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PS2 | Adventure | Way of the Samurai

Boxart for Way of the Samurai
Way of the Samurai 36 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 4.0
  • SOUND: 4.5
  • CONTROL: 4.5
  • FUN FACTOR 4.5
  • AVG USER SCORE 4.0
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 4.1
Winner of the GamePro Editor's Choice Award

First Look: Way of the Samurai

First Look by DJDINOBOT | 04/18/2002 | 16:02:10 PM PST

Single Japanese Ronin, former member of warrior caste, seeks local thug boss for small-time muscle work, possible LTR? Have own sword, willing to travel, will do whatever it takes to impress... Let?s talk about it over sushi!

Step into 1878 Japan, and witness the last gasp of the dying samurai tradition. As a ronin in a time of pettiness and deceit, your decisions will not be easy. Way of the Samurai boasts a multi-path adventure that changes dramatically with your in-game choices. The conflict centers around inter-clan strife after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Rival families are struggling for control of an iron foundry, and it is your meddling that will settle the score. While intrigue and betrayal are rife, ultimately combat will determine the victor.

With 40 different swords and 200 fighting stances and attacks, the latest from the developers of the Tenchu series promises plenty of digital Iai-jutsu. Timing, blocking, and balance will all be taken into account by WOTS? new combat system. While story-mode is a single player game, it will include a two player head-to-head fighting mode so you can practice your chops on your friends, though remember?it is shameful and ignoble to taunt your friends after besting them in swordplay. Brush up on your bushido.