Samurai Slash

A small rhythm-game prototype I built to test the combination of the Action and Rhythm genres — fast, musical, and unforgiving.

Gameplay

You play a samurai cutting down enemies that appear to the beat of the music, arriving from the left and right.

• Strike on the beat to defeat incoming enemies on either side.
• Sometimes arrows appear instead of enemies — you must dodge these, attacking won't help.
• Reading the difference between “attack” and “dodge” cues at tempo is the core skill.

Planned Expansion

The prototype was designed to grow into a multi-world game, where each world layers in a new mechanic:

• The Soldier — fights off terrifying aliens and must manage ammo; magazines regenerate over time, so a wasted shot can leave you empty at the worst moment.
• Four-directional world — threats from every side, not just left/right.
• Player music — a script would analyse the dynamics of an imported track and adapt it to the chosen world automatically.

One simple loop — slash or dodge on the beat — designed to scale into a whole family of worlds.