Way of the Samurai

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The Way of the Samurai is a series of highly open-ended sandbox action-adventures set in feudal Japan.

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Overview

Dating back to 2002, the Way of the Samurai is a series of games set in feudal Japan. With players being able to choose from a variety of diverging, branching narratives and multiple endings, the Way of the Samurai games have been considered some of the most open-ended titles available, giving the player more freedom than most big-budget sandbox titles. However, due to the relatively low budgets, the games often have lower production values than their big budget counterparts. The open-ended nature of the games, and the lack of direction, have also been met with mixed reception.

Games

Way of the Samurai (Game)

7 February 2002

Platforms/PlayStation 2Platforms/PlayStation PortablePlatforms/PlayStation Network PSP

Way of the Samurai 2 (Game)

7 July 2004

Platforms/PlayStation 2

Samurai Western (Game)

1 January 2005

Platforms/PlayStation 2

Way of the Samurai Portable (Game)

18 September 2008

Platforms/PlayStation Portable

Way of the Samurai 3 (Game)

13 November 2008

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Xbox 360Platforms/Xbox 360 Games StorePlatforms/PlayStation 3

Way of the Samurai Portable 2 (Game)

3 September 2009

Platforms/PlayStation PortablePlatforms/PlayStation Network PSP

Way of the Samurai 4 (Game)

3 March 2011

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation Network PS3Platforms/PlayStation 3

Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story

20 February 2020

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4

Franchise details

Name

Way of the Samurai

Features

8 games

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First game

Way of the Samurai (Game)

Aliases

Characters

• Has characters: Nobunaga Oda (Character), Zaji (Character), Gunji Dojima (Character), Osei (Character), Shuzen Fujimori (Character), Way of the Samurai 3 Protagonist (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Japan (Location), Waterfall (Location), River (Location), Wild West (Location), Amana (Location)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Alternate Costume (Concept), Blood (Concept), Downloadable Content (Concept), Martial Arts (Concept), Ninja (Concept), Voice Acting (Concept), Double Jump (Concept), Non-Player Character (Concept), Games on Demand (Concept), Rivaling Factions (Concept), Jump (Concept), Customizable Character (Concept), Gangs (Concept), Boss Fight (Concept), Platform Exclusive (Concept), Interactive Cutscene (Concept), Racial Stereotypes (Concept), Instant Kill (Concept), Alternative Blood (Concept), Multiple Endings (Concept), Broken English (Concept), Gunslinger (Concept), Healing Food (Concept), Samurai (Concept), Morality System (Concept), Upgradeable Weapon (Concept), Shopping (Concept), Rain (Concept), Achievements (Concept), Health (Concept), Text Bubble (Concept), Sprinting (Concept), Destructible Environment (Concept), Open World (Concept), Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment (Concept), Player Owned Houses (Concept), Dialogue Tree (Concept), Cowboy (Concept), Smithing (Concept), Feudal Japan (Concept), Warring States Period (Concept), Gender Option (Concept), Branching Story Line (Concept), Parrying (Concept), Digital Distribution (Concept), Kill Streak (Concept), Ronin (Concept), Character Creation (Concept), Sword Stuck in the Ground (Concept), New Game Plus (Concept), PlayStation Trophies (Concept), RPG Elements (Concept), Day/Night Cycle (Concept), E3 2004 (Concept), Games That Ask You to "Press Start" But Will Accept Other Buttons (Concept), Invisible Wall (Concept), Pacifist Playthrough (Concept), Pedestrians (Concept), PhysX (Concept), Real-Time Combat (Concept), Sandbox (Concept), Showing Half A Face On Box Art (Concept), Tiny Text (Concept), Tokyo Game Show 2008 (Concept), Using Dialogue to Avoid Combat (Concept), World Map (Concept), Gamebryo 2.5 (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Katana (Object), Mask (Object), Spear (Object), Facial Hair (Object), Gun (Object), Afro (Object), Sword (Object), Ponytail (Object), Pole (Object), Cardboard Box (Object), Fence (Object), Tuxedo (Object), Hammer (Object), Wings (Object), Ladder (Object), Grass (Object), Stick (Object), Necktie (Object), Mushroom (Object), Barrel (Object), Radish (Object), Flags (Object), Corpse (Object), Door (Object), Vase (Object), Umbrella (Object), Ship (Object), Tree (Object), Pompadour (Object), Riceball (Object)

People

• Has people: Steve Blum (Person), Robert Belgrade (Person), Roger L. Jackson (Person), Koushi Nakanishi (Person), Takuma Endo (Person), Tasia Valenza (Person), Andrew Wang (Person), Kazuhiro Watanabe (Person), Bianca Allen (Person), Jennifer Schneidereit (Person), Makoto Takeuchi (Person), Massimo Guarini (Person), Mitsutoshi Sakurai (Person), Noriyuki Asakura (Person), Tomohiro Takeda (Person), Wataru Koga (Person), Keisuke Kanayama (Person), Tsunehiko Shibata (Person), Naoki Yoshikawa (Person), Kouhei Kamata (Person), Ryuta Uchiyama (Person), Tomoatsu Miyazaki (Person), Yumiko Sugiyama (Person), Yutaka Watanabe (Person)