ords ▁and ▁defeat ▁the ▁main ▁ant agon ist ▁Mur as ame . ▁The ▁player ▁moves ▁from ▁different ▁directions ▁in ▁a ▁top - down ▁view ▁with ▁no ▁side - scroll ing . ▁The ▁game ▁has ▁only ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁power - ups , ▁forcing ▁players ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁action ▁skills ▁more ▁than ▁anything ▁else . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁world ▁has ▁scroll s ▁scattered ▁throughout ▁the ▁cast les ▁for ▁Tak amar u ▁to ▁collect , ▁and ▁special ▁racc oon ▁su its ▁may ▁reve al ▁power - ups . ▁Play ers ▁are ▁given ▁a ▁certain ▁number ▁of ▁lives , ▁and ▁may ▁gain ▁additional ▁lives ▁by ▁res cu ing ▁the ▁cast les ' ▁prin cess es ▁and ▁playing ▁through ▁bonus ▁r ounds ▁after ▁comple ting ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁each ▁level . ▁One ▁life ▁is ▁lost ▁when ▁Tak amar u ' s ▁health ▁gauge ▁runs ▁out ▁or ▁he ▁runs ▁out ▁of ▁time . ▁When ▁all ▁lives ▁are ▁lost ▁at ▁any ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁game ▁over ▁screen ▁will ▁appear , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁continue ▁the ▁game ▁or ▁save ▁their ▁progress . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁consists ▁of ▁five ▁cast les : ▁A os ame ▁Castle , ▁Ak as ame ▁Castle , ▁Ry ok us ame ▁Castle , ▁M om os ame ▁Castle , ▁and ▁the ▁tit ular ▁Mur as ame ▁Castle . ▁The ▁appearance ▁of ▁enemy ▁characters ▁( including ▁sam ur ai , ▁nin ja ▁and ▁h ann ya ) ▁bor rows ▁heavily ▁from ▁existing ▁Japanese ▁culture . ▁Each ▁level ,