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According to the ESRB, this game contains: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity

By all rights, Samurai Western by Spike should have been the sort of low-budget-yet-surprisingly-good game that I love to discover, made even better with big hats and sharp swords. But in this case, I'd have to say that this attempt to appreciate an alternative title was a flat-out waste of $40.

Game Description: Travel to the American West during the mid-1860s—the days of the pioneers and the Gold Rush are ending, and a new railroad is being built near a dangerous Western town. One day, a lone stranger arrives in town, with funny-looking clothes and a long blade that ain't a knife or a saber. He's come to use that blade to bring justice to this lawless town. His name is Gojiro Kiryu and he's the first Samurai in the West. Attack with all the power of the samurai, by chaining hundred-hit combos in Master Mode.

On a September 2004 episode of X-Play on the G4 Tech TV cable network, Way of the Samurai 2 was reviewed and given the negative rating of two out of five stars. While everyone is entitled to their opinion, what I found particularly disturbing was this comment: "The open ended gameplay is similar to Grand Theft Auto 3 (GTA3), but at times feels too loose." Why did X-Play decide the two were similar in gameplay?

According to ESRB, this game contains: Strong Language, Violence, Blood, Drug References 

To illustrate his experience with Way Of The Samurai, Chi compared the game to John Woo films, specifically Hard-Boiled. The film is used to indicate his feelings that there are underlying themes of loyalty, morality and honor. I also thought of an influential filmmaker and film while playing this game. Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing was always on my mind.

Way Of The Samurai is like an interactive Woo film in that forces players to make tough decisions regarding loyalty, morality, and honor much like the one Alan made in Hard-Boiled. And much like a Woo film, the game resolves its conflicts with blood-drenched violence.

According to ESRB, this game contains: Blood, Violence