Written by New York Times Best Selling Author Jim DeFelice, the story follows the path of Kuma, a cybernetically enhanced killing machine with a bear’s head who was made for one purpose, to kill Afro. The game will be released over 3 distinct volumes, each with its own story arc, characters and fighting styles to master, in addition to a unique soundtrack created by up and coming indie hip hop artists that have been mentored by the one and only RZA of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. 

“A lot of blood, sweat and tears went into getting Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma to this launch,” said Steve Escalante, GM of Versus Evil. “The developer, Redacted Studios, has been dreaming of launching this game, the way you are going to play it and experience it over the course of several volumes.  It is a hip-hop opera that folds in a tragic family story with action-packed samurai action and a soundtrack from some amazing indie hip-hop artists.  We can’t wait for the fans to get to experience the next phase in Afro Samurai action.”

Versus Evil announced a contest for up-and-coming hip-hop artists to create their own original Afro Samurai inspired music track.  All submitted tracks which will be considered and the winners track will be included in the official soundtrack for Volume 3.

Full details of the contest and submission instructions can be found here.

A PC and a limited-exclusive console PS4 bundle of all three volumes will be available day one for $34.99 on PC and 20% off the SRP for PlayStation. PlayStation Plus members can get the bundle for the best value at 30% off.  Volumes 1, 2 and 3 will be sold separately as they become available for an SRP of $14.99 on all platforms.