Customer Reviews:
 great slashing warrior game April 9, 2005
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
great game! [...]we were so happy and then i beat the whole game on every single mode and it was hard for me to beat them with every charactor and i made 15 officers in officer mode and i beat it with all 15 of them too and the 30 level was pretty hard but i still beat all 90 stages.like i said i beat the whole game.it was fun i'm starting all over again.
addicting like niccotine January 29, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
these games keep you guessing throuout the whole game the first time you play it. different characters means cooler levels and theres BOOBIE TRAPS that scare the bajeeses out of me every time.new horses that have new skills like jumping and trampling people thats pretty cool.new bodygaurds that are sweet ninjas that wield there katanas when danger is there.new creating characters like 8 new people to choose from and more colors.same graphics which is a good thing because the graphics in the other games are pretty good too.that is why i give samurai warriors a 10/10
This is not a Dynasty Warrior clone January 26, 2005
Miss nikki (texas)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
On a superficial level this game might seem to be a clone of Dynasty Warriors 4 set in Japan instead of China. That would be a injustice to a godd game that stands alone from Dynasty Warriors 4. One difference is the combat system. For example horses no longer exist to take your officer from one point of the battlefield to another or give a mild boost affect. Their role is much bigger than that. They can leap,stomp,and hit enemies. Also they have a hit point bar. There is no weapon level exp any more. Instead you start of with a basic level weapon and then getting higher level weapons by finding them in treasure chest and defeating enemy officers. The level of the weapon depends on how well you finish a battle and settings of the game difficulty. Also the weapons carry random abilities like elemental attacks, agility, jump, speed, horse defense, ect. Next is character developement. In Dynasty Warriors 4 you had no control over the how the officer you play developes. In Samurai Warriors at the end of a battle you are awarded points to spend on different skill trees that effected wether your officer will be a offensive, defensive, or tactical support type. Then there is the new innovative officer creation mode. In dynasty warriors 4 officer creation mode you would choose the gender and had a limited choice of color,garemnts and weapons. When you make a series of officers they did not differ very much from each other because the game would give the same preset stats each time. In Samurai Warriors 4 you can create a character from a choice of over 8 models and the stats depend on how well you perform in series of mini games featuring bouts of archery, melee, riding, burst, combo, and deflect training. Which make your officers unique. Despite all the new stuff I found in this game there are a few things I didn't like. One thing is the lackluster music. The music is not bad but after hearing the music in Dynasty Warrior 4 I feel the game developers could have done better. I found the grayish, brownish background colors to be unattractive. Which is surprising because the graphical details are pretty good. The only conclusion I could make is that either they were trying create a sombre, moody effect or they getting were running out of time and was in danger of going over budget( a common problem with lots of games these days. My last complaint is not technical but that little something that has do with the synergy in the game. What I mean by this is the rivalry, friendships, kinships and historical connections between charcters that make a neverending story. There is lots of synergy in Dynasty Warriors 4. Examples are Cao Cao and Lei Bei and their relationship with each orther or Zhao Yun and his devotion toward Lei Bei or Cao Cao with Lu Bu or Zhuge Liang rivalry with Sima Yi. When you play a Dynasty Warriors 4 character you feel the emotional intensity in the relationships which makes you want to play the game over and over again. There is a little bit of this in Samurai Warriors but not a lot. Overall this a game worth buying. Hopefully Samurai Warriors will be a long running series.
Its awsome January 24, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
although this game is almost the exactly the same as the other Dw games but its not really about how its the same as the other ones. its all about the ass-kicking and throat cutting action and the pants-crapping fun. I love this game
Great Button Masher December 15, 2006
asugar2 (Seattle USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Easily some of the most exciting action games in the past few years are the DYNASTY WARRIORS games from Koei. What the series lacked in storyline surely made up for it with the action packed and longtime playability that you would find in each game. Where else can you kill hundreds or even thousands of enemy soldiers for hours at a time? And of course, as we'ved already seen with the series so far, if a series works, companies will capitalize on its success. This is the case for Koei newest title, SAMURAI WARRIORS.
One of the most appealing things about the DYNASTY WARRIORS series, other than the constant action, is the historical background of ancient China. Sure, while there is no record of any one person killing 1000 people in a single battle, the game brings some historical references into the game to sprucen up the storyline. The only difference between DYNASTY WARRIORS and the newcomer SAMURAI WARRIORS is that the latter now takes place in feudal Japan. Taking place during the Sengoku period of Japanese history,
When the political power of the Ashikaga Shogunate collapsed in the succession dispute of 1467, the islands of Japan erupted in a series of major wars. This era in Japanese history became known as the Sengoku or "warring states" period. SAMURAI WARRIORS explores this dramatic era and combines it with the Tactical Action excitement KOEI has become known for. SAMURAI WARRIORS stars the brave Sanada Yukimura, who leads an elite band of samurai and ninja. Sanada's journey will take him to the hallowed Japanese battlefields of Okehazama and Kawanakajima and inside the embattled walls of Osaka Castle where he will come face-to-face with gun-toting troops, echelons of ninja, and deadly kunoichi (female ninja). Players can choose the role of Sanada Yukimura or other legendary samurai and ninja. The game will herald the rise of the indispensable ninja, Hattori Hanzo, from the shadows of history, as well as the reemergence of KOEI's powerful and mysterious Oda Nobunaga. Missions evolve depending on player performance and the tide of battle. Success or failure can affect scenarios in later stages. With 500 variations, the chain of missions is unique with each play, adding depth while heightening the urgency and excitement of combat. Samurai Warriors' AFS (auto-formation system) randomly generates castle levels and conquest routes offering a new experience with each play. [KOEI] SAMURAI WARRIORS obviously focuses on the warring nations that combat each other during this time period. But technically, for storyline, that is about as historically accurate as this one gets (other than a few real-life characters that you will find throughout the game).
SAMURAI WARRIORS allows you to select from 15 different characters, each with his or her own fighting style and storyline. True, they donall differ too much from each other, but they are different enough to warrant playing through more than one of them. Basically, if you played any of the DYNASTY WARRIORS games, you'll feel right at home with SAMURAI WARRIORS. The square button performs most of the attacks you use throughout the game, allowing you to string together combos. By adding in the occasional press of the triangle or circle buttons for your special attacks, you be able to take apart the enemy armies in no time. Of course, the coolest mode found in the game is when two players see who can kill 1000 enemies the quickest.
The newest upgrade to SAMURAI WARRIORS is the Officer Mode, which allows you to create your own samurai from several pre-rendered models. After creating your character, you go through a series of tests from your trainer until you are good enough to join a clan and become a full fledged samurai. There are also some new RPG effects added into the game that allow you to upgrade your characterattack, defense and weaponry.
One of the biggest downfalls of the game, just like the DYNASTY WARRIORS games, is the English voice acting. The voice acting was pretty bad before, but now it just seems downright intolerable. Luckily for us, a much better acted Japanese track is available for players. The music is also decidedly more Japanese, more subdued and traditional, than the previous rock tracks that we are used to in the DYNASTY WARRIORS series.
I also didn't like the endless castle maze (which all looked alike hence only 4 stars) plus the graphics are not as good as Samurai 2 (which has more color & depth) SAMURAI WARRIORS is still a perfectly good action game for people who enjoy playing games that don't require much thought. This is a game that any player can just jump into and have a great time.
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