Publisher: Bam! Entertainment
Developer: Spike/Acquire
# of Players: 1-2
Category: Action
Release Dates
N Amer - 05/30/2002
GameZone's Review
8.5
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 8.3 |
| Graphics | 8 |
| Sound | 7.8 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Concept | 8.8 |
| Multiplayer | 7.2 |
| Overall | 8.5 |
Reviewer: Michael Knutson
Review Date: 06/09/2002
Live by the sword and die by the sword, the choices you make will seal your fate!
Full Way of the Samurai Review
7.7
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News
Way of the Samurai Ships for the PS2
BAM! Entertainment today announced that its action fighting game, Way of the Samurai(tm), for the Sony PlayStation 2 begins shipping to stores this week.
The Developer Of The First Two Tenchu Titles Partners With BAM! To Bring A Compelling Samurai Fighting Game To An American Audience
The Developer Of The First Two Tenchu Titles Partners With BAM! To Bring A Compelling Samurai Fighting Game To An American Audience
Description
Way of the Samurai is set in the year 1878. The collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the rise of the Meiji Restoration Era have brought an end to the Age of Samurai. For centuries, Japan has remained untouched and separate from other cultures. But now, Westerners have finally arrived on the island nation, rocking a culture that has developed in seclusion over hundreds of years. Born to a time that no longer needs or welcomes them, these samurai are a far cry from the heroes and legends that preceded them. This is a story of the Way of the Samurai in their final days. In the game, the player takes on the role of a wandering samurai who in drawn into a conflict between the Kurofu family and the Akadama Clan over an iron foundry. As the player meets both sides in the dispute, the player will begin to make the choices that will shape the outcome of the conflict. Deception and betrayal are tools at the player’s disposal, but ultimately combat will be the final deciding factor.
Features
* Choose one of four samurai in this Multi-Path adventure. Your "moral" choices determine the outcome of the game. * Fight in a true 3D environment. Acquire new swords from enemy warlords and learn new fighting stances and styles. * Head-to-Head Sword Fighting allows you to test your fighting skills against a friend.







