Customer Reviews

Samurai Warriors 2: Empires

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Initially I gave this game a lower overall rating due to the fact that there seemed to be very little different from DW Empires. However there are differences. Blaring differences namely, you are able to see how the polices you pick decide what happens and doesn't happen on the battlefield. You get to mirco manage your rise to the Shogunate and rule over Japan. You can pick all the classic characters such as Nobunaga Oda, Kotaro Fuma and of course Hattori Hanzo, you also get to create your own character. The innovation of the Formation option Goose, Ring, Arrow, Serpent, Wheel, to give your general and armies an advantage (or disadvantage) on the battlefield. Overall this game is a must have for Koei fans.

Bought this recently for under $15 and i have to say at that price and for what you get it is an exceptional value. I only have one other Koei warriors game for my 360 and that's Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires. I prefer Samurai Warriors 2 slightly more cause there is more of a strategy element to it, or basically a bit more things to do outside of the hack 'n slash action part(which i'm not a fan of). I hope Koei throws us old-schoolers a bone and makes an all out strategy-heavy sim along the lines of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games found on PS2 and Super Nintendo back in the day, but Samurai Warriors 2 comes close.

Koei strategy fans and Dynasty/samurai/orochi/bladestorm/kessen fans know what to expect. For others looking in cause the game is dirt cheap...

You might like it if:
* you are somewhat interested in Japanese characters/culture/history(Nobunaga, Toyotomi, Tokugawa, Kenshin, Takeda, etc). I love the Shogun: Total War pc game(sequel on the way!) so it was great to see these characters come to life here. Same with seeing the Three Kingdoms characters come to life in the Dynasty Warriors games(Taishi Ci, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun, Lu Bu, etc).
* you don't mind turn-based strategy while looking at a static map screen of Japan
* you REALLY enjoy hack 'n slash action games(i don't, but i put up with it)
* you can forgive the not so great-graphics(in its defense it does have nice cinema scenes, smooth action, and good over-the-top art style)
* you enjoy the extras like the archives section with galleries, cards, the custom characters, historical notes, etc that can really draw you into the game

Until a full-fledged Three Kingdoms game comes out along the lines of #2 on the Super Nintendo, Samurai Warriors 2 comes close to capturing that spirit. For me anyways. Recommended.

ive played DW empires 5 also but this one seems to be more fun cause unlike DW's empires u actually can see what your policies do instead of just using them and wandering y they're even there. Also u can create your own character with also makes this game even more awesome

This game is pretty cool. I bought it with the assumption that it was SW2, just with strategy added on, but it is not, and that's okay. The board game isn't on this version, and the battles are on a smaller scale. However, if you know the basis of the Empires games, then you know the battles are not the main element. The other thing that is different in this version of SW2 is that there is an officer creator, which is awesome. Recommended for strategists. Not recommended for people who sit around ALL day and play video games, because it could get boring if played too often.

I love the DW series, and one of my favorite implimentations was the CAW (Create A Warrior) feature, and its just HORRIBLE in Samurai Warriors as opposed to Dynasty Warriors. Also, I found it hard to differentiate the difficulty level of stages, since there wasn't really a set path or starting point, unlike in DW where you know Yellow Turban Rebellion is the beginning and Wu Zhang Plains is the last battle...

But the strategy portion makes up the other stars in the rating for me, but otherwise, I was dissapointed~ ;-;

Koei games always get rated worse than they actually are. This game is very diverse in character selection and is very entertaining when being diplomatic in empire mode.Samurai warriors 2 empires is really addicting and should be played by any dynasty warriors or samurai warriors fan.

I have never played any games in this series, but I was incredibly disappointed. I think this game is geared to people who like anime. I thought it was going to be strategically challenging, as well as, a very well thought out action plot. It was nothing that I expected and I wish I could get my money back.