Samurai Warriors: Katana

by Koei

Product Features

• Journey back in time to do battle as a lethal samurai warrior in this 1st-person action arcade
• Thrilling tale of Japanese history unfolds across 4 chapters
• Armed with 8 different weapons, fight endless waves of enemy samurai and ninja
• Multitude of challenges in Trial mode; Musou mode provides nearly 30 hours of gameplay
• Go head-to-head with a friend in Vs. mode; 8 exciting mini games

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000N60GTG
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 6.2 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: January 16, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,119 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

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Samurai Warriors: Katana provides a first-person perspective and delivers arcade-style action. Armed with your motion-sensitive Wii Remote, journey back in time to do battle as a lethal samurai.

Multiple different modes include Musou mode, trial mode, and vs. mode. Musou mode takes you on an adventure through Feudal Japan. On each mission, samurai and allies will serve as your guide. Prevent pirates from invading your ships, rescue maidens from a burning castle, and explore caverns. These missions require quick reflexes, fast thinking, and precision marksmanship. Trial mode helps samurai-in-training prepare for battle in Musou mode. You can also earn gold in this mode that will help you on your quest in Musou mode. Vs. mode pits you versus a friend in head-to-head competition in eight mini-games.

Features:

• You are the hero in a tale of Japanese history
• Prepare to run and dodge your way past traps and ride on horseback
• Arm yourself with eight different weapons and fight waves of enemy samurai and ninja
• Purchase additional items at the in-game store

Product Description

Using an exhilarating first-person perspective Samurai Warriors: KATANA is based on the hugely popular Samurai Warriors series and delivers total arcade-style action right into your own home. Armed with your motion-sensitive Wii Remote you ll journey back in time to do battle as a lethal samurai warrior.On each mission legendary samurai and allies will serve as your guide. Prevent pirates from invading your ships rescue maidens from a burning castle and explore mysterious caverns stalked by ninjas. These and many more challenging missions require quick reflexes fast thinking and precision marksmanship.On the battlefield ninja assassins will be poised to strike at your every turn but with close-range and long-range weapons you ll be well equipped for your counterattack. Combat gets up close and personal with the classic samurai sword spear and mighty war hammer but you can still target enemy soldiers in the distance using a bow and arrow a gun and even a cannon.Samurai Warriors: KATANA offers three different modes of play. Action-packed with nearly 30 hours of game play Musou Mode takes you on an incredible adventure through Feudal Japan. Samurai-in-training can prepare for battle with a multitude of challenges in Trial Mode. Here you ll earn gold which can be used to purchase weapons and precious items. And in Vs. Mode you can go head-to-head with a friend in eight exciting mini games.Developed by KOEI s award-winning internal team Omega Force Samurai Warriors: KATANA is rated T (Teen Mild Language Violence) by the ESRB. Samurai Warriors: KATANA has three difficulty levels for players of all skill levels and is for up to 2 players (in Vs. mode). This game features Dolby® Pro Logic II audio. Media can find watermark-free assets at gamespress.com.Format: WII Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE (VG) UPC: 040198001717 Manufacturer No: 00171

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 2 Cents, November 5, 2011

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Athrun Aznable - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Samurai Warriors: Katana (Video Game)

I've noticed quite a few 1 star reviews for this game, but I took a chance anyways. I'm glad I took that chance.

*Note: I used a Wiimote+ built-in during my playthroughs, if that matters.

This game is a rails game, meaning that you will spend most of your time following some pre-programmed "rails" in order to go from one scene or fight to the next. It's quite nice if I do say so myself. You point your wiimote at the screen and get a round cursor. This is used for performing normal attack (press "A") and for firing your bow or rifle (press "B"). You can also quickly move your wiimote from one side to the other (horizontally or vertically) to hit multiple enemies and knock them back, which is good for getting some breathing room. So yes, contrary to other reviews, you can move the wiimote to attack. You waggle the nunchuk to use a musou attack and once done, swing the wiimote like a mad swordsman, destroying anything in your path, minus officers. The normal grunt fights are quite easy, as well as taking out the archers or riflemen. However, the enemy ninja can be a little more tricky, due to their speed, HP, and attack styles. The officers are also on a different level. You parry their attacks by blocking with "Z." If you time it right, they will be left open and you can attack with "A," doing a nice amount of damage. Personally, I do that, then shoot them to knock them back and try firing off a few more shots while they're at a distance.

There are instances in which you will decide which way to go by using the analog stick. You may either go a certain direction (pick a path basically) or, in some instances, have more freedom, which lets you use the analog stick to go any direction you wish. It reminds me of a dungeon crawler when I get the ability to do that (one of the battles at Honnoji lets you do this).

The battles are divided up into smaller segments, which are quite nice. They aren't too long or short and when viewed as a whole, give a nice amount of playtime. There are also 4 scenarios at the beginning, with a 5th that is unlockable. You may also replay ANY of your cleared mission segments at ANY time. I found Oichi to be the first "hard" officer, so I returned to a previous mission and replayed it. I used the money to upgrade my character, then went and promptly defeated her.

Items: You can buy items and equip 4 of them to your D-Pad to use during battle. You can also upgrade your weapons at the forge, of course, it costs money to do so. You may wish, however, to fix up your character, by increasing their attack, hit points, defense, etc. You can do this at the Shop as well. In fact, that's basically how you "level up," since there is no levelling up after a stage. You spend the money you made how you want to spend it.

Throw in other modes, like Trial, and you've got quite a nice little game, which is quite cheap these days.

Overall, this is quite the underrated gem and I believe it's hated because it wasn't Samurai Warriors 3 (that's on the Wii now) at the time. I believe this game deserves a 4/5, but I'm giving it a 5/5 to try to even out some of the harshness this game has received for no good reason. Thanks for me reading my wall-o-text ;)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A very confused game, January 19, 2010

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NYJ (Atlantic Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Samurai Warriors: Katana (Video Game)

This game doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up. It starts out as an on-rails hack-n-slasher, eventually allows you do choose your on-rails directions, and then throws in some freedom in movement levels, all the while severely restricting the areas you can access. Nothing is more frustrating than running towards a gate only to get a red circle with a line through it (indicating that that area is inaccessible). This game is produced by Koei, and it follows in the footsteps of the genre that Koei has created and maintained over the years with the Dynasty Warriors series. You play a no-name warrior in feudal Japan, swearing allegiance to your Lord and helping him unify Japan and crush all those who oppose him. You are initially given access to a single weapon (short sword), but are quickly given access to bows, then rifles, and spears. Additional weapons are also unlockable as you progress in the game. There are several chapters within the story line, and each chapter is broken down into a number of scenarios (for example, the first chapter has approximately 20 scenarios), so there is definitely some length to the game. Whether you will enjoy that length is another point entirely. Combat is not complicated. Melee attacks are done by pressing "A" and ranged attacks by pressing "B". There is some waggle to the WiiMote which will allow you to perform melee attacks as well. You block with "Z", and can force aim at your target by pressing "C" (so you can hit their vital spots if you stink at doing it on your own). The directional pad on the WiiMote allows you to store up to 4 items which can be used throughout the stages (usually for healing items, etc).

In true Dynasty Warrior fashion, this game is pure hack-n-slash, though the number of warriors found in this game is surprisingly low given what the genre typically throws at you. This is probably, in part, because of the on-rails fashion that most of the game takes, which severely limits your movement, restricting you to only facing forward in many of the scenarios. While fun for a bit, the tedium eventually does catch up with the player, meaning this is a title which may not see the light of completion. Any price point over $20 and this game simply isn't worth it.

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!, December 29, 2011

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kris8 - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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