The Warriors
Based on the 1979 movie of the same name. A battle on the New York streets. The armies of the night number 60,000 strong, and tonight they're all after The Warriors - a street gang wrongly accused of killing a…
The Warriors is a fighting developed by Rockstar Leeds, released 17 October 2005 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2. The main story takes about 18 hrs to finish.
What The Warriors is
The Warriors is a fighting game developed by Rockstar Leeds and released in 2005. It was published by Rockstar Games. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The premise, in the publisher's words
New York, 1979. A battle on the streets. The armies of the night number 60,000 strong, and tonight they're all after The Warriors - a street gang wrongly accused of killing a rival gang leader. The Warriors must make their way from one end of New York to their turf on the other side of the city. All that stands between The Warriors and their survival are 20 miles and thousands of street gang members. The army of gangs owns the streets and there's no turning back. They must fight for their lives and learn the meaning of loyalty as danger and uncertainty emerge from the city night.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the The Warriors series
The Warriors is the first of 2 entries we hold in the The Warriors series. The next entry was The Warriors: Street Brawl in 2009.
How it was received
The Warriors holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 77 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 18 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 24 hrs, roughly 1.3 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
The Warriors launched on 17 October 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV and Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005). It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005).
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Warriors yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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