games-ps2 genji-dawn of the samurai User Manual

After you’ve assigned an item, you can use it by pressing the directional buttons.

You can assign items to one of the four directional buttons at the Status Screen by

selecting the Item option, highlighting Assign and pressing 

S, then pressing one of

the four directional buttons 

C, V, Z and X to assign the item to that button. 

NOTE: You may also select and use an item from the Status Screen. 

Some items available for use in this game include:

Potion of Power: When you drink this mysterious water, it grants Hsien 

power. This will increase your attack power for a certain amount of time.

Tengu Herb: This is a medicinal herb that Tengus secretly grow. A certain 

amount of health is recovered with it.

When you hold down 

E the characters will adopt a defensive posture and turn to

face the nearest enemy. While in this defensive stance, the characters will take little

damage from enemy attacks. However, your characters will become vulnerable if they

try to stay in Defensive Stance for too long. 

Normal attacks are performed by pressing 

F. If you attack while jumping, you will

perform a midair attack. Attacking while pressing a direction on the left analog stick

will make Yoshitsune aim his attacks in that direction.  

Special attacks unique to Yoshitsune or Benkei can be performed by pressing 

D. 

If you press 

D while pushing the left analog stick in a particular direction, holding

down 

E or jumping, you will perform a unique special attack.  

If you chain together normal attacks by repeatedly pressing 

F, you will initiate a

combo attack. Benkei’s combo attacks will vary depending on whether he is wielding

his fauchard or club. While wielding his club, he will not be able to initiate a combo

attack until his third consecutive attack.

By simultaneously pressing 

S and E you will perform a special defensive action

unique to your player character. Yoshitsune will evade enemy attacks by dodging.

Benkei will perform a shoulder-block that throws enemies to the side as he charges

through them. 

When your Kamui gauge is full, pressing 

Q will execute a powerful “Kamui”

maneuver. Doing so will entirely consume one complete segment of your Kamui

gauge. Press 

F just before being hit by an enemy attack, you will activate Kamui for

that character and assume a defensive stance. If you attack, you will break out of

Kamui space.

NOTE: As you progress, your character can have as many as four of these segments, thus allowing  multiple
(up to triple) Kamui being active at a time even further slowing enemies.

At the beginning of combat, a “barrier” will appear in the environment around the

main characters. In order to leave the area, you must first defeat all of the enemies

within the barrier area. 

You will automatically get experience points and possibly money after defeating

enemies. Occasionally when you defeat an enemy, it will drop an item. You

automatically obtain this item by approaching it. 

If your main character is afflicted with an abnormal effect it will weaken him.

You must use recovery items or wait for a certain amount of time to elapse in order

for a character with an abnormal effect to return to normal. 

The Abnormal Effects to watch out for include:

Fire: Your character will be engulfed in flames and continually take damage.
Ice: Your character will be frozen in place, and unable to move. 
Paralysis: You will be able to move normally, but will not be able to attack. 
Poison: Your offensive and defensive power will decrease. 

A battle ends when you have defeated all of the enemies. If you are surrounded by

a barrier, then it will be lifted.

These are the control options available to you during battle.

When you move the left analog stick, your main character will run in that direction.

If you move it slightly, the character will walk. When in a Defensive Stance, the

character can only move at a walking pace.  

You can make your character jump by pressing 

S. To jump in a particular direction,

move the left analog stick while pressing 

S. Yoshitsune can perform two special

jumping maneuvers: “Sankaku Tobi”, which lets him leap off of walls to propel

himself higher by pressing  

S twice, and “Hasso Tobi”, which lets him damage

enemies by jumping and kicking their heads by pressing 

S + D.