Kengo 2: Sword of the Samurai

June 27, 2002 Genki, Light Weight, Sony Computer Entertainment Genki, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment
Fighting Role-playing (RPG)
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The second game in the Kengo series was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on June 27, 2002. It was released in Europe on February 14, 2003 under the title Sword of the Samurai. It features a character creation feature and over 100 detailed swords to choose from. Published by Ubisoft.

Ubisoft announced a US release to be called Kengo: Legacy of the Blade at one point but the deal ended up falling through, thus it was never released.
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Release Date June 27, 2002
Developer Genki, Light Weight, Sony Computer Entertainment
Publisher Genki, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third person
Themes Action, Historical