Quote Originally Posted by necroleopard View Post
I think that you might be thinking of Strife, I'm not totally sure but I think you get a crossbow fairly early on and you definitely play as a rebel

Aha I am really glad for this thread, I've been trying to remember the name of a game for the SNES since before that system went out of fashion!
You play as a samurai fighting ghosts and demons, when I played Onimusha the similarities were so strong that it got me thinking it may have been related. It is a 2d side-scroller, and your primary weapon is a slashing spear like a naginata (I think that it was double-ended, but I may be making that up.) The level I remember most vividly was a tunnel, mostly yellow, that seemed like it was supposed to be made of bones and whatnot.
I know this probably sounds like every game ever for SNES, I'm hoping that the spear will be distinctive enough to jog someone's memory.

(solved, thanks!)
Yes its Strife!!!! OMG THANK YOU!@#$