'''Samurai Slice''' (ゐあひ斬り ''Wiahikiri'') is the eighth game in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''. In this game, a middle-aged samurai, [[The Wandering Samurai|the Wandering Samurai]], is protecting a town from [[Evil Demons|monsters]] wearing tengu masks to slice them up. Getting a [[perfect]] on this game earns a [[gift]] called "Asian Drum" that can be found in the studio.
|explainEN=Make way, they're<br>coming through!<br>You are a samurai,<br>slice them all!}}
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== Gameplay ==
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The player uses the A Button to quickly unsheathe, slice, and re-sheathe their sword in order to cut down enemies moving to the beat of the music. Fog eventually creeps in to obscure the player's vision of the enemies and forces them to use their sense of rhythm to best them. The more times the samurai succeeds in felling his enemies, the more intense his stance and hairstyle become.
* Hit - The samurai slices the enemy directly in half.
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* Barley - The samurai's sword smacks the enemy, causing it to tumble off the screen.
{{Nihongo|Iai Giri|ゐあひ斬り|Iai Giri}} (also written as "ゐあひぎり" on the prologue) is the 2nd [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 2 (8th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
* Miss - The enemy counties its path and hits the samurai, making him cry out in pain while flinging his entire body backward.
==Gameplay==
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[[File:Screenshot Arcade Iai Giri.png|thumb]]
In this game, [[The Wandering Samurai]] is protecting a town from [[Demons|yokai]] wearing tengu masks by slicing them. The player uses Ⓐ to quickly unsheathe, slice, and re-sheathe their sword in order to cut down the enemies moving to the beat of the music. Fog eventually creeps in to obscure the player's vision and forces them to use their sense of rhythm to best them. The more times the samurai succeeds in felling his enemies, the more intense his stance and hairstyle become.
==Controls==
{{Controls|A=Slice}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
{{Timing
|just=The samurai slices the enemy directly in half.
|miss=The samurai's sword smacks the enemy, causing it to tumble off the screen. His stance returns to the first one.
|through=The enemy continues its path and hits the samurai, making him cry out in pain while flinging his entire body backward. His stance returns to the first one.}}
*[[Superb]]: ''"The feeling of a sharp blade is unbelievable!!"''
*The name of this game uses a nearly obsolete Japanese kana, {{Nihongo|[[wikipedia:Wi (kana)|ゐ]]|wi}}, which is rarely used in modern Japanese. The modern spelling would be {{Nihongo|いあい<ruby>斬<rt>ぎ</rt></ruby>り|Iai Slash}}. "[[wikipedia:Iaijutsu|Iai]]" refers to the "art of quickly drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards". In short, a quick-draw sword technique.
== Rating Screens ==
*This is one of a few games in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' that doesn't have a [[Practice]].
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**However, a "How to Play" demonstration was added in the [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|arcade version]].
Sammy getting bested.PNG|"You have bested me!"|link=Try Again
*The sprite for the lower half of the largest [[Demons|yokai]] mask after being sliced erroneously has a part of it shifted to the left.
Sammy did ok.PNG|"Must concentrate more!"|link=OK
==Development History==
Samurai Slice GBA Superb.PNG|"The feeling of a sharp blade is unbelevable!!"|link=Superb
{{Main|Iai Giri/Development}}
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==In Other Languages==
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== Trivia ==
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*The name of the game uses and old letter (ゐ) that is rarely used in current Japanese. In modern Japanese, the game's actual name would be いあい斬り which would mean "killing an opponent by drawing one's sword"
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*This is one of the few games that doesn't feature a tutorial in the Rhythm Heaven Series.
|mnjp=[[wikipedia:Iaijutsu|Iai]] Slash}}
*Samurai Slice has become rather well-known for being the first ever rhythm game in the franchise. This has allowed it to make it into the next [[Samurai Slice|three games]], including one endless game in the series, with new mechanics.
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In this game, The Wandering Samurai is protecting a town from yokai wearing tengu masks by slicing them. The player uses Ⓐ to quickly unsheathe, slice, and re-sheathe their sword in order to cut down the enemies moving to the beat of the music. Fog eventually creeps in to obscure the player's vision and forces them to use their sense of rhythm to best them. The more times the samurai succeeds in felling his enemies, the more intense his stance and hairstyle become.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The samurai slices the enemy directly in half.
Early!/Late!?: The samurai's sword smacks the enemy, causing it to tumble off the screen. His stance returns to the first one.
Miss...?: The enemy continues its path and hits the samurai, making him cry out in pain while flinging his entire body backward. His stance returns to the first one.
Results
見物人のはなし
(The Spectator's Tale)
きほんが できてませんな。 てきが見えないと ダメっぽい．．． 速いのが ニガテみたい．．．
(Focus on the basics.) (You were bad in the fog...) (Not good at the fast parts...)
う～ん．．． まぁまぁ、 かな。 とりあえず．．． よしと します。
(Hmm...) (Well, I wonder.) (For now...) (All right.)
てきが見えなくても イイカンジ！ 速いテンポが うまくとれてる！ スローが おみごと！
(You did great in the dark!) (You did well during the fast tempo!) (The slow parts were perfect!)
The name of this game uses a nearly obsolete Japanese kana, ゐ (wi?), which is rarely used in modern Japanese. The modern spelling would be いあい斬り (Iai Slash?). "Iai" refers to the "art of quickly drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards". In short, a quick-draw sword technique.
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