Flashback-Flashforward Comparison: Little King’s Story and Muramasa: The Demon Blade

Quick Brew Info:
The last time I showed the data for these two games was on November 1, last year.
Little King’s Story was released on July 21, 2009 for the Wii, with a MSRP of $49.99.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade was released on September 8, 2009, with a MSRP of $49.99.
The data used in the original story was effective as of October 26, 2009.

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Number of Players Reporting Data:
Little King’s Story now has approximately 8,644 players reporting their play-time data, an increase of 5,124 players since the October 26 data.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade now has approximately 15,851 players reporting play-time data, an increase of 11,261 players since the October 26 data.

Total Game-Play Hours Reported/Increased:
Little King’s Story now 160,894 Total Hours reported, an increase of 99,599 hours since October 26.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade now has 216,747 Total Hours reported, an increase of 163,238 hours since the October 26 data.

Amazon.com Sale Rank & Advertised Price:
Little King’s Story’s Amazon.com sale rank is #1,902 and the current selling price is $28.12.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade’s Amazon.com sale rank is #890 and the current selling price is $33.99.

GameRankings.com Review Score Averages:
Little King’s Story’s review score average is 86.32%, based on 37 reviews.  It was sitting at 87% on MetaCritic.com on November 1.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade’s review score average is 81.94%, based on 45 reviews.  It was sitting at 80% on MetaCritic.com on November 1.

Thoughts:
I still have not played either of these games, but I have read several reviews and hands-on previews out them.
From what I remember reading, it seems that both Little King’s Story and Muramasa: The Demon Blade are really solid titles, just with little to no marketing campaign behind them.

Here’s the picture from November, that I originally posted with the debut data for both games:

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Questions:

If you have played either Little King’s Story or Muramasa: The Demon Blade, are they titles that you would recommend to others?

Also, if you completed Little King’s Story, how long did it take you to complete?

If you are interested in either Little King’s Story or Muramasa: The Demon Blade, you can see new and used prices for them on Amazon.com below:

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