With Samurai Warriors 4 , Omega Force's other established Musou series finally steps out of the shadow cast by their more revered Dynasty Warriors catalogue. At long last, the repetitive gameplay and stale storytelling that hampered previous installments is lessened as a result of several refined...

Samurai Warriors 4 Empires is what Omega Force should have released a long time ago. For years now, Musou games have become less and less intuitive, providing a dwindling impact with every new release

Refreshing inclusion of strategies; Fluid combat; Different variables to keep the game interesting

Genesis mode adds very little; Combat is repetitive; Fights can be overwhelming

Initiée en 2004 sur PS2, la série Samurai Warriors se présente comme une franchise alternative à Dynasty Warriors, célèbre beat'em all typiquement japonais développé par le studio Omega Force.

Toujours aussi défoulant; Bonne durée de vie; Nouveautés de gameplay appréciables; Graphiquement en nette hausse..

..; mais encore fade au niveau des textures et animations, Intelligence artificielle standard, Sous-titres uniquement en anglais

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

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

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 yet another solid entry in the long-running beat-em-up franchise. It offers a few new gameplay tweaks and a different narrative structure, but is largely the same old brawler you've seen countless times.

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.

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

To the seller: "Swift dispatch and delivery just as described! (Despite my impatience) The game itself: It is somewhat different than its sibling Samarai warriors IV. It focuses more on the political aspects than the actual battle scenes like in the former.