Way of the Samurai
| Way of the Samurai | |
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North American cover art
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| Developer(s) |
Acquire Spike |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Kenji Nakanishi |
| Designer(s) | Haruyuki Ohashi |
| Writer(s) | Hiroaki Mirua Shogo Sakamoto |
| Composer(s) | Noriyuki Asakura |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Release date(s) |
PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Way of the Samurai, known in Japan simply as Samurai (侍?) is a PlayStation 2 (PS2) action-adventure game developed by Acquire and released in 2002.
Set in 19th century Japan, the player takes on the role of a ronin who wanders into a remote village and becomes involved in a conflict between rival clans. A notable feature of the game is the branching storyline, which allows player decisions to radically alter the course of the story.
An updated version titled Samurai Kanzenban (侍〜完全版〜 "Samurai Complete Edition"?) was released in Japan in 2003. It features bug fixes and additional content. The game was followed by a number of sequels on the PS2. Way of the Samurai was also released on PlayStation Portable on September 18, 2008 in Japan; prior to the release of Way of the Samurai 3.
The story of Way of the Samurai takes place in 1878, after the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the start of the Meiji period, during the Satsuma Rebellion, a time when the samurai who were once at the top of Japanese society are all but outlawed. The game begins with the player, taking the role of a wandering ronin by the name of Kenji, arriving in a fictional outpost called Rokkotsu Pass.
Rokkotsu Pass is a sparsely populated village, whose main attractions include a railway crossing, a small restaurant, and an iron foundry. Three separate factions are competing for control of the Pass, each with their own agenda. The first is the new centralized government, whose army has been sweeping through the country securing power from the local warlords. The government army is well funded and equipped with modern weaponry, including firearms and cannons, making them formidable opponents for the former samurai lords.
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