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Samurai Warriors (Europe)

PlayStation 2
🇬🇧
Reviewed in
2004
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✪ Reviewed on December 19, 2024
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Samurai Warriors launches the musou formula in full Sengoku. Endless hordes, overpowered heroes and proud catharsis. More measured than Dynasty Warriors, with a dramatic edge.

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Category
Action 2 players 12+ Co-op Split screen
Description
A Koei action game released in 2004, the first entry in the Samurai Warriors franchise. A Sengoku Jidai adaptation of the Dynasty Warriors mold, where legendary samurai (Nobunaga Oda, Mitsuhide Akechi, Hideyoshi Toyotomi) face hordes of enemies in large-scale battles. Streamlined hack-and-slash combat, more narrative than Dynasty Warriors.

Samurai Warriors review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾2,1 GB 📅11/02/2004
Published by Koei

Samurai Warriors (PS2) price, value & rarity

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Q1 loose
 $5 Q6 complete
 $10 Q10 new
 $24 !
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Other versions
Samurai Warriors
France
11/02/2004
🇫🇷
Samurai Warriors
Germany
11/02/2004
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Samurai Warriors
Italy
11/02/2004
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Samurai Warriors
Spain
11/02/2004
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Samurai Warriors
USA
11/02/2004
🇬🇧
Sengoku Musou
Japan / Asia
11/02/2004
🇯🇵

Is Samurai Warriors still worth playing in 2026?

Koei's first Samurai Warriors, known in Japan as Sengoku Musou, transposes the musou formula to the Sengoku era, where you play a historical hero mowing down entire armies on vast battlefields. The exhilarating catharsis, the strategic capture of bases and the gallery of feudal Japan figures win you over. The repetitive clashes and a dated production weigh over time. A good musou for fans of one against a thousand action and of Japanese civil war history.

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