<s>
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Acquire	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
name	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1878	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
the	O
Tokugawa	O
shogunate	O
and	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
Meiji	O
period	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Satsuma	O
Rebellion	O
,	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
who	O
were	O
once	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Japanese	O
society	O
are	O
all	O
but	O
outlawed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
government	O
army	O
is	O
well-funded	O
and	O
equipped	O
with	O
modern	O
weaponry	O
,	O
including	O
firearms	O
and	O
cannons	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
formidable	O
opponents	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
samurai	B-Application
lords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Led	O
by	O
Tesshin	O
Kurou	O
,	O
the	O
family	O
is	O
resisting	O
the	O
government	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
pass	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
cannot	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
modern	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
basic	O
framework	O
provided	O
above	O
,	O
the	O
actual	O
events	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
participates	O
in	O
depend	O
greatly	O
on	O
the	O
decisions	O
made	O
while	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
upon	O
entering	O
Rokkotsu	O
Pass	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
confronted	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
samurai	B-Application
attempting	O
to	O
kidnap	O
a	O
young	O
girl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
these	O
branching	O
storylines	O
,	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
has	O
six	O
different	O
endings	O
;	O
the	O
particular	O
ending	O
obtained	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
which	O
faction	O
,	O
if	O
any	O
,	O
Kenji	O
has	O
allied	O
himself	O
with	O
and	O
the	O
actions	O
taken	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
direct	O
involvement	O
in	O
choosing	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
focuses	O
heavily	O
on	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
is	O
done	O
almost	O
entirely	O
with	O
various	O
samurai	B-Operating_System
swords	I-Operating_System
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
features	O
over	O
40	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
swords	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
only	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
