The naming conventions that Tecmo Koei follows with its Musou titles have grown increasingly incongruous over the last few years. Samurai Warriors 4-II doesn't fall within the Chronicles or Xtreme Legends lines, but instead serves as a pseudo-sequel to last year's PlayStation 4 entry.

Jumping into the story from the main menu, it becomes clear that there is a choice from a large array of characters, with two playable per clan's tale chronicle. About half consist of people that belong to the tribes of the original storylines that are selectable from the get-go, but the individual...

Iv'e been a fan since the very first, and I have to say since that one, I was always disspointed in the ones after it, taking away all the extra gameplay modes, and decreasing the difficulty. there is no other game greater than the first in this series, due to the difficulty and nostalgia.

As is almost always the case with the series, Samurai Warriors 4-II is what it is for better or worse; another entry. There are a few series that get localized here in the west that are very polarizing- most don't "get" them, but those who do become diehard fans and supporters.

Positives Several additions that make it worth the upgrade from the original release; Can be fun in short bursts- extended game play sessions are not recommended

Negatives Not compelling in the slightest; Characters motivations and actions all bleed together until you don't even know why you're doing what you're doing Inconsistent graphics Another entry in the franchise that continues the unending, formulaic game play

Samurai Warriors is one of the more interesting branches in Koei's long-lasting series of so-called Musou titles. Within the series we have seen, for example, the adventures of heroes from the One Piece anime, and last year even Link and Zelda, but in Samurai Warriors the events in the game are...

At the risk of showing my true age, I readily admit to playing the first few Dynasty Warriors games when they were first released on the original PlayStation. However, unlike myself, the series hasn't aged well.

Massive battles; Solid framerate; Partially historic

Quickly becomes monotonous; Limited combat moveset; Most enemies look identical; No save points during battle; Tags

Warriors games have a distinct pattern, especially with the Dynasty and Samurai brands. You start with the original entry, which sets up everything with the character roster, locations and modes.

Given that Samurai Warriors 4-II has a "II" in it, most would jump to the conclusion that it's the sequel to Samurai Warriors 4. Unfortunately that's not the case. It's also not truly an expansion either. So what the heck is Samurai Warriors 4-II?

New presentation of the story; Revamped upgrade system; Revamped ability obtainment; New survival mode; Local or online co-op

Visuals not upgraded; Not truly a "new" Samurai Warriors

This seems like a really good game. Never played a Samurai Warriors before alway played Dynasty Warriors. The only thing that lets it down for me is everything is spoken in Japanese. I find it hard to play the and read what everyone's saying at the same time.

Bought for my grandson, I asked him all the questions and overall he was very happy, he loves it