Overview

Ganryu is a side-scrolling hack-and-slash action-platform game similar to Strider where the players take control of either Miyamoto Musashi or Suzume through five stages set in Japan, where the main objective is to rescue Otsu from an evil clan of ninja servants led by a resurrected Sasaki Kojirō.  The story is as fun and bananas as only Japan can offer and the gameplay is tight.  It is also a little more forgiving than other hack-and-slash games due to a refillable health meter.  Each of the two playable characters has advantages and disadvantages that come into effect during gameplay, with Musashi being stronger but less agile while Suzume is more versatile but takes more damage from hits.

• The goal is to get as high of a score as possible before you run out of lives.

• Two players can play the game, but it is turn-based and you cannot impact the other player's score.