Seppuku out seppuku. Later, disgraced warriors were sometimes allowed to carry out seppuku rather than be executed in the normal manner. The most common form of seppuku for men was composed of the cutting of the abdomen, and when the samurai was finished, he stretched out his neck for an assistant to sever his spinal cord by cutting halfway into the neck. Since the main point of the act was to restore or protect one's honor as a warrior, the condemned should not be decapitated completely; instead left with a small part of the throat or neck still attached. This way
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,