Kengo 2: Sword of the Samurai (2002) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Kengo 2: Sword of the Samurai

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…

27 June 2002

What Kengo 2: Sword of the Samurai is

Kengo 2: Sword of the Samurai is a fighting game developed by Genki and released in 2002. It is available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Kengo 2: Sword of the Samurai launched on 27 June 2002, within three weeks of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, SoulCalibur II and Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, SoulCalibur II, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.

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