🎸 Death Stranding 2 ESRB Rating Confirms a ‘Battle Guitar’ Melee Weapon

Sam Porter Bridges might be a courier first, but he’s also ready to rock. The newly published ESRB rating summary for Death Stranding 2 has confirmed the existence of a “battle guitar” melee weapon—a detail that has fans buzzing about what wild gameplay twists await in Hideo Kojima’s next surreal delivery adventure.

⚔️ What’s the Deal with the Battle Guitar?

According to the ESRB’s official summary, the game retains its Mature rating for intense violence, blood, and disturbing themes. But it also lists:

“Players can use a guitar-shaped melee weapon to strike enemies in rhythm-based combat segments.”

This means we’re getting a rhythm-infused, guitar-wielding brawler—a surprising addition to Kojima’s already bizarre and immersive world.

🎵 Kojima’s Flair for the Unexpected

The battle guitar isn’t entirely out of left field for Kojima:

🎸 He’s a well-known music aficionado and has integrated music into gameplay in Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding.

🎮 Players have long speculated about rhythm-based mini-games and combat sections in DS2, given the soundtrack’s importance to the first game.

The reveal also hints at a new layer of gameplay variety, breaking up the signature traversal-heavy missions with musical melee mayhem.

🧠 What Else We Know About Death Stranding 2

Beyond this new musical weapon, Death Stranding 2 will feature:

🌧️ Expanded open-world traversal across post-apocalyptic Icelandic landscapes

🧙‍♂️ A return of Norman Reedus as Sam, alongside Léa Seydoux and Troy Baker

🧩 New narrative threads that deepen the mysteries of the Death Stranding phenomenon

The game is set for a late 2025 release exclusively on PS5.

🧠 Final Thoughts

A guitar as a melee weapon? In a Hideo Kojima game? Of course. With the battle guitar now confirmed, Death Stranding 2 is shaping up to be just as weird, wonderful, and unmissable as fans hoped.

Stay tuned to NoFallDamage.net for full breakdowns of the ESRB rating, gameplay teases, and deep dives into every musical and mechanical quirk of DS2.

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