Kotaku: way of the samurai 3

Way of the Samurai 3 Comes To The iPhone (Barely)

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:40:00 MDT

As a casual fan of Spike's Way of the Samurai series, I was probably more excited than you were to read that Way of the Samurai 3 was now available on the iPhone. Technically, it is.

And if you're a massive Way of the Samurai fan, loving the series warts and all, you should grab it for your iPhone or iPod Touch. Just a heads up that it's not much more than a modern day LCD game, with a coat of Way of the Samurai 3 paint. It's also free, so expect that you're getting what you're paying for.

Perhaps you'll be more satisfied by simply waiting for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, due out in just a couple weeks in North America. I'll be giving the iPhone app another go on the train, to see if this little promotional app is worth the storage space.

Samurai Cat Lady Plus Screens

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Action adventure game Way of the Samurai 3 is getting also an Xbox 360 port as well as apparently an English location. In Japan, the PS3 is getting a revamped version with bonus features this October.

Here are screens. Look at them.

Way of the Samurai Finds Path To Xbox 360

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:00:26 MST

Former PlayStation exclusive series Way of the Samurai is making the platform jump. Publisher Spike announced its intentions to bring Way of the Samurai 3 to the Xbox 360 in February.

Originally released on the PlayStation 3 in November, Way of the Samurai 3 (aka Samurai Dou 3) debuted in Japan with 81,000 units sold. Not bad for a week's worth of sales, but developer Acquire and Spike may want to up those numbers with a port for Xbox 360 owners. The new version, dated for February 26th in Japan, will have "new elements" and offer downloadable content of some form.

Hopefully, that means we're one step closer to a Western release, regardless of the platform. I've always loved these quirky, if graphically underwhelming samurai adventure games. Who's with me? Anyone?

『侍道3』がXbox 360でも発売決定 [Famitsu]

Way Of The Samurai 3 Looks Budget-y

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:00:21 MDT

Spike's Way of the Samurai 3 looks a bit... hideous. That's a PlayStation 3 game you're looking at, folks, pretty much on par with Spike's graphical prowess as displayed in previous Way of the Samurai games for the PlayStation 2. It's certainly no Yakuza 3 KENZAN! So why are we excited? Because the Way of the Samurai series is fun way to waste an afternoon, even if it's a bit of an ugly duckling. The series has been getting worse and worse from the get go, but that doesn't mean we aren't hoping that some naive American publisher will pick it up and loose buckets of money on the thing so we can get our oddball samurai thrills.