Reviews for ELECTRONIC ARTS Samurai WarriorsPlaystation 2 - MPN: 14815 
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asugar2
- May 7, 2004
ELECTRONIC ARTS Samurai WarriorsStrengths: Very Addicting! Can't Stop playing! Nonstop Action! An Adrenaline Rush! Weakness: As in Dynasty Warriors. Got Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, fighting an endless Army of enemy Samurai & Ninja! Upon starting the game, there are five playable characters, but this selection eventually expands to 15 to choose from. Each character has his or her own unique weapon and each weapon has four different levels. Once a warrior and a weapon have been selected, it's time to get about the business at hand and that's killing hundreds of other warriors in each scenario. The general action of Samurai Warriors is hack'n'slash with elemental special attacks and a power-up with the Musou power. This type of action could veer dangerously close to being utterly repetitive, but the variety of moves and the sheer scale of the battles makes you not even notice that you're playing a button masher. In other words, who cares if it looks like it's the same thing, this is some of the best hack'n'slash action out there.One of the features of Samurai Warriors is the battles that have a few dozen fighters on-screen at the same time. By loading up the Musou meter and launching a combo attack in the middle of this group, it's possible to send everyone around to their graves or at least whimpering in pain on the ground. At first, the Musou ability is short-lived, but by developing the characters through the game, this becomes a much stronger ability. What starts off as a power boost eventually turns into a violent rampage. The big payoff is the ability to jump into the center of a group of enemies, kick off the Musou power and send the bodies flying.Koei promises more than 500 dynamic mission variations spread across more than 90 different stages--that's an awful lot for an action game, though truthfully, these are all close variations on a theme.Obviously, Samurai Warriors will feature an arsenal of weapons that's distinct from that of Dynasty Warriors. Traditional Japanese weaponry such as katanas and shuriken will of course be available, as well as some more-esoteric weapons, such as the kusarigama--the sickle-and-chain. Five characters are initially available, though others can be unlocked. Perhaps the most recognizable of these is the ninja Hanzo Hattori, who is also featured in SNK's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games. Each character has a slightly different arsenal of moves, overall, but all of them can use normal attacks to string together basic combos, as well as unique charge attacks. They can parry and evade and can use long-range weaponry. Occasionally, they can also enter into "musou mode," which allows them to dish out even more damage.As mentioned, the game features a whole bunch of different modes and options. These include the story mode, for one or two players; the free mode, for one or two players, which lets you choose from the scenarios you've unlocked; the new officer mode, in which you can create and train an AI officer to fight at your side; two different types of time-limited survival modes; a versus mode; and a challenge mode, in which you can hone your skills. That's a lot of variety, and the basic mechanics of the game are accessible and have a good, solid feel to them. No wonder, since Koei's been honing this particular style of gameplay for years now.one of the playable characters is your token cute anime ninja girl. This is going to be one of those games where you'll know what to expect if you've had previous experience with Dynasty Warriors. But there's nothing wrong with giving the people what they wish for. Since I haven't studied Japanese history since college and I can't read the Japanese text in the game, I'll simply list the five characters in the build I played and give you my interpretation of them. First up is Sanada Yukimura, the hot, young, and dashing leader that fights with a pole arm. Those with stealthy leanings, as well as fans of Samurai Showdown, can play as the ninja Hattori Hanzo. Then there's the cute, young, and spunky Oichi, or as I like to call her, "adorable honey that fights with a yo-yo." Appearing in an outfit inspired by Lawrence of Arabia is Uesugi Kenshin, who I've dubbed, "constipated samurai man." Last, and clearly least in my time with the game, is Akechi Mitsuhide, who became, "boring dude that I really didn't play as." 75% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
TopTenREVIEWS.com - Mar 17, 2008
Samurai Warriors
Samurai Warriors receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 2.98 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #2,760 game of all time, #97 game of 2004 for the PlayStation 2 and #568 PlayStation 2 game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 57 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other games ranked,... Top
GameSpy - May 8, 2004
Samurai Warriors (ps2)
If Saturday Night Live alum David Spade were a gamer -- though from his hosting of Spike TV's game awards he obviously is not -- he may say, Samurai Warriors? I liked it better before ... when it was called Dynasty Warriors. I make it a point to try to be on the other side of the fence of that guy at all times, but the point holds true: This game is far from unique when compared to KOEI's other... Top
GameZone - May 6, 2004
Samurai Warriors
Once a company finds a successful game formula, you will see them duplicate it in several sequels. In each of these sequels the developer’s make sure that they improve the game to be the best that it can be. We have seen this in sports games, RPG’s, and hack and slash games. Every so often the developers want to throw players for a loop and mix up their gameplay drastically. Sometimes it is... Top
IGN.com - Apr 28, 2004
Samurai Warriors (ps2)
If you've been down with the idea of ripping through hordes of people in period costume, you're either fed up with Renaissance Fairs or you've been playing the Dynasty Warriors games for the past few years. After rampaging through the bloody history of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms era of China, developer Omega Force has moved the action across the water to Japan for some old-fashioned feudal... Top 
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ELECTRONIC ARTS Samurai Warriors
Strengths: Non-stop Action! Very Addicting! Hundreds of enemy troop to kill!
Weakness: button masher. wish there were more than just 15 officers to unlock! (Dynasty warriors 3 or 4 has like 43 officers.)
Fans of Dynasty Warriors will easily pick up on Samurai Warriors. Like Koei's other series, you basically run around on various battlefields and slaughter dozens of enemies. The action is fast paced and it's impressive how many characters are squeezed on screen. The game can played alone as well as competitively or cooperatively with a friend. Modes include Story, Free, New Officer, Survival, Vs., and Challenge. The upper-right corner of the screen is the home of the map that can switch between a local view or an overall view. Both have red and blue dots that represent allies and enemies. In the local view, this helps to show when enemies are getting near and this helps because of the fading in effect of the graphics. What's even more important is the global map that shows all of the soldiers and helps to detail what's going on elsewhere in the world.
also the worlds are 3 times larger than that of
dynasty warriors.
Musou attack can be built up enough to slaughter a whole slew of enemy troops all at once.along with building up your attck & defense exp points.
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