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Samurai Warriors 3: Empires (2011)

Samurai Warriors 3: Empires cover
Developer
Omega Force
Publisher
Koei Tecmo
Platforms
PlayStation 3
Genres
Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Where to get it
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A politically-minded historical strategy expansion layering tactical empire management over warriors-style battles.

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About

Samurai Warriors 3: Empires is the second standalone expansion of the 2009 game Samurai Warriors 3. Like the other Empires expansion, the game is more focused on the political and tactical battle system. The game features a different version of Historical Mode and Free Mode that fits with the Empires structure and retains the edit character feature.

Screenshots

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