Seppuku and given a set time to commit seppuku, usually before sunset on a given day. On occasion, if the sentenced individuals were uncooperative or outright refused to end their own lives, it was not unheard of for them to be restrained and the seppuku carried out by an executioner, or for the actual execution to be carried out instead by decapitation while retaining only the trappings of seppuku; even the short sword laid out in front of the offender could be replaced with a fan. Unlike voluntary seppuku, seppuku carried out as capital punishment did not necessarily absolve, or pardon,
Samurai Warriors 4 , a social spin-off game released on April 22, 2014 for the mobile phones also to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary. Koei Tecmo also collaborated with the Japanese Racing Association (JRA) to release on May 25, 2014 for the PC. "Derby Musou" reuses assets from "Samurai Warriors 4" to create a horse racing game, like that of the "Winning Post" series, with famous Japanese racehorses. Eight characters from "Samurai Warriors 4" make up the playable cast, plus Matthew C. Perry (known in-game as just Perry). The game received a revision, titled , which was released in Japan on February 11,