6 /10 1 Votes
6/10 IGN Director(s) Tomohiro Tsuchida Programmer(s) Masatoshi Washimi Initial release date 9 October 2003 | 59% GameFAQs 59% Metacritic Designer(s) Kōjirō Endō | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar Way of the Samurai, Way of the Samurai 3, Way of the Samurai 4, Shinobido: Way of the Ninja, Samurai Western | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Way of the samurai 2 1 the mute gameplay walkthrough ps2 hd
Way of the Samurai 2 (侍道2, Samurai Dou 2) is a PlayStation 2 (PS2) action-adventure game released in 2003. It was released on PlayStation Portable only in Japan in 2009.
Contents
- Way of the samurai 2 1 the mute gameplay walkthrough ps2 hd
- Way of the samurai 2 introduction
- Gameplay
- Combat
- Enhancements
- Soundtrack
- Reception
- References
The game is a prequel to Way of the Samurai.
Way of the samurai 2 introduction
Gameplay
The player starts as a starving rōnin who collapsed at the gate of a famous trading island-city called Amahara. Soon thereafter, a little girl shares her riceball with the ronin, giving him (or her, depending on the player's choice) energy. A choice appears, introducing the player to the diverse life of a samurai.
Combat
The combat system from the original Way of the Samurai are carried over, albeit with some changes. Amongst them are the inclusion of "stance-breaker" attacks on nearly every weapon, a simplified guard/parry system, and instant kill techniques.
Enhancements
Dojima from the previous game also makes an appearance, though unrelated to the main plot. Here he still serves as a blacksmith to enhance the player's swords. The stats, however, are simplified:
Also, the "Appraise" feature is able to make the swords upgraded more powerful. Their effects include addition to attack, defense, durability, tension resistance, or a combination of the above. These, however, requires certain conditions to be met, such as number of kills. Some special swords are able to be appraised based on their name.
Soundtrack
The original soundtrack of the game was composed by the Japanese composer Noriyuki Asakura, it was released on May 21, 2003. It consists of 26 short songs that are played within the game.
All music composed by Noriyuki Asakura.
Reception
Way of the Samurai 2 was met with mixed reception upon release, as GameRankings gave it a score of 63.09%, while Metacritic gave it 59 out of 100.