Afro Samurai 2

Originally planned to be released in three volumes, Versus Evil pulled Revenge of Kuma from all platforms, issued refunds, and canceled the other two volumes. An Xbox One version was planned but never released, and the PlayStation 4 version is one of the few titles that are not backwards compatible with the PlayStation 5.

• Title — Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma • Developer — Redacted Studios • Publisher — Versus Evil • Platforms — PlayStation 4 Windows • Released — September 22, 2015 • Genre — Action-adventure • Modes — Single-player

Similar to the first installment, Afro Samurai 2 is a third-person action game where the player must work through a series of areas taking down waves of enemies. Learning different moves and combos are key to getting through the game.

In Afro Samurai 2, Afro once again fights Kuma who is challenging him for his Number One headband.

Afro Samurai 2 was developed by Redacted Studios and published by Versus Evil. After the release of the original Afro Samurai game in 2009, former Namco Bandai senior producer David Robinson left the company and founded Redacted Studios. Along with leaving Namco Bandai, he secured the rights to make other games in the series. Afro Samurai 2s story was written by Jim DeFelice, co-writer of American Sniper. The soundtrack to the game was done by rapper RZA, who also produced two soundtrack albums of the animated series. The game's still image cutscenes was done by series creator Takashi Okazaki. The game was released for the PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows on September 22, 2015. An Xbox One version was also planned to be released on October 9, but was canceled due to poor reception on the other platforms. The PlayStation 4 version is not playable on the PlayStation 5 with backwards compatibility.

In November 2015, Afro Samurai 2 was pulled from the PSN and Steam. In an interview with CGMagazine on the game's withdrawal, Versus Evil's Steve Escalante called the game "a failure" and announced the cancellation of the other two volumes and refunds for customers. Escalante later expanded on the decision in an interview with Gamasutra, saying, "Given the game quality was not what people were expecting, it didn't sell like hot cakes, let's just put it like that."