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Samurai Warriors: State of War (2005)

Samurai Warriors: State of War cover
Developer
Omega Force
Publisher
Koei
Platforms
PlayStation Portable
Genres
Fighting, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

A two-layered samurai war game alternating between calculated turn-based strategy and frantic battlefield action.

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About

Samurai Warriors: State of War is a portable version of Samurai Warriors, however, it is not a straight conversion and is made to more resemble Dynasty Warriors, giving it an "Samurai Warriors Empires" style of playing. The gameflow is mainly separated into two stages: the Strategy phase and the Action phase. During the first stage, the map is separated into colored squares and the player is asked to move their character in a turn-based fashion. Terrain affects how the player can act during this stage. What usually follows is the action phase, which asks the player to defeat as many opponents possible within 60 seconds. These stages can tip the battle in the player's favor. There are four main armies for the player to participate in: the Takeda (Western), Uesugi (Eastern), Nobunaga, or the solo army. Completing the game with these four factions unlocks the final stage in the game. It guest stars characters from Dynasty Warriors 4. The game features a Story mode, Free mode and VS mode.

Screenshots

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