Way of the Samurai 4 English Trailer PAL.mp4

Way of The Samurai 4 takes place in mid- 19th century Japan. The Japanese feudal government has kept Japan isolated from the out side world for hundreds of years in order to avoid any foreign trade and cultural influence. Now, for the first time in centuries, Japan has opened its borders to the world beyond. This new cultural landscape has created countless opportunities for the ambitious, and players are thrown into this world as a masterless samurai looking to make a name for himself.

Way of the Samurai 4 (侍道4 Samurai Dou 4?) is a video game developed by Acquire and published by Spike for the PlayStation 3. It is the latest installment of the Way of the Samurai series, released in Japan in March 3, 2011. The game offers a mix of story, combat and event scenes.
So far it is exclusive to the PlayStation 3, and an English was announced on January 19, 2012 by Rising Star Games. The release of the game in Europe was on October 5, 2012. On April 4, 2012, XSEED Games published the game for the U.S. as a downloadable title on PlayStation Network with a release date of August 21, 2012.

The game is set in a fictional port town called Amihama in 1855. Players can create their own samurai and choose to align themselves with one of three factions: the pro-government forces, the anti-government rebels seeking to repel foreigners, or the British Navy stationed in the city to negotiate a peace treaty.

A Shinsengumi costume DLC pack was offered for free from March 24 to April 27, 2011. After that, it was priced $6. Players need to apply a patch before using any downloadable content.
Hijikata Toshizō and Kondō Isami are among the downloadable Shinsengumi characters.
Dona Dona from the original Way of the Samurai and a grown-up version of the character Sayo from Way of the Samurai 2 are also available for download. Sayo will appear in the road and offer rice balls.

[KyosBlog]

@TalesOfGod the game, as every other game in the series, has been developed by Acquire. The only thing NISA is doing, is bringing it over to Europe. They can't make a XBox 360-version appear out of nowhere, because Acquire didn't make one.

[Lostfaith]

I want. We need more Jrpgs in the UK. So very few ever get released here. Makes me sad as an obsessional japanese game fan. ^_^

[KyosBlog]

@CastilloArnulfo mainly because Acquire made a 360-version of the third game, I guess

[thuledragon]

I will probably side with the traditional isolationists

[Ryoga]

why would you be disappointed?
all of their games have been ps3 exclusive

[chewymoogle]

concept is great; however this looks really really bad.