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is a video game developed by Acquire and published by Spike for the PlayStation 3.[1]

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  1. 53 relations: Acquire (company), Action-adventure game, Bakumatsu, Blacksmith, Casino, Daikan, Daimyo, Dojo, Downloadable content, Duke, Futon, Game Developer (website), Hanafuda, Hero, Hijikata Toshizō, Japan, Katana, Kondō Isami, Metacritic, Microsoft Windows, Musket, Nippon Ichi Software, Noriyuki Asakura, Okada Izō, Pistol, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Network, Poker, Rōnin, Rising Star Games, Royal Navy, Sakamoto Ryōma, Samurai, Shinsengumi, Shogun, Single-player video game, Slow motion, Sonnō jōi, Spike (company), Tairō, Torture, Tsujigiri, Turtle, United Kingdom, Water wheel, Way of the Samurai, Way of the Samurai 2, Way of the Samurai 3, Wooden horse (device), Xseed Games, ... Expand index (3 more) »

  2. Acquire (company) games
  3. Chunsoft games
  4. Ghostlight games
  5. Video games scored by Noriyuki Asakura

Acquire (company)

is a Japanese video game developer and publisher, mainly known for their Tenchu and Way of the Samurai series.

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Action-adventure game

An action-adventure game is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres.

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Bakumatsu

was the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate ended.

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Blacksmith

A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith).

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Casino

A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling.

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Daikan

Daikan (代官) was an official in ancient Japan that acted on behalf of a ruling monarch or a lord at the post they had been appointed to.

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Daimyo

were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings.

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Dojo

A is a hall or place for immersive learning, experiential learning, or meditation.

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Downloadable content

Downloadable content (DLC) is additional content created for an already released video game, distributed through the Internet by the game's publisher.

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Duke

Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility.

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Futon

A is a traditional Japanese style of bedding.

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Game Developer (website)

Game Developer (known as Gamasutra until 2021) is a website created in 1997 that focuses on aspects of video game development.

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Hanafuda

(flower cards) are a type of Japanese playing cards.

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Hero

A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength.

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Hijikata Toshizō

was a Japanese warrior.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Katana

A is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands.

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Kondō Isami

was a Japanese swordsman and samurai of the late Edo period.

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Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Musket

A musket is a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon in the early 16th century, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating plate armour.

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Nippon Ichi Software

is a Japanese video game developer and publisher.

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Noriyuki Asakura

is a Japanese composer and vocalist, best known for composing the soundtracks to the anime series Rurouni Kenshin and the video game franchises Tenchu and Way of the Samurai.

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Okada Izō

was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, feared as one of the four most notable assassins of the Bakumatsu period.

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Pistol

A pistol is a type of handgun, characterised by a barrel with an integral chamber.

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PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australasia.

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PlayStation Network

PlayStation Network (PSN) is a digital media entertainment service provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Poker

Poker is a family of comparing card games in which players wager over which hand is best according to that specific game's rules.

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Rōnin

In feudal Japan (1185–1868), a rōnin (浪人,, 'drifter' or 'wandering man') was a samurai who had no lord or master and in some cases, had also severed all links with his family or clan.

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Rising Star Games

Rising Star Games Limited is a British video game publisher based in Hitchin.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Sakamoto Ryōma

was a Japanese samurai, a shishi and influential figure of the Bakumatsu, and establishment of the Empire of Japan in the late Edo period.

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Samurai

were soldiers who served as retainers to lords (including ''daimyo'') in Feudal Japan.

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Shinsengumi

The was a small, elite group of swordsmen that was organized by commoners and low rank samurai, commissioned by the (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863.

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Shogun

Shogun (shōgun), officially, was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.

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Single-player video game

A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session.

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Slow motion

Slow motion (commonly abbreviated as slo-mo or slow-mo) is an effect in film-making whereby time appears to be slowed down.

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Sonnō jōi

was a yojijukugo (four-character compound) phrase used as the rallying cry and slogan of a political movement in Japan in the 1850s and 1860s, during the Bakumatsu period.

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Spike (company)

was a Japanese video game developer and publisher.

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Tairō

Tairō ("great elder") was a high-ranking official position in the Tokugawa shogunate government of Japan, roughly comparable to the office of prime minister.

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Torture

Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, intimidating third parties, or entertainment.

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Tsujigiri

Tsujigiri (辻斬り or 辻斬, literally "crossroads killing") is a Japanese term for a practice when a samurai, after receiving a new katana or developing a new fighting style or weapon, tests its effectiveness by attacking a human opponent, usually a random defenseless passer-by, in many cases during night time.

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Turtle

Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Water wheel

A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill.

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Way of the Samurai

Way of the Samurai, known in Japan as, is a PlayStation 2 action-adventure game developed by Acquire and released in 2002. Way of the Samurai 4 and Way of the Samurai are Acquire (company) games, video games about samurai, video games scored by Noriyuki Asakura, video games set in feudal Japan and video games with historical settings.

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Way of the Samurai 2

is a PlayStation 2 (PS2) action-adventure game released in 2003. Way of the Samurai 4 and Way of the Samurai 2 are Acquire (company) games, video games about samurai, video games scored by Noriyuki Asakura, video games set in feudal Japan and video games with historical settings.

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Way of the Samurai 3

Way of the Samurai 3 (Japanese: 侍道3, Hepburn: Samurai Dou 3) is a video game made by Acquire, released by Spike on November 13, 2008, in Japan for the PlayStation 3, and later ported to the Xbox 360. Way of the Samurai 4 and Way of the Samurai 3 are Acquire (company) games, Ghostlight games, Rising Star Games games, video games about samurai, video games scored by Noriyuki Asakura, video games set in feudal Japan and video games with historical settings.

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Wooden horse (device)

A wooden horse, Chevalet (as it was called in Spain), Spanish donkey or cavalletto squarciapalle is a torture device, of which there exist two variations; both inflict pain by using the subject's own weight by keeping the legs open, tied with ropes from above, while lowering down the subject.

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Xseed Games

Xseed Games is an American video game company founded by former members of Square Enix USA.

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Yari

is the term for a traditionally-made Japanese blade (日本刀; nihontō) in the form of a spear, or more specifically, the straight-headed spear.

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Yobai

was an ancient Japanese custom usually practiced by young unmarried people.

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Yokohama

is the second-largest city in Japan by population and by area, and the country's most populous municipality.

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See also

Acquire (company) games

Chunsoft games

Ghostlight games

Video games scored by Noriyuki Asakura

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_the_Samurai_4

, Yari, Yobai, Yokohama.