The Warriors franchise and its formula is pretty common knowledge these days, with the hack 'n' slash-focused battles where you mow down hundreds of enemie

hack ‘n' slash gameplay is still fun; engaging strategy elements

steep learning curve

Omega Force's prolific Dynasty Warriors and its various spinoffs will likely be familiar to most semi-serious gamers at this point. There's a ton of them on the market, and they all share similar gameplay that involves rampaging around a battlefield, mowing down hordes of insignificant enemies en...

Watching my created character going rampant with Saika's rifle

Plodding through the protracted endgame of a custom campaign

The Warriors franchise has a deserved reputation for being a button-masher. While many of the games have hidden depths you won't see without putting in some time, they're more of a new-age beat-'em-up than a technical fighter.

Both a great action game and a really fun strategy game, 'Empires' might not appeal to most 'Warriors' fans, as the new elements can seem intimidating and almost jarring when put next to the combat, but for those who put the time in, there's a lot of complexity and fantastic ideas to be found here,...

The long running Japanese tactical hack 'n' slash franchise has a magical formula that keeps it exciting despite its repetitive nature by keeping the player on edge through what happens on the battlefield.

Are you ready for a return to Feudal Japan? Want to build your own castle, your own empire even? Well, Samurai Warriors 4: Empires is here to quench your thirst for conquest. This is the third game in Samurai Warriors 4 series.

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...

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.

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