Way of the Samurai 4 is Now Available to Download on the European PlayStation® Network

Santa Ana, Calif. (October 10, 2012) – NIS America is excited to announce that the highlyanticipated action-adventure game Way of the Samurai 4 is now available for purchase on the PlayStation®Store via PlayStation®Network! Exclusively for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, this title is also available in retail form at retailers across Europe.

About the game:
Way of the Samurai 4 takes place in mid-19th century Japan as the Edo period is coming to a close. For hundreds of years Japan has remained isolated from the outside world and free of foreign affairs or 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.

Players will begin their experience in Way of the Samurai 4 by crafting their own customized character. After creating their samurai warrior from one of three distinct age groups – youth, young man or middle-aged – players are cast into a tumultuous power struggle between three factions: the shogunate pro-governmental forces, the nationalistic isolationists, and the foreign powers who are heavily influenced by the British Navy.

Features:
Character Customization: Create your own customized samurai warrior, starting as one of three distinct age groups – youth, young man, or middle-aged man.
Quests and Missions: How you select which missions and quests to undertake will determine the storyline and endings; the quests and missions will shape your loyalties to each of the three feuding factions, thus affecting your destiny.
Dynamic Combat System: A massive line-up of customizable bladed and gunpowder-based weapons will make your samurai warrior unstoppable!
Online Feature: Player characters from other people's games may enter your game as computer-controlled assassins! Defeat these intruders to claim the items equipped by the invading avatars.

Release (EU) : October 10, 2012
Platform : PlayStation®3/PSN
Genre : Action-adventure
Player(s) : Single
PEGI/USK : 18/16
Publisher : NIS America, Inc.
Developer : ACQUIRE Corp.

About NIS America

In 2003, NIS America was established in Southern California to bring exciting, one-of-a-kind Japanese culture to North America. NIS America's team members devote themselves to the fans. Their respect for their fans is at the heart of everything they do. As an established entertainment publisher in the U.S., NIS America is committed to continuous growth and improvement. NIS America is a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., a Japanese company famous for its unique line of strategy RPGs with titles such as Disgaea, Phantom Brave, and Makai Kingdom. NIS America has also become a publisher of Japanese anime titles, such as Toradora!, kimi ni todoke-From Me to You-, and Katanagatari.