<s>
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sammy	O
Studios	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
story	O
and	O
concept	O
are	O
based	O
upon	O
Akira	O
Kurosawa	O
's	O
1954	O
movie	O
Seven	O
Samurai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	B-Application
Samurai	I-Application
20XX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
re-telling	O
of	O
Seven	O
Samurai	B-Application
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
seven	O
samurai	B-Application
as	O
they	O
fight	O
off	O
an	O
immense	O
army	O
of	O
mutants	O
,	O
cyborgs	O
and	O
other	O
inhuman	O
creatures	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
bring	O
about	O
a	O
regime	O
of	O
peace	O
for	O
those	O
in	O
need	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Natoe	O
,	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
sent	O
through	O
various	O
locations	O
of	O
post-Japan	O
to	O
fight	O
off	O
hundreds	O
of	O
enemies	O
with	O
a	O
twin-sworded	O
fighting	O
style	O
known	O
as	O
Nitou-Ryu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humans	O
and	O
Humanoids	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
various	O
mutants	O
,	O
cyborgs	O
,	O
and	O
robots	O
,	O
maintain	O
a	O
delicate	O
balance	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
unnamed	O
city	O
(	O
somewhat	O
resembling	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Tokyo	O
)	O
where	O
the	O
power	O
and	O
balance	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
is	O
maintained	O
by	O
a	O
large	O
structure	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Steeple	B-Application
of	I-Application
light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
source	O
of	O
power	O
is	O
a	O
young	O
girl	O
named	O
the	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heaven	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
humanoids	O
and	O
various	O
Agents	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
retrieve	O
her	O
and	O
her	O
Sacred	O
Jewel	O
,	O
the	O
villagers	O
quickly	O
find	O
themselves	O
in	O
danger	O
and	O
look	O
for	O
Samurai	B-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
hunters	O
"	O
)	O
to	O
protect	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	B-Application
Samurai	I-Application
20XX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
faced	O
with	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
destroying	O
overwhelming	O
hordes	O
of	O
enemies	O
with	O
his	O
swords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skill-related	O
battle	O
commands	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nitou-Ryu	O
mode	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
wield	O
a	O
second	O
katana	B-Operating_System
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
or	O
increase	O
the	O
speed	O
,	O
range	O
and	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nitou-Ryu	O
mode	O
is	O
a	O
duration	O
of	O
time	O
engaged	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
presses	O
the	O
L1	O
and	O
R1	O
triggers	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
Seven	O
Samurai	B-Application
,	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
plot	O
have	O
more	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
its	O
animated	O
counterpart	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
as	O
a	O
young	O
samurai	B-Application
known	O
as	O
Natoe	O
is	O
passing	O
through	O
the	O
town	O
during	O
the	O
humanoid	O
invasion	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
encounters	O
the	O
Humanoid	O
known	O
as	O
Zex	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kanbei	O
realizes	O
that	O
they	O
need	O
more	O
samurai	B-Application
to	O
defend	O
the	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaching	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
Kanbei	O
and	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
become	O
suspicious	O
of	O
the	O
villagers	O
withdrawn	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natoe	O
leaves	O
the	O
village	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
find	O
one	O
last	O
samurai	B-Application
to	O
help	O
in	O
the	O
ensuing	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natoe	O
arrives	O
in	O
the	O
wilderness	O
to	O
find	O
an	O
angry	O
Zex	B-Application
and	O
the	O
humanoid	O
Fen	O
waiting	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zex	B-Application
's	O
massive	O
strength	O
causes	O
the	O
ground	O
to	O
collapse	O
,	O
and	O
Natoe	O
finds	O
himself	O
in	O
an	O
underground	O
city	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Town	O
of	O
Warriors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natoe	O
also	O
discovers	O
the	O
immense	O
newly	O
upgraded	O
"	O
Zex	B-Application
Beast	O
"	O
creature	O
and	O
destroys	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
proceed	O
to	O
go	O
on	O
the	O
defensive	O
and	O
protect	O
the	O
city	O
from	O
the	O
massive	O
Humanoid	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
eventually	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Ein	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
Natoe	O
fights	O
through	O
several	O
Humanoids	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Zex	B-Application
"	O
incarnation	O
and	O
the	O
immortal	O
Fen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
succeeds	O
in	O
stabbing	O
and	O
killing	O
Zwei	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
bridge	O
collapses	O
and	O
he	O
and	O
Jodie	O
fall	O
to	O
their	O
death	O
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
two	O
samurai	B-Application
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steeple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tower	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	B-Application
Samurai	I-Application
20XX	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
GamePro	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
average	O
merely	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lineage	O
it	O
had	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Seven	O
Samurai	B-Application
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
expectations	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
legendary	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
