Take one samurai sword, take one samurai stance and take a whole lot of care because soon enough you’re going to be under siege – as an unending army of baddies hurls themselves at you.

These enemies are a sneaky lot. Where you have three moves – slash above you, to the right and left of you – they have a variety. Their simplest attack is to simply come directly at you, and that’s just fine, though soon after they’re bouncing around like jackrabbits before they attack and you won’t know where they’re coming from.

The simplest way to defend yourself is to hold down a direction key and wait until an enemy kills itself on your sword. Though after the first few, this method becomes instantly redundant as the speed of your enemies attacks blurs into near super sonic speeds.

Simply put, Samurai Smackdown is light hearted entertainment. Those looking for a serious thrill will be sorely disappointed, and those with a sense of humour and a sense of “one more turn – just to beat that high score,” those people will find a real friend in this game.