games-ps2 genji-dawn of the samurai User Manual

People living in the city will tell you lots of interesting things. To speak to
them, stand in front of them and press 

A. In addition, speaking to a merchant

or a blacksmith will let you buy and sell items. 

Merchants sell medicine, talismans, accessories, and other miscellaneous
items. They will buy any items you have on hand. 

You can buy weapons and armor from the blacksmith, as well as various
accessories. He will also buy any items you have on hand. Blacksmiths will
also let you make "Special Orders" for especially high-quality items. 

A blacksmith will make a special order item for you if you have the raw
materials needed to forge it on hand. These items are expensive but extremely
powerful, so you'll want to have special order items made for you as soon as
you have the component items.

Example: A blacksmith can combine the "Broken Sword" and "Nue's Claw"
into the special order weapon "Nue's Claw Sword".

Press

w

while on the city streets or a battlefield to call up this screen.

Use the left analog stick, directional buttons 

Z and X or Q and E

to cycle between the menus and press

S to confirm  your choice.

Weapons: The weapons you
currently have equipped.
Armor: The armor you currently
have equipped.
Accessories: The accessories you
currently have equipped.

Experience Level: Your current
experience points and the amount
you will need for your next level up.
Money on hand: How much
money you currently possess.
Essence of Amahagane: The total
number of Essence that you
currently possess.

Lv: Your current level.
Health: Your current health status. 
Condition: Your current
condition status.  
Attack power: The higher this is,
the more damage you can do. 
Your basic attack power is
displayed in parentheses beside
your current attack power.

Defense power: The higher this
is, the less damage you will receive.
Your basic defense power is
displayed in  parentheses beside
your current defense power.