<s>
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
are	O
carried	O
over	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
some	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
composer	B-Application
Noriyuki	O
Asakura	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
63.09	O
%	O
,	O
while	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
59	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
