Dead Samurai

Dead Samurai is a violent side-scrolling fighting game where the player assumes the role of a samurai engaging in duels with other samurai. The interface is entirely mouse-driven, with the position of the mouse cursor determining the character's walking direction and speed. The player has a limited amount of lives and has to restart from the beginning when they run out. Combat is fast and deadly, and both the player and his opponent can lose limbs in the fight. Loss of limb does not automatically lead to defeat, however: as long as the character still has hitpoints left, he or she can fight on.