Bushido Blade (video game)

Bushido Blade
North American cover art
Developer(s)Lightweight
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Kunihiko Nakata
Producer(s)Tetsuhisa Tsuruzono
Composer(s)Shinji Hosoe
Ayako Saso
Takayuki Aihara
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • JP: March 14, 1997
  • NA: October 16, 1997
  • PAL: February 1, 1998
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Bushido Blade is a fighting video game developed by Lightweight and published by Square for the PlayStation. The game features one-on-one armed combat. Its name refers to the Japanese warrior code of honor bushidō.

Upon its release, the realistic fighting engine in Bushido Blade was seen as innovative, particularly the game's unique Body Damage System. A direct sequel, Bushido Blade 2, was released on the PlayStation a year later. Another game with a related title and gameplay, Kengo: Master of Bushido, was also developed by Lightweight for the PlayStation 2.