Muramasa: The Demon Blade

Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Developer(s)	Vanillaware
Publisher(s)	JP Marvelous Entertainment NA Ignition Entertainment EU Rising Star Games
Platform(s)	Wii
Genre(s)	Action Role-Playing
Mode(s)	Single-Player
Input methods	Wii Remote, Nunchuk, Classic Controller, GameCube Controller
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	RSFE7U, RSFP99, RSFJ99
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Muramasa: The Demon Blade is an action role playing game developed by Vanillaware and published by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan, Rising Star Games in Europe, and Ignition Entertainment in North America for the Wii. The game was released in Japan on April 9, 2009, in North America on September 8, 2009, and in Europe on November 27, 2009.

Muramasa follows the story of Kisuke, a fugitive who has lost his memory, including that of a crime that he committed and Momohime, a lithe female ronin possessed by a dark spirit. Gameplay allows players to use the Wii Remote, the Classic controller and the GameCube controller. The game allows players to use two different characters and features three difficulty levels.

Problems

Hanging

The game suffers from random hangs. Save often. Try to enable JIT recompiler.

The hangs appear to only happen when the kite ninjas are onscreen for too long. Savestate when you see them and kill them first.

Black/Inverted Textures

In some revisions, transparent textures appear black, or negative, refer issue 1521.

Texture Alignment

Texture alignment issues in the game menus can be resolved by setting the internal resolution to Auto (Multiple of 640x528)

Sword Hilts do not change color as swords are changed

Set the Texture Cache Accuracy to one click left of Fast (position 3 of 4, where 4 is Fast)

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Internal Resolution	Auto (Multiple of 640x528)	Avoids texture alignment issues
Texture Cache Accuracy	Position 3	Corrects coloration of sword hilts

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Muramasa: The Demon Blade since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

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Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
3.0-235	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti	Fully playable ~60FPS	Fabolous

Gameplay Videos

• Muramasa: The Demon Blade on Dolphin Wii/GC Emulator (720p HD) Full Speed