Samurai Warriors 4
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…
Samurai Warriors 4 is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Omega Force, released 20 March 2014 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.
What Samurai Warriors 4 is
Samurai Warriors 4 is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Omega Force and released in 2014. It was published by Koei Tecmo. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Samurai Warriors 4 is set during Japan's Sengoku period, a turbulent age when the country was splintered into domains ruled by rival warlords locked in near-constant war. Across its campaigns, the game follows the famous commanders and clans of the era through a romanticized retelling of history's great battles. Players witness the long struggle to unify the land, culminating in the decisive conflicts that gave rise to a new ruling order. A parallel path highlights the celebrated Sanada clan and its own place in these sweeping events.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Dynasty Warriors series
Samurai Warriors 4 is the 40th of 58 entries we hold in the Dynasty Warriors series. The next entry was Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 in 2014. Its critic score of 81 is 15 points above the series average of 66. The highest-rated entry is Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition at 85.
How it was received
Samurai Warriors 4 holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 1,124 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 135 hrs.
What it launched against
Samurai Warriors 4 launched on 20 March 2014, within three weeks of South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone and Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Samurai Warriors 4 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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