Samurai Warriors 4 (2014)

Developer: Omega Force
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Rating: 3.5 of 5, 9 player ratings
Completionist: about 135 hours
Where to get it: PlayStation Store

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How it feels

Mowing down massed enemy armies with flashy combo attacks and dramatic rage-fueled bursts of power.

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About

Samurai Warriors 4 is a hack and slash game, and sequel to Samurai Warriors 3. The game was made to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the series. The game features a character-switching feature, similar to the spin-off, Samurai Warriors: Chronicles, with which players can take two characters into battles simultaneously, and freely switch between the two. Two new moves, "Hyper Attacks" and "Rage Mode" are featured in this game: Hyper Attacks is a secondary moveset available to all characters that allows the player to sweep through and clear out crowd of enemies with a dashing animation, although it is useless against enemy officers, as they will either deflect it or are otherwise immune against it. Rage Mode renders the player invincible for a period of time, and also enhances the player's attacks as well as empowering their Musou attack by using the Spirit Gauge.

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