Holding Mugen's companions hostage, Noboru forces the samurai to lead him to the secret refuge of Ryunosuke, the Shogun's heir, and Noboru's son Masaru stabs Ryunosuke dead.

He intends to seize power and plunge Japan back into endless war. Noboru reveals that he opposes his brother's peaceful rule, fearing that it will make warriors like him obsolete. The group goes to apprehend Kage-sama, but quickly learn that their target is a decoy and the 'encampment' is a trap: the true Kage-sama is none other than Lord Noboru, the Shogun's younger brother and right-hand man. Defeated, the general commits seppuku with Mugen's help after providing the group with a map that leads to a secret encampment in the marshlands where Kage-sama is hiding. The Shogun reprimands Mugen for acting rashly, but allows him nonetheless to deal with Okkoto. The group investigates the corrupt daimyo Lord Yabu, suspecting him of being Kage-sama due to his involvement in the production and smuggling of illegal weapons, but when Mugen decides to have him assassinated without the Shogun's permission, it triggers a rebellion of soldiers loyal to the Shogun's former ally, General Okkoto. Mugen subsequently recruits four other allies to assist him: Hayato, a cynical ninja Yuki, a clever, inquisitive young outcast and thief Aiko, a female ninja and Mugen's paramour and Takuma, a veteran sharpshooter and alchemist. The Shogun turns to Oshiro Mugen, a samurai in his service, and assigns him to uncover Kage-sama's true identity and bring him to justice. However, a mysterious warlord known only as 'Kage-sama' has emerged, jeopardizing the country's stability. The shogun has unified Japan after years of war.

It has five missions on new maps but adds no new gameplay features. Ī standalone expansion for the game titled Aiko's Choice was released in December 2021. It was released on December 6, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux, in July 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and for Amazon Luna on October 20, 2020. The gameplay is similar to that of the Commandos and Desperados series. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a stealth-oriented real-time tactics video game developed by Mimimi Productions and published by Daedalic Entertainment.

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