Way of the Samurai 2 (PlayStation 2)

To do: Cover the [https://hiddenpalace.org/Way_Of_The_Samurai_2_(Feb_10,_2004_prototype) Europe prototype version] and its debug features. More debug options need to be covered. Figure out what the unknown cheat does.

The second and final The Way of the Samurai game to be released for the PlayStation 2.

Debug Options#

Applying the below code then starting a new game will send you to a debug option, or a test map. Most of these options would be accompanied by a debug menu, however mostly all of these menus do not print any text anymore.

USA code:

Replace New Game With Test Option
00274454 000000??

Replace ?? with one of the following:

00 Title
01 Crash
02 Free roam debug.
03 Test map with font on-screen. Pressing Triangle plays a movie.
04 Test map?
05 Soft lock.
06 Test map. L1 opens a debug menu.
07 Test map. L2 is another debug menu.
08 Model viewer?
09 ?
0A Weapon viewer.
0B Crash
0C Effect test map? Select button opens something.
0F Endless loop.
10 Unknown
11 Test map.
12 Memory card test?
13 Crash
14 Unknown
15 Black test map with "Blacksmith" sign posts.
16 Title screen.
17 Title screen.
18 Crash
1A "Select menu" test map. Select opens an actual debug menu. Changes masks.
1D ?

03#

Contains a lot of text on-screen and several items on the ground to pick up.

08#

Appears to be a model viewer. Pressing L1 here would open a debug menu, but no text prints anymore.

15#

A test map with a lot of blacksmith sign posts and items.

1A#

Pressing Select here will open an actual debug menu this time, allowing you to change camera settings to a regular camera mode, or a free camera mode. You can also enable or disable collision and select masks to wear.

Cheats#

Several cheats can be input while in the pause screen. The cheats below have only been tested on the USA version of the game and will not work on the Japanese version. Pause the game and input the following button sequences:

Additionally another cheat can be activated when the map screen is displayed. However, it is currently unclear what the effect is.