because	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
recognized	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
characters	O
;	O
with	O
his	O
main	O
theme	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
2015	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
presentation	O
,	O
a	O
downloadable	O
Mii	O
Fighter	O
costume	O
based	O
on	O
Takamaru	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Mii	O
Swordfighter	O
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
,	O
Takamaru	B-Application
's	O
assist	O
trophy	O
and	O
Mii	O
costume	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
