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Way of the Samurai 3

Game » consists of 7 releases. First released on Oct 16, 2009

As the third installment in the Way of the Samurai franchise, you play as a Ronin wandering through feudal Japan. Tweaks to the gameplay include a new time mechanic, increased number of swords to collect, and a new companion system.

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Achievements

Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Alternate Costumes

Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
Alternative Blood

Alternative blood is blood other than the usual red variety.
Blood

Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
Branching Story Line

Games that let you choose you path you take through through the story-line.
Character Creation

Character Creation refers to characters created by players themselves, rather than developers.
Destructible Environment

A destructible environment means the player has the ability to destroy his/her surroundings. This allows players to use the environment to their advantage.
Downloadable Content

Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
Feudal Japan

The "feudal" period of Japanese history, which was dominated by powerful regional families holding large areas of land (daimyo) and military warlords (shogun), between 1185 and 1868 AD.
Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment

The Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment genre, which was named awkwardly to fit the acronym 'FREE', has four core concepts that, Yu Suzuki believes, set games using these principles apart from other games under the Role Playing Game category. Shenmue was the first to be made under the ambitious FREE model.
Gamebryo 2.5

Gamebryo is a cross-platform engine, running on PC, GameCube, Wii, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Xbox and Xbox 360.
Games on Demand

An Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live feature that lets you purchase and download full Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC games through the Live Marketplace.
Games That Ask You to "Press Start" But Will Accept Other Buttons

An interesting revelation. While some games will only accept a START button press, many other games aren't as strict.
Health

Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Instant Kill

Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
Interactive Cutscene

A cutscene (usually using the in-game engine) which allows the user to contribute to or modify the action- such as changing camera angle, zooming in and out, or being able to move the player character around actors playing a scripted sequence.
Interrupt

An event which prevents the opponent from completing a skill with an activation time. The interrupt can be performed by a regular attack, special move or environmental effect.
Invisible Wall

An imaginary boundary in the game world that limits player movement to a specific area. They are often criticized as a poor component of level design, when an actual wall or other visible boundary could have been used to delineate a game's playing field.
Jump

It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto building, onto platforms, or onto skulls, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Kill Streak

A number of kills without a suffering a death.
Martial Arts

Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Moral Decisions

Moral dilemmas presented to the player that often have a significant effect on the story or other characters.
Multiple Endings

Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Ninja

Legendary, stealthy assassins from Japan's feudal era, who are ridiculously well-trained in the art of the sword, and who may or may not have access to magical powers. If you ever manage to see a ninja, you're already dead.
Open World

Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
Pacifist Playthrough

These games make it possible to finish them without killing any opponents.
Parrying

Parrying is a means of evading an incoming attack without receiving damage.
Pedestrians

Whether they're getting in the way while you're walking or driving, you always feel the need to trample them.
PhysX

PhysX is a realtime physics engine middleware originally developed by Ageia and now maintained by nVidia. It is the only currently available physics engine that supports hardware acceleration.
Player Owned Houses

When the nameless samurai wanders into Amana he moves into a vacant house on the edge of town. He can rest there, and if he befriends one of the romancable females in the area she may move in as well. The samurai can purchase sword boxes for the house to store the multitude of swords he will find in the game.

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Game details

Name	Way of the Samurai 3
First release date	October 16, 2009
Platform	Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Xbox Live Marketplace
Developer	Acquire
Publisher	Spike Co., Ltd. UFO Interactive Games, Inc. Agetec, Inc.
Genre	Fighting Action-Adventure
Theme	Martial Arts
Franchises	Way of the Samurai
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Specific release details

Release Date	November 13, 2008
Rating	CERO: D
Supported Resolutions	N/A
Surround Sound	N/A
Widescreen Support	No
Features Camera support Voice control Motion control Driving wheel (native) Flightstick (native) PC gamepad (native) Head tracking (native)
Multiplayer Local co-op LAN co-op Online co-op Local competitive LAN competitive Online competitive Local splitscreen Online splitscreen Pass and play Voice chat Asynchronous multiplayer