Muramasa: the GameStop preorder bonus

by JC Fletcher { Jun 29th 2009 at 1:25PM }

Click to Marvelous-sizeWe didn't dare think it could happen, but when we saw the pre-order bonus for Japanese copies of Muramasa: The Demon Blade, we secretly wished for Ignition (well, XSEED at the time) to bring something half as awesome to us here. The bonus is a five-foot-long scroll featuring a series of amazing pieces of character art from the game.

GameStop has just revealed the North American pre-order bonus, and it's exactly that! We couldn't be more thrilled. Well, we could be more thrilled if two things happened:

We confirmed that the back of the scroll had the same enemy and stage artwork as the Japanese version
We found out that GameStop's September 1 release date (a Tuesday!) was the real release date for the game.

We've contacted Ignition about those two points. In the meantime, we can all enjoy the prospect of getting a really nice-looking free thing by buying another thing.

Gallery: Muramasa: Demon Blade

Tags: gamestop, ignition, ignition-entertainment, muramasa, muramasa-the-demon-blade, preorder

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

MRLN @ Jun 29th 2009 1:42PM

Arrgh... too late, I just pre-ordered the Metroid Prime Trilogy.

Suichimo @ Jun 29th 2009 1:49PM

That is nice.

This is the kind of stuff preorder bonuses should be.

Jack Hollow @ Jun 29th 2009 2:30PM

Swank. I'm going to pre-order myself this when I get outta work. Been interested in this one for a while now. Maybe this will tear me away from Fallout and all it's gloryness. Infamous was doing a good job of that, then I finished it and Point Lookout was released and sucked me back into Fallout.

Damn you Bethesda and your heroine known as DLC

Gastrodon @ Jun 30th 2009 3:27AM

Ah, Fallout. It's like digital cocaine.

Thanatos @ Jun 29th 2009 2:49PM

Dammit why must GameStop always get preorder stuff i hate giving them money.

Rob @ Jun 29th 2009 4:02PM

If you don't want to give money to Gamestop try Amazon, they may also have the pre-order bonus. Also look into Best Buy, they pre-order some games too, it can't hurt to ask.

Santos L. Halper @ Jun 29th 2009 3:10PM

Is this only available by pre-ordering online or can I just reserve a copy at my local gamestop?

tuunicopapi @ Jun 29th 2009 3:56PM

can we say EPIC WIN? i know i can! I've been keeping a close eye on this game and by god does it look sweet! day uno purchase for me! also, on a side note, I'm happy the Wii is FINALLY getting better titles be it core or casual.

GewurztraminerX @ Jun 29th 2009 6:31PM

Between this, Scribblenauts, and The Beatles, September is looking to be like an expensive month for me!

Also, Muramasa reminds me that I still need to play Okami... blargh...

Nobledevil @ Jun 30th 2009 4:06AM

I don't even own a Wii and I'll pre-order this game for that scroll. I'm gonna play it when I get a Wii, so why not have it ready to go :)

Sinister Slim @ Jun 30th 2009 1:37AM

Anyone have experience w/ Gamestop pre-orders arriving safely in the mail? This looks fragile...

I once pre-ordered a game from Amazon that came with an artbook and it arrived folded... More of the mail-person's fault... Amazon was nice enough to replace it...