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Burst has two different routes to play through, instead of the one of the original. At the end of a mission the player is graded according to the player character's health, attack, and speed in completing the mission. Once a story mission is complete, the mission can be played again with any of the unlocked characters. The game is split into 5 chapters, with each chapter containing a number of main missions as well as optional missions. As the game progresses, the player's character levels up and gains new moves and abilities, and in-game content such as art work, achievements, music, costumes (of which there are 180), and new characters are unlocked. The main gameplay consists of battling through the world of the story. The novel is introduced at major plot points in the game story. The information for each character's back story, major plot points, and general information on the universe of Senran Kagura is displayed in what is called the "novel", and is structured similarly to a visual novel. The more the game characters are damaged by enemies, the more their clothes are torn off. The player assumes control of one of five female ninjas. Senran Kagura is a side-scrolling "beat-'em-up" action game. Here, Yagyū faces off against a group of enemy lesser shinobi.
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The beat-'em-up sections of the game feature side-scrolling action gameplay.