<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Acquire	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
XSEED	O
Games	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
only	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Ghostlight	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
port	O
town	O
called	O
Amihama	O
during	O
the	O
last	B-Application
days	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shogunate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
samurai	B-Application
and	O
choose	O
to	O
align	O
themselves	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
factions	O
:	O
the	O
pro-government	O
forces	O
,	O
the	O
anti-government	O
rebels	O
seeking	O
to	O
repel	O
foreigners	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
British	O
Navy	O
stationed	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
to	O
negotiate	O
a	O
peace	O
treaty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
regenerates	O
life	O
points	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
set	O
at	O
1000	O
)	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
stationary	O
or	O
moving	O
away	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
depletes	O
when	O
your	O
samurai	B-Application
fights	O
,	O
nightcrawls	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
regenerating	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
special	O
mode	O
is	O
introduced	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
enters	O
slow	O
motion	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
duration	O
and	O
can	O
slash	O
enemies	O
repeatedly	O
,	O
then	O
he	O
sheathes	O
the	O
sword	B-Operating_System
and	O
all	O
dead	O
enemies	O
fall	O
down	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sword	B-Operating_System
"	O
heat	O
"	O
mechanics	O
was	O
removed	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
"	O
durability	O
points	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
drop	O
gradually	O
with	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
weapons	O
will	O
break	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Operating_System
Enhancement/Creation	O
Players	O
can	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
blacksmith	O
and	O
choose	O
to	O
enhance	O
their	O
weapon	O
's	O
attributes	O
(	O
attack	O
,	O
defense	O
,	O
durability	O
)	O
,	O
repair	O
it	O
,	O
or	O
appraise	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
can	O
also	O
ask	O
Dojima	O
to	O
melt	O
a	O
sword	B-Operating_System
and	O
then	O
use	O
the	O
metal	O
to	O
recast	O
another	O
sword	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
custom	O
sword-making	O
system	O
introduced	O
in	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
3	I-Application
returns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	O
Crawling	O
There	O
is	O
a	O
minigame	O
called	O
"	O
Yobai	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
can	O
romance	O
a	O
NPC	O
by	O
sneaking	O
into	O
their	O
home	O
at	O
night	O
,	O
avoiding	O
or	O
knocking	O
out	O
family	O
members	O
,	O
and	O
pulling	O
out	O
the	O
right	O
futon	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
turtle	O
head	O
will	O
guide	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
to	O
their	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
survives	O
the	O
torture	O
,	O
the	O
sisters	O
will	O
be	O
impressed	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
can	O
then	O
practice	O
"	O
night	O
crawling	O
"	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minigames	O
Beside	O
various	O
jobs	O
that	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
can	O
get	O
from	O
different	O
sources	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
earn	O
money	O
by	O
going	O
fishing	O
,	O
working	O
as	O
an	O
assassin	O
,	O
delivering	O
love	O
letters	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
flirting	O
with	O
foreign	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
samurai	B-Application
can	O
also	O
play	O
poker	O
at	O
the	O
casino	B-Application
,	O
and	O
hanafuda	O
at	O
the	O
gambling	O
parlor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crossroads	O
Killing	O
When	O
connected	O
to	O
PSN	B-Device
,	O
character	O
data	O
will	O
be	O
automatically	O
uploaded	O
and	O
transferred	O
into	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
game	O
worlds	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
would	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
wandering	O
samurai	B-Application
(	O
NPC	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
defeat	O
him	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
custom	O
sword	B-Operating_System
that	O
another	O
player	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Shinsengumi	O
costume	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
was	O
offered	O
for	O
free	O
from	O
March	O
24	O
to	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
need	O
to	O
apply	O
a	O
patch	O
before	O
using	O
any	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dona	O
Dona	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
and	O
a	O
grown-up	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Sayo	O
from	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
scoring	O
58	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
review	O
aggregator	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
repackaged	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
all	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
as	O
"	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
4	I-Application
Plus	O
"	O
(	O
at	O
half	O
price	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
