Way of the Samurai Cheats - PlayStation 2

Increase sword durability
Press [Start] to pause game play, then hold [R1] + [R2] and press [Right]x2, [Left]x2, [Down], [Up], [Circle]. The main player's currently equipped sword will increase in hardness by one. Repeat as needed to reach the maximum hardness of five. This cannot be done in versus mode. In the PAL version of the game, press [Start] to pause game play, then hold [L1] + [R2] and press [Down]x2, [Left]x2, [Right], [Up], [Circle]. In the Japanese version of the game, press [Start] to pause game play, then hold [R1] + [R2] and press [Right]x7, [Left], [Down], [Up], [Square]. In the Japanese "Complete" version of the game, press press [Start] to pause game play, then hold [L2] + [R2] and press [Left], [Right], [Left], [Right], [Up]x2, [Triangle].

Restore health
Press [Start] to pause game play, then hold [L1] + [L2] and press [Down], [Up], [Down], [Up], [Right], [Left], [Circle]. Note: This cannot be done in versus mode. In the PAL version of the game, press [Start] to pause game play, then hold [L1] + [R1] and press [Right], [Up], [Left], [Down], [Right], [Left], [Circle]. In the Japanese version of the game, press [Start] to pause game play, then hold [L1] + [L2] and press [Up], [Down], [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [Square]. In the Japanese "Complete" version of the game, press [Start] to pause game play, then hold [L1] + [R1] and press [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right], [Up], [Down], [Triangle].

All sword skills
Press [Start] to pause game play in versus mode, then hold [R1] and press [R2]x2, [L1]x2, [L2]x2, release [R1], and press [R2]. In the Japanese version of the game, pause game play during versus mode, then hold [R1] and press [Left]x2, [Right]x2, [L1]x2, [L2]x2, [L1], [Right], [Left]. In the Japanese "Complete" version of the game, pause game play during versus mode, then press [L2], [R2], [L2], [R2], [L1]x2, [R1] + [Square].

Random sword
Hold [L1] + [R1] then press [Circle], [Down]x2, [Up]x2, [Down], [Up], [Circle] at the sword inventory screen. A sound will confirm correct code entry. One random sword will be added to your inventory, with random attributes. In the PAL version of the game, press [Start] to pause game play, then hold [L2] + [R1] and press [Square]x2, [Left]x2, [Square], [Right], [Circle]. In the Japanese version of the game, press [L1], [Up], [Down], [R2], [Left], [Right], [L1], [Up], [Down], then hold [L1] + [L2] + [R1] and press [Square] at the sword inventory screen. In the Japanese "Complete" version of the game, press [Down]x4, [Right]x2, [Left]x3, [Right] at the sword inventory screen.

Increase brightness
Hold [L2] then [L1] and rotate the "Left Analog-stick" several times in either direction while both buttons are held. Your character's eye will begin to flash and will illuminate your surroundings at night. This can also be done during intermission sequences. In the Japanese version of the game, hold [R1] and rotate the Left Analog-stick several times in either direction.

Change characters
Press [L1], [R1]x2, [L2]x3, [R2]x2, [R2] + [Square] at new game menu with the face, clothes, and sword options. Press [Left] or [Right] to choose a character. In the Japanese version of the game, highlight the name entry prompt for the main player at the character selection screen, then press [L1], [R1], [L2], [R2], [L2], [R1], [L1], [Left]x4, [R2] + [Square]. In the Japanese "Complete" version of the game, highlight the name entry prompt for the main player at the character selection screen, then press [L1], [R1], [L1], [R1], [L2]x2, [R2] + [Square].

Battle mode
Hold [L1] + [R1], then press [Circle] + [Square] at the title screen. Alternately, kill the sword smith. In the Japanese version of the game, hold [L1] + [R2] then press [Right] + [Square] at the title screen.

Control title screen
Press [Square] at the title screen after the cherry blossoms stop to have more fall. Hold [L1] + [L2] + [R1] + [R2] and press [Square] to have a large number of blossoms fall.

Play as Manji (Japanese version)
Get 2000 game points and save the game. Start a new game and enter "ma n ji" as a name.

Unlock all faces, clothes, versus mode characters and maps
Get 3,000 points in the story mode. The new options will not unlock at the same time. The will become available as you get points. The best way to do this is to play the game under the normal or hard difficulty setting. Get Rich Samurai rank (normal or hard), Random Slasher (hard), Beast King (normal or hard), or any of the other good ranks under those difficulties.

Quick game completion
Use the following steps to complete the game in about one hour. At the start of the game, you normally fight the man. After the fight, tell him "Ok...". He will ask if you want to join his clan. Answer "Not interested...". After that, take out your sword to frighten the girl. She will get scared. Say to her "Give me all your money..." or something like that. She will run off.

Next, go to her house. Her father will say that she has not come home yet. Leave and return to where you were before (the bridge). Then, go back to her house again. She will be there with a man with a afro. Have your sword drawn, and she will stay scared. The man will tell you to put it away. Attack him, and after the fight, he will flee. The girl will go with him. Return to the bridge again. Once there you will fight and will kill him. After that, return to where the girl's house is located. You see her father getting tortured.

You have two choices that can be done here. Choose to fight the man that is kicking the old man. After that, kill the man with the gun. Return to the bridge then go back to the house. Walk in with your sword. The girl will run off again.

After that, join any clan and you will finish the game. Because you are not friends with the girl, you will eliminate a large part of the game. You will win the game and unlock another costume.

Best ending
This ending can be achieved under the easy difficulty setting. However, if you complete this in easy mode you will not receive the "Ultimate Samurai" title. In order to get both this ending and "Ultimate Samurai", you must be playing under the normal or hard difficulty setting. On the morning of the first day, when Suzu is taken by Tsubouchi first say, "I don't think she likes you." Then, draw your sword and defeat him. He will make an offer for you to join the Koru family, Accept it. Go to the Shire and witness the event between Huga and the government agent (optional). After that go to the Koru residence (black house). Then, defeat Shiretoko. He will ask you for assistance at a job. Next, go to the Shrine and accompany him to the restaurant. Once there, follow the orders to the letter. Do not act preemptively. Then, at dawn go to the Akadama clan (red gang). Ignore the Akadam guard and keep on walking. He will start a fight. Kill two of them and when Huga appears, fight him until he offers to join you the first time (not the second), and accept. Once inside, you can skip hearing it out and say "Lets take it outside". Offer to take on Karibu and beat him until he is almost dead. Then, tell him "You've lost!". He will say "Damn, you!" or something similar. At night, go to the Shrine and resolve the matter between Shiretoko and Murasaki without drawing your sword.. Just saying "Please, pardon her!" will do it. Whatever else you say does not matter as long as you did not draw your sword. Finally, during morning of the second day, go to the Akadama Clan residence and join Kitcho-san when he is attacking the foundry. From that point on, you can behave as desired until the very end. When you meet with Tangawa at the shrine, do not tell him your name.

Ranking of King Samurai
In order to do this, you can never be the person to start a fight, such as just slashing and kicking people to kill them. Start by going to the Kurou Residence and say you want to join. Go upstairs, defeat Shiretoko, and leave to go to the Shrine. Do nothing and he will tell you to throw things around. Next, go to the Akadama Mansion. Do not have your sword drawn. Listen to the guard and join. When Kitcho and Karibe are about to fight, say to Kitcho "Let me handle him", or something similar. When Karibe is has only a little life left, say that you have lost. Next, go to the Shrine and you will see Murasaki. When Shiretoko appears later, say "Please pardon her". In the morning of the second day, go to the Akadama Mansion and talk to Kitcho. The rest of the story is obvious after that.

Restore life completely
In the restaurant where the old man usually stands there is a brownish sort of cake that you can eat to heal your life completely. One is also located by the train next to the entrance of the Akadama clan. Near the bridge and next to a small hut by the train are also farms. You can see the leaves of radish that you can eat. These heal 300 health at a time and you do not risk losing life.

There is another location where you can restore your life. Go to the Akadam Mansion. You can find it past the room with the couch and table. Head to the outside porch, then turn right and jump off. There will be a ladder there.

Sword moves and easy upgrades
Get the Kurou ending under the hard difficulty setting to get the moves for your sword. On the second day when you fight Chelsea and Karibe, get far away and allow them to kill your allies. After they are dead, kill both of your enemies. Later, when you get to the get to the Station when you have to fight the government army, your ally will be a weak Korou man and will die quickly. Keep killing all the ninjas. Do not to kill Hyuga so the ninjas will keep attacking. When you kill a ninja, they may drop a blue or yellow scroll. The blue scroll allows you to learns a new attack and the yellow allows you to learn a block move. They may also drop white flasks, which increase the life of a sword by 100 as well as white pearls on a gold-like stick which powers up offense by 4%. Note: For the defense of the sword, kill the regular government army soldiers. They will drop small orange bags that power up defense by 4%. When you are done powering up your sword, kill Hyuga.

Attacking ninjas and other opponents
When attacking ninjas and other opponents that like to sidestep and attack from behind, tap [R1]x2 to center yourself onto your enemy with purple head. This also blocks most attacks if you do not try forcing it back onto the opponent. Ninjas tend to sidestep many attacks, as well as large soldiers.

Tennshin's Kurou sword
Get ending 2 or 3. When you get to the part where you have to save Dona Dona, find and get him out of the Kurou residence. You will be in Ippatsuma. Instead of dodging Tennshin, fight him. After defeating him, he will drop his sword. It will be dark, so look carefully.

Ultimate sword
Select a sword and start the game under the hard difficulty setting. Go to the Kurou residents and say that you want to join. Go inside and get ready to fight Shiretko. Fight him until his life is low and keep restoring your life with the "Restore health" code. The more health that you have, the more yen you will get after defeating him. Go to the shrine and accept his mission. Follow him and do exactly as you are told. Only smash the place up when told. When finished, go to the sword smith and keep improving sharpness until it is at +50. Then, continue and complete the game. When playing under the hard difficulty setting, when you fight the government, every other government person should drop a +4 Defense. When completed, your sword should have +50 Attack and +50 Defense. Start the game again under the hard difficulty setting, Do whatever desired until day 1 night, then go to the Akadama clan. Keep fighting the three members by killing them, leaving, and returning. They should drop yen, +4 Defense, health, how to block moves, and 100 life increases to your sword.

Strongest move
Get the Tesshin Kurou sword and learn the [R1] + [Triangle] move. You may need a Blue Scroll for it. It does 730 damage.

Ready stance
To get the ready stance, hold [L1]. Your character will grab his sword (if sheathed) and keep his hand on the grip until you release [L1]. A good way to do this is when someone is coming after you (for example, a Boss). Hold [L1] when the Boss nearby and is about to strike, release [L1]. While doing the Ready Stance trick, your character will actually draw his sword out more quickly than normal. This trick can be very useful at times, and should only be done when someone is coming towards you or when you are near a group of people. However this trick may be a great way to make sure that you will not accidentally press [L1] again and then have to wait for your character to sheathe his sword. You would then have to press [L1] again to get him to unsheathe his sword. This trick is very useful at the ending. For example, while the Government's Army Soldiers are charging after you, hold [L1] and when they are near, release it. If someone attacks you while you are doing this trick, you can quickly press [R1] to block his attack and unleash a devastating move against him.

Faster item pick up
To pick up items (swords or healing items such as radishes and mushrooms) during the heat of battle, you do not need to put away your sword, bend down, and pick it up. Instead, keep your sword out and kick ([R1] + [Square]) to kick the item into the air and catch it (sword) or eat it (food).

Easy money
Join the Kurou family. Get about 50 yen fighting the man when you join the "family." You will get about 50 yen more for baby-sitting the kid. The night that Dona Dona goes to get the money from the residence, go to the girl, Suzu. "Rescue" Dona Dona. When you say you are on his side, he will call you a fool or something similar and fight you. Bring the safe with you to Suzu. When she sees that Dona Dona is not there, she will walk away. You can now get the 180 yen that was in the safe.

Easy points
Progress into the game and do the best you can, preferably under the hard difficulty setting. Once you make some progress, go to the train place and leave the pass. That is the easiest way to get points, and has the least cost in time. With it being in hard mode, if you get a good ranking you get a lot of points.

Rather than spending 45 minutes to an hour beating the entire game under the easy difficulty setting to get about 30 points (depending on the ending you choose), you can get 30 points in about two minutes. Start from the beginning with the game under the hard difficulty setting. Once you start the game, pass the bridge and do not get involved. Go to the area with the railroad, and leave the pass. You will be awarded 30 points for merely starting a game under the hard difficulty setting. You do not have to do anything or talk to anyone -- just leave the pass. This allows you to new characters and other things with minimal effort.

Start your game under the hard difficulty setting then do the 100 man battle at the foundry on the first day. Then, exit the pass. Depending on how many people you kill, you will get a title, such as "Random Slasher", which gets you anywhere from 100 to 250 points or more. This is also a good time to learn new sword skills.

Easy kills
On the first part of the game on day 1, skip the bridge and go directly to the foundry. A man will talk about it. Attack him. You will then fight 100 men. You can do this as often as needed. This will help your money and your weapon.

Defeating blocking opponents
To hit opponents that block frequently, pause game play and resume. They will not be able to block your first move.

After you unlock any sword, use the [R1]+ [Triangle] attack on any opponent that blocks all the time.

Learning moves
Contrary to what you may think, learning moves is quite easy. All you need to do is deflect and successfully block your opponent's moves with your own sword or repetitively use one particular move already on the sword. This works best against Boss characters, as they often use many special moves. Successfully blocking or deflecting a special move almost always results in a new move.

Dona Dona's home
At the beginning after you fight the man on the bridge, go underneath it. Look in the shack and see who is in there. Talk to him, say something like "What are you doing?". He will say "This is my home."

Stealing from the girl
If you befriend with the girl, you can steal her items. Just throw them out the door then move them as desired.

Funny father expressions
After you chase the man with the afro and the girl in the "Quick game completion" trick, walk behind the wall and talk to her dad.

Funny comments
In the first part of the morning, go to the Kurou Residence and attack the guards. After that, go to the Shrine and you will find Shiretoko. Do not have your sword drawn. He will say a few things and ask you to do a small job, but you will not get paid. He will ask you to climb the watchtower. Do so, and from here you can slack off and say funny things. Karibe will eventually appear and you can choose to do something or not.

Glitch: Unintentional loss of swords
Sword loss can occur in several situations. Aside from being broken during game play, there is also a way to permanently lose your swords unintentionally. When you begin a game and take a sword out of your sword bank, the character data is saved. To retain the swords that you have taken with you, you must finish the game or leave the pass with your swords. If you turn off the PlayStation2 in the middle of a game, you will lose all swords that you took with you to the pass. This is because the game's save system records the character data when the game begins, saving the data of the created character, and the contents of the sword bank alike. Shutting the game off automatically erases the saved character data, and your sword is lost for good. Be sure to make a copy of the file on another memory card to prevent this.

Glitch: Living chairs
Take one of the chairs from the girl. When you exit her house, turn right. Keep going until you reach the house on the corner to the left. If you are friends with the girl, you will have to throw the chair out. You should be able to jump on two stacked boxes, then the rack, and finally the top of the house. When you are up there, try to throw the chair to the wooden rail. It has to be in the corner, between the rail and the house next to it. Leave it a while and it will start jumping around, side to side. You can do this with lots of chairs. If it is in the corner and does not does not move after a while, kick it into the corner.

Glitch: Various pictures
At the beginning of the game when you go down what appears to be a ramp that leads to the river, go into Dona Dona's house. Look at the picture on his wall. Every time you start a new game from the beginning, you will notice there will be a different picture on different sides of the wall. For example, sometimes there will be an Old Samurai holding his sword, sometimes two Samurais fighting each other, etc.

Glitch: Misspelling
While you are playing the game in "Start From The Beginning", as you play through you will see some words that are spelled wrong in the subtitles. For example, when you first play the game and you see the man carrying the girl on his shoulder, he will talk to you when you are near him. When he says "You will die if you fight us!", you will say,"Prove it!". When you defeat him and he says, "You've won, I'm at your mercy", answer "OK" then you refuse to join them. When the girl thanks you. she will ask if you want a meal at the Amaguri Restaurant. Answer" Please, thank you.". She will then say if you promise to come after a while, but spelled "wile" instead of "while". As you keep playing, there will be more misspelled words.

Glitch: Fly in air
First, get Donna Donna's sword. You can get it the first night when you go to rescue him from the Kurou house. Kill him or have him die to get it. Learn the move "Moonwalk" (press [Left], [Right], then hold [Triangle]). Then, go the bridge where the train is located. Face in the direction of the track. With your sword out, use the Moonwalk. You will walk backwards off the bridge, but will not fall. You will keep walking until you press [Triangle] to fall. This can be done wherever there is a steep drop.