Samurai Warriors 2: Empires

Initially I gave this game a lower overall rating due to the fact that there seemed to be very little different from DW Empires. However there are differences. Blaring differences namely, you are able to see how the polices you pick decide what happens and doesn't happen on the battlefield. You get to mirco manage your rise to the Shogunate and rule over Japan. You can pick all the classic characters such as Nobunaga Oda, Kotaro Fuma and of course Hattori Hanzo, you also get to create your own character. The innovation of the Formation option Goose, Ring, Arrow, Serpent, Wheel, to give your general and armies an advantage (or disadvantage) on the battlefield. Overall this game is a must have for Koei fans.

Bought this recently for under $15 and i have to say at that price and for what you get it is an exceptional value. I only have one other Koei warriors game for my 360 and that's Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires. I prefer Samurai Warriors 2 slightly more cause there is more of a strategy element to it, or basically a bit more things to do outside of the hack 'n slash action part(which i'm not a fan of). I hope Koei throws us old-schoolers a bone and makes an all out strategy-heavy sim along the lines of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games found on PS2 and Super Nintendo back in the day, but Samurai Warriors 2 comes close.

Koei strategy fans and Dynasty/samurai/orochi/bladestorm/kessen fans know what to expect. For others looking in cause the game is dirt cheap...

You might like it if:
* you are somewhat interested in Japanese characters/culture/history(Nobunaga, Toyotomi, Tokugawa, Kenshin, Takeda, etc). I love the Shogun: Total War pc game(sequel...Read more

ive played DW empires 5 also but this one seems to be more fun cause unlike DW's empires u actually can see what your policies do instead of just using them and wandering y they're even there. Also u can create your own character with also makes this game even more awesome