Way Of The Samurai 2 - Strategy Guide (Page 05)
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PART 9
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Weapons Hunt:*
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One of the many joys of playing this game, besides being able to do what you want, is the
number of swords you can collect. Here, you will find the methods in finding the stronger
weapons. These weapons usually come from IMPORTANT characters.
1. Kyojiro's Weapon - the best way to get Biteikotsu is to play the "Lone Samurai" game. When
you reach Day 26 - Evening, you will have no choice but to go to the Festival Grounds. Kill her
as quick as possible while others are still fighting. This will give you more than enough time
to collect her sword from the ground.
2. Muto's Weapon - play a "Lone Samurai" game, and on Day 26 - Evening, you will be
fighting him at the Festival Grounds. Kill him as fast as possible while others are busy. This
will give you more than enough time to collect the Oborozakiyo.
3. Donpachi's Weapons - early in the game, head to the Business District during the
day, and you will find him in front of the large establishment. Kill him to collect the
Kubirabasara.
4. Yasuno's Weapons - to get Yasuno's weapons, play a "Kasumi" game. Play up to
Day 28 - Early Morning. You will have to fight a three main enemies, but concentrate on Yasuno.
After you kill him, just take his Kobyozo.
5. Nami's Weapons - just like the method to take Yasuno's weapons, play a "Kasumi"
game, kill Nami and take her Sorenka.
6. Kuroha's Weapon - use the method in collecting Muto's Weapon, but kill Kuroha first and
then take his Yoshimoto.
7. Dojima's Weapons - the only time the blacksmith is walking outside are late nights and early
mornings. Go to "Numata-cho" and you will find him walking around. Just kill him and take his
Koretomo-To-Shigekazu.
8. Dojo Master's Sword - the only way that seems to work is by using a very strong upgraded
weapon. When you fight him with a weak weapon, when you beat him, he will just sheath his sword
and go back to his place. If you have a very strong sword that can do combination attacks, then
bring him down to just about one bit of health, and then do a combination attack on him.
Instead of sheathing his sword, he will go through a death animation. The sword will be yours
for the taking. You can always fight the Dojo Master in the "Shikano-cho" Dojo once during the
morning, and once during the afternoon, even after you "kill" him.
9. Nakamura 's Sword - you can find him usually during nighttime in "Magistrate's Office"
Police Headquarters. Kill him and his Onibacho is yours.
10. Hanzaemon's Sword - Hanzaemon's Zennkimaru is the tough to collect, because whenever
he dies, a cutscene usually follows, not allowing you to take it. The only way to get his sword
is by planning his death. Bring his health to just one bit, and then kill him with only ONE
strike. Sheath your sword quickly and then move over to the sword to pick it up. You only have
around 3 to 5 seconds to do this before the cutscene starts.
11. Aoto Three's Weapons - the three weapons can be quite a chore. Play a "Police Samurai" game
and play up to Day 29 - Morning and go to "Kakinuma-cho" Mansion. You will fight them there.
Just concentrate on one Stooge at a time, and then collect his weapon when he dies. Do it fast
because your other comrades are killing them. You might have to do this two to three
times in order to collect the three weapons.
12. Ninja's Sword - play a "Police Samurai" game and play up to Day 27 - Evening. Go to
"Otsuka-cho" and you might find a ninja. Kill him to get his sword.
13. Female Ninja's Weapons - just like the with the Ninja's sword, you will usually see them at
night, during or after Day 27.
14. Kenzaburo's Sword - beat Kenzaburo after you make him well by helping his daughter. Be
aware that the sword he holds seems to be random. Just keep returning to "Amahara Shrine" where
he usually is, and you'll notice the change in sword.
15. "Foreigner's" Sword - his sword is the Excalibur. Beat him at the "Otemon Gate" after
the Informant tells you that there is a "Wild Dog" around.
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Informant's Sword Hunt:*
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Go to the "Amahara Shrine" at late nights or early mornings. You will find the informant
at the middle. Talk to her and you will learn that you can purchase information from her.
The more expensive information you buy, the better the sword. You will have to kill the
original owner to get the sword.
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Upgrading Weapons:*
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Before anything else, we should know what each attribute of the attributes of our
weapons mean.
ATT (Attack) - this indicates how strong your weapon's attacks are. The higher the number,
the more damage you will cause to your enemies.
DEF (Defense) - this indicates how much pain your SAMURAI can endure. The higher the number,
the more damage the samurai can take.
QUAL (Quality) - this tells you how many times you can upgrade your weapon. The left number,
which we will dub "Current Quality" (CQ), tells you how many times you have upgraded your
weapon, while the right number, "Maximum Quality" (MQ), tells you the total number of times
you can upgrade your weapon. The maximum number isn't always correct, as you can upgrade your
weapon around five more times before you reach its true potential.
Kills - this tells you how many people the weapon has killed.
DUR (Durability) - this tells you how much stress in an instant your sword can handle before
a part of it breaks. The maximum is five. In battle, you will notice your "Break Meter"
get filled with a red color. If it fills up the entire meter, a segment of it will break.
If you lose all of the segments, your weapon cannot be used anymore!
Once you're familiar with the terms, go to "Numata-cho" the Blacksmith's Place. He will
present you three options:
Weapon Improvement
Title Appraisal
Never Mind
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Weapon Improvement:
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If you choose weapon improvement, Dojima will ask you which weapon you want him to work with.
After choosing the weapon, you will have THREE choices:
Improve Quality
Improve Durability
Never Mind
Improve Quality:
If you choose this, you will be asked if you want to improve your weapon's ATTACK, DEFENSE,
or WHATEVER Dojima thinks he should improve.
Improve Durability:
If you choose this, Dojima will work on your weapon and add back one segment to your
"Break Meter". You can have a maximum of five on durability. Repeat as necessary.
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Title Appraisal:
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If you choose this, Dojima will ask you which weapon you want him to work on. You will then
be presented with THREE choices:
Appraise Quality
Appraise History
Never Mind
Appraise Quality:
Choosing this, Dojima will ask you which attribute to base the appraisal. You get to choose
from ATTACK, DEFENSE, and QUALITY. The higher the certain attribute your weapon has, the
better chance Dojima will give that aspect better improvements. Remember, the higher your
attributes are, the better results Dojima will give. If your weapon is still new, Dojima might
not want to work on it yet. Use your weapon in battles and Dojima will work on it.
Appraise History:
Choosing this, Dojima will ask you if you want to base the appraisal on the NUMBER OF KILLS
your weapon has, EXPERIENCE, and NAME. It still works the same, the more kills or experience
your weapon has, the better results it will get from Dojima. If your number of kills is
more than 1000, Dojima will give you an additional 150 points to your attack!
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Working On My First Weapon:*
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Here, we will work on a weapon and try to upgrade it in a normal way. For best results, we
have to get some Sword Powders first, and a weapon. A weapon worthy of being upgraded is
one that:
a. Has a maximum quality of 10 or more.
b. Has a current quality of not more than 3.
c. Has high enough starting attack value.
d. Has high enough starting defense value.
The reason why we're checking the weapon first is, upgrading takes some time if you really
want to have an efficient weapon. The more times we can upgrade it (MQ), the better results
we will get. The lower the current quality is (CQ), the more times we can upgrade it before
reaching the Maximum Quality's true potential, which is around more than five from what is
officially stated. The higher the attack and defense values are, the more effective the
weapon will turn out to be. Always aim for the best results!
Also, remember that when you can only appraise the title of your weapon ONCE.
Once you have the required items, proceed to the first method...
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Normal Upgrading:
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1. Check the quality of your weapon.
2. If the CQ is less than or equal to 4, use the sword powders on your weapon
until the CQ is 5. Dojima seems to give out better results when your CQ is already 5 or more.
Remember, a sword powder will add 5 points to your attack without negatively affecting other
attributes.
3. Save the game on the map.
4. Proceed inside Dojima's workplace and choose "Weapon Improvement".
5. Choose "Improve Quality".
6. Choose "Attack". Dojima will now work on your weapon and try to raise its attack. If you
are happy with the result, proceed to step 7. If not, reload the game and go back to step 4.
7. Exit Dojima's place and save at the map.
8. Return to Dojima's place and keep on improving "Attack" and saving when you're happy with
the results and your CQ is equal to your MQ.
9. Try to improve "Attack" again. You can do this up to five more times. You should also notice
that when your CQ is greater than your MQ, the results are higher!
10. Once you have upgraded your weapon an additional five times to your MQ, you can stop.
You have now successfully upgraded your weapon! With this, you breeze through Easy Mode and
Normal Mode and collect more weapons. If you want a stronger weapon, proceed to the second
method...
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Super Upgrading:
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1. Follow the steps for Normal Upgrading.
2. Once you've reached the true potential of your weapon, tell Dojima to work on
"Title Appraisal".
3. Choose "Appraise Quality".
4. Choose "Attack".
Your weapon will suddenly have a boost on attack points! You can use this weapon in
Hard Mode and it will help you finish your enemies off much quicker. If you still want
a more POWERFUL weapon, a weapon that treats the Hard Mode enemies as if they were
on Easy Mode, then proceed to the next method...
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Extreme Upgrading:
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1. Follow the steps for Normal Upgrading.
2. Kill 1000 or more people. You can find out how to do this quickly by reading the
"Committing Mass Murder" section after this.
3. Go back to Dojima's place after the massacre. You might want to do this in a new game
so that Dojima won't disagree on serving a mass murderer.
4. Choose "Title Appraisal".
5. Choose "Appraise History".
6. Finally, choose "Number of Kills".
You now have an extremely powerful weapon! Remember, you can use the methods above for
improving other aspects of your weapon aside from attack.
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Committing Mass Murder:*
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When you really need to kill a lot of people in a short while, the method here will work
best for you. This is extremely useful if you want to build up on the number of kills your
weapon has.
First, kill some magistrates so that they'll be mad at you and react to you violently all
the time. After becoming notorious, go to the "Magistrate's Office" Police Headquarters
and talk to the Job Broker. He will be mad at you, but he will give you a chance to
redeem yourself by killing as many gangsters as you can! Accept the job offer.
Go to "Otsuka-cho".
You will notice that there will be around 10 gangsters present. Kill them off quickly by
parrying them and then counter-attacking. Kill the 2 civilians as well for additional
killing points. Leave the area, and enter "Otsuka-cho" once again. You will notice that
there are more gangsters around! Repeat the method. You can kill up to 50 gangsters (and
10 civilians) before the period expires.
Leave "Otsuka-cho" and go to the "Aoto Gang Headquarters".
Talk to the Job Broker and he will tell you that every gang member wants to kill you. He
will give you a chance to redeem yourself by killing a bunch of magistrates! Accept the
job offer and head to "Otsuka-cho" to kill the magistrates. You can kill a maximum of
50 magistrates (and 10 civilians) by repeating the same process we used before.
You will be able to rack up 1000 kills in no time!
Let's summarize the steps:
1. Harrass the magistrates.
2. Talk to the Magistrate Job Broker.
3. Accept his job to "redeem" yourself.
4. Go to "Otsuka-cho" to kill some gangsters and civilians.
5. Repeat it a total of 5 times for 50 dead gangsters (and 10 dead civilians).
6. Talk to the Aoto Job Broker.
7. Accept his job to "redeem" yourself.
8. Go to "Otsuka-cho" to kill some magistrates and civilians.
9. Repeat it a total of 5 times for 50 dead magistrates (and 10 dead civilians).
10. Repeat steps 2-9 until you reach your desired number of kills.
Enjoy the bloodshed!
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The 100-Man Battle:*
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The 100-Man Battle is used to make the two accessories (Headband and Burial Tablet) available
in the "Amahara Shrine" and "Otsuka-cho" fancy goods stores. To engage in this battle:
1. Harrass some civilians.
2. Talk to the Amakaze Job Broker.
3. Accept the job to "redeem" yourself.
4. Go to "Amahara Shrine" and defeat the guards.
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The Sword Safe:*
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The Sword Safe is where you store your weapons. At first it can only hold a small amount
of weapons, but you can go to "Numata-cho" at late night, and you'll find a lady near the
Blacksmith's place. You can pay her to increase the capacity of your safe. You will
probably spend around 20,000 mon to have the maximum capacity of 100 weapons in your safe.
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Codes and Curiosities:*
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Japanese Version Codes:
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Here are codes that will help you in your tough samurai life. Thanks to The Patrick, Spenze
for the Characters, Money, Health, and Stamina codes.
* Pause the game and enter these:
More Character Models:
While on the Character Customization Screen, highlight the option for the "name", and then
enter: L1, R1, R2, L2, L1, R1, R2, L2, Square very quickly.
Press right or left to change models.
Add 500 To Your Money:
Hold L1 and L2, then press left, left, up, down, down, up, square
Regain Health:
Hold L1 and R1, then press down, up, right, left, down, up, square
Regain Stamina:
Hold L2 and R2, then press right, left, right, left, down, down, square
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PAL/US Version Codes:
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More Character Models:
While on the Character Customization Screen, highlight the option for the "name", and then
enter: L1 R2 R1 L2 L1 R2 R1 L2 Square very quickly.
Press right or left to change models.
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All Versions:
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Unlock Attires:
Finish the game on any difficulty repeatedly and you'll notice that more attires have been
unlocked.
Unlock Five More Characters:
Finish the game in any mode repeatedly and you'll notice that more characters are added to the
character customization screen.
Unlock Hard Difficulty:
Attain more than 5000 points.
Unlock Finishing Blow Mode:
Attain more than 7500 points.
Unlock More Accessories:
Attain at least 7500 and you will notice that you will have more accessories available to
wear. Beat the 100-Man Battle to make the Headband and Burial Tablet available at the fancy
good stores in "Amahara Shrine" and "Otsuka-cho".
Cat Curiosity:
Go the "Numata-cho" Blacksmith's Place. From where you begin, go forward until you see a place
where you can turn left. Go straight and then turn left again. Go straight until you reach the
end. Turn left and you will find a statue of a cat. You can pick it up and when you put it
down, it will say "MEOW".
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PAL Version RAW Codes:
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These can be used with your Gameshark 2V3 device and Action Replay. These were converted from
the ARMAX codes.
Master Code:
F011DC3C 0011DC3F
Maximum Money:
200FFF00 27A40050
200FFF04 2406270F
200FFF08 A4460106
200FFF0C 0808AB47
2022AD14 0803FFC0
Press the "SELECT" button to replenish your money back to 9999.
Infinite HP:
200FFF40 86830042
200FFF44 A6830040
200FFF48 AFA3008C
200FFF4C 03E00008
201DADB8 0C03FFD0
Be careful! You can still die from extremely powerful attacks.
Infinite EP:
201DACC0 8492010A
201DACC0 A4D20108
201DACC4 AC820090
Infinite DUR:
20169F50 24003634
20242604 24110005
20242608 ACD10060
Unlock All Sword Moves:
202336BC 24010001
202336C0 A0610000
202336BC A0610000
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Legalities:*
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I wrote this guide so that people will be able to use this guide for FREE. Just don't use it
to make money and it will be ok. Feel free to distribute to those interested.
Copyright 2003 - 9999 Adenosine
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