Seppuku associated with suicide of samurai wives. The term was introduced into English by Lafcadio Hearn in his "Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation", an understanding which has since been translated into Japanese. Joshua S. Mostow notes that Hearn misunderstood the term "jigai" to be the female equivalent of seppuku. The first recorded act of seppuku was performed by Minamoto no Yorimasa during the Battle of Uji in the year 1180. Seppuku was used by warriors to avoid falling into enemy hands, and to attenuate shame and avoid possible torture. Samurai could also be ordered by their "daimyō" (feudal lords) to carry
Samurai Warriors 2 out of 100 for the X360 version. "Xtreme Legends" was met with very mixed to negative reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 53% and 50 out of 100 for the PS2 version, and 53% and 42 out of 100 for the X360 version. Samurai Warriors 2 "Samurai Warriors 3", the sequel to SW2 and the third game in the series was released in December 2009 for the Wii. The gameplay of "Samurai Warriors 2" builds on the first "Samurai Warriors" by adding new characters and new features, such as the removal of the traditional range attacks in