Samurai Warriors for PlayStation 2

by Koei

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• ASIN: B00009B05X
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,914 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Switch to Japanese Soundtrack and Japanese Steel, June 14, 2004

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J. Holt (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samurai Warriors for PlayStation 2 (Video Game)

After buying this game a week ago, I've been playing it steadily since. Having played Dynasty Warriors 2, 3,& 4 by Koei, I'm probably not the most unbiased person to review this new Warriors game that takes place in Japan during their own "Warring States" period. That being said, this is one of the best Ps2 games I've played in a long while.

First of all, this is a great 2-player co-op game. There is a slight problem with the screens being a bit too compacted (sometimes it's hard to see above the rabble at what's coming) as well as problems with the Ps2 rendering all of the bad guys. As with other Dynasty Warriors games, when the opponents become too numerous, the game really slows down. (The best way to solve this problem is kill the Boss who's closest to each player.)

I've been playing the game on Normal and have unlocked several characters already. The real charm of this game is that, compared to other Dynasty Warriors game, it's less of a chaotic melee and instead a more tactical game. It's far more interesting to try to follow the orders of your General and pull off some of their tactical tricks on the enemy than it is to slay all of your enemies. I've often found myself sweating bullets trying to make the general's deadline. For that reason, the levels are immanently re-playable. This is a huge improvement on the series -- the game can be enjoyed for an indefinitely longer period.

4/5 stars: I still haven't seen Koei work out the little kinks (slow-down, camera angles, etc.). Not a perfect game (however, the game is a LOT better if you ditch the English vocals and listen to the Japanese).

D/S Warrior games generally are hard to find used; people buy and hold on to them for a reason. Don't wait 3-6 months for it to show up -- buy it new. It's worth the price.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A big disappointment for dynasty warriors fans!, July 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Samurai Warriors for PlayStation 2 (Video Game)

Compared to the original dynasty warriors series, this game feels more like playing mario bros to me. Furthermore, the occasional "explore a castle" scenarios are a big turn off as it's merely a mouse running the maze game.

Other than the gameplay itself, the design of the characters are downright fatuous.. Takeda Shingen fights his enemies with a fan while his katana hangs loosely on his belt. Similarly, the figure of Uesugi Kenshin looks like a complete moron with no honor. The list just goes on and on for the other characters... Furthermore, the historical battles during the "warring states" are filled with false information. This is no simulation game but merely an action game mixed with game concepts of other platform games.

Koei's new games such as nobunaga's ambition 11 and Romance of the three kingdoms X are a major disappointment as well. As they start to incorporate 3D graphics into these games, the aged old incredients that they used on previous episodes in the series no longer work well: controlling units in the 3d battlefields is more frustrating than tweaking the compiler flags due to crappy path-finding algorithms, AI opponents are as smart as roaches in our kitchen and various important elements in strategy games are completely missing (such as the ability to move troops from one state to the other) thus making the games unenjoyable.

What used to make Koei's game series unique from each other are missing so I'm not planning to buy any Koei's games in the future if they do not change this.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a kick-butt game, August 2, 2004

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MastaGW3 "chickennugget1234" (USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Samurai Warriors for PlayStation 2 (Video Game)

Samurai Warriors is a game about a ancient war over land and control. You play as a variety of generals and commanders. My favorte a ninja named Hanzo. You can also use alot of weapons and earn some cool moves. What I'm trying to get at is this game is a KICK-BUTT war game. If you know what I mean.

Pros: Many Weapons, Lots of Missions, A Variety of Characters To Pick From, Cool Movies, 2 Endings, Good Graphics, Best of All is You Can Ride Horses and good Multiplayer.

Con: Horable Voices (Some girls sound like men), Have to share the special bar, Stupid AI and Not that many places to go to.