Samurai Warriors isn't a game you'd think to buy on the day of release. Hell I hadn't heard of it until I saw it on the shelf in my local GAME store that I thought 'oo that looks like Dynasty Warriors'. To anyone who has heard of Samurai Warriors, it is in fact actually made by the developers of Dynasty Warriors, and both play exactly the same. The basis of these games is set in Feudal Japan, with clans facing each other for rule over the lands. You play as one Captain, taking control as your run through thousands of enemies at a time to make sure the battle turns in your favor.
Samurai Warriors 4-2 changes this up a bit however and allows creation of your own Captain also. Along with the already impressive list of pre-built characters in which the story campaigns take place (one for each faction), once completed, you can take your custom characters in to these campaigns and play as you wish to play, with your weapon of choice. With this comes a levelling system, which unblocks areas on the skill board, however these then require Skillbooks to unlock. These eventually unlock different skills such as increasing speed / strength temportarily. It takes quite a bit of grinding unfortunately but it can be worth it when you unlock an Epiphany skill.
Epiphany skills can be equipped to any character once unlocked and do various things which standard skills can't. For example some of the ones I have unlocked so far include adding an elemental attack to every attack, and another allows you to damage enemies just by running in to them. All these skills come in great use when trying to get the best weapons for your characters, or for a speed run in the challenge survival mode.
The biggest downside to the game however is it's repetitiveness. A lot of the objectives given to you during the battle tend to be 'go here, kill captain' or something similar. Some campaigns to change it up a bit, by changing the battlefield mid fight through use of floods or traps but they generally follow the same pattern. Don't get me wrong however, the game is still fun and does feature some challenges in terms of doing multiple things at once across the battlefield.
Overall whilst Samurai Warriors is repetitive, the gameplay is fun and the character customization is quirky, cute and always entertaining.
Pros:
- Custom Characters
- Multiple Campaigns
Cons:
- Repetitive
- No English Speaking (doesn't detract from gameplay however)
Overall: 5.6/10
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