Way of the Samurai 4 releases exclusively on PS3 in Europe this September

NIS America has announced that the action-adventure title from Japan, 'Way of the Samurai 4', will be available in Europe this September exclusively for the PlayStation 3 as both a retail product and as a digital release through the PlayStation Store. The announcement follows the already confirmed North America release of the game this "Summer" by Xseed.

Way of the Samurai 4 takes players on a journey through post-isolationist Japan, and chronicles the power struggle between three rival factions and takes place in mid-19th century Japan as the Edo period is coming to a close.

Players will begin their experience in Way of the Samurai 4 by crafting their own customized character. After creating their samurai warrior from one of three distinct age groups – youth, young man or middle-aged – players are cast into a tumultuous power struggle between three factions: the shogunate pro-governmental forces, the nationalistic isolationists, and the foreign powers who are heavily influenced by the British Navy.

Features include:

Character Customization: Create your own customized samurai warrior, starting as one of three distinct age groups – youth, young man, or middle-aged man.

Quests and Missions: How you select which missions and quests to undertake will determine the storyline and endings; the quests and missions will shape your loyalties to each of the three feuding factions, thus affecting your destiny.

Dynamic Combat System: A massive line-up of customizable bladed and gunpowder-based weapons will make your samurai warrior unstoppable.

Online Feature: Player characters from other people’s games may enter your game as computer-controlled assassins. Defeat these intruders to claim the items equipped by the invading avatars.