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Samurai Western (USA)

PlayStation 2
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Reviewed in
2005
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Samurai Western plays the Far East versus Far West card. A samurai facing cowboys, wild mood and unapologetic plot. Rough and short, but with endearing kitsch charm.

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Category
Action 1 player 16+
Description
An Acquire and Spike action game released in 2005, the Western edition of Samurai Western. Gunjiro Sanada, a wandering samurai, hunts his criminal brother through the American Wild West. Sword hack-and-slash combat against armed cowboys, Japanese-Western fusion aesthetics and quirky tone. An Acquire (Way of the Samurai) cult curiosity. Western edition (id 4298 JP).

Samurai Western review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,68 GB 📅30/06/2005
Published by Spike

Samurai Western (PS2) price, value & rarity

Highly sought-after
Q1 loose
 $127 Q6 complete
 $230 Q10 new
 $400 !
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Other versions
Samurai Western
Europe
30/06/2005
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Collector interest

Released through Spike in North America, the same Acquire action title fills a different niche from the PAL market: a wider NTSC pressing but English-only packaging, lacking the European multilingual sleeve. Loose prices here run above the Europe version, reflecting frequently incomplete copies and a more scattered US circulation. Demand comes from collectors of niche Japanese hack and slash, a category rarely given reprints.

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