The PS4 version of Samurai Warriors 4 Empires was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. Samurai Warriors 4 Empires takes a different approach in the story mode compared to it's predecessors, opting for a large scale scenario driven story mode in lieu of the individual character driven...

Samurai Warriors 4 is truly for the fans of Tecmo Koei and its sister franchises, Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi . The gameplay is solid and while it doesn't feel like it's progressed as much as it could and Omega Force continues to be perhaps a bit too comfortable in pushing its series'...

+ Chronicle Mode; + Character customisation; + Cinematics and voice-acting

- Combat and main missions can get repetitive; - Graphical pop-in/pop-out; - Annoying pre-mission music

Story mode, make your own character story mode, free mode, offers plenty of action and greatly improved visuals from previous titles. Character customization alone is a time consuming activity. AI for these titles could always use a little improvement but a solid entry regardless.

I have reviewed a number of games in the Warriors franchise here on Gaming Nexus. I reviewed Warriors Orochi 3 and two of the One Piece , Warriors games . I have also played a ton of Hyrule Warriors and long story short, I really enjoy these games.

Koei Tecmo is getting good at milking its Samurai Warriors franchise by creating sequels to its sequels . Samurai Warriors 4 spawned Samurai Warriors 4-II , and now Samurai Warriors 4 Empires has been unleashed.

Stylish officer models; Heavy strategic element; Fight dozens of enemies at once

Carbon-copy enemies; Uninteresting battlefields; Lack of engaging story; Tags

Samurai Warriors 4 on the PlayStation 4 screams next-gen as this franchise finally makes its way to the 21st century.

Take Samurai Warriors 4-II, add a dash of strategy. Stir until sold.

This is actually my first experience with the Samurai Warriors game series. I've toyed with some of the crossovers in the past with Dynasty Warriors and a few other brands like Pokemon Conquest (yes I think that one counts), but I'd never gotten into Samurai Warriors and after playing this one, I'm...

not a bad game but I am more of a fan of the Dynasty Warriors games instead!

There are not many games out there that let you carve, slice and totally eradicate hundreds of people in the space of mere minutes, if there are, they're usually titles that end with the word ‘warriors' and either deter a gamer, or excite their internecine fantasies.

Lengthy gameplay; Character design and fruitful combat system; So much to collect

No English voice over-Text box can distract mid battle; Not getting any sleep