Samurai-Themed Tactical Action Game Will Ship To North American retailers on July 13, 2004.
Koei has announced that its tactical action game Samurai Warriors has gone gold and will ship on July 13th for the Xbox.
SAMURAI WARRIORS for Xbox includes new features exclusive to the console including in-game Dolby Digital, and as many as ten more characters per screen for an even greater challenge.
Set in 16th century Japan, the fall of the Ashikaga Shogunate caused a series of major wars between individual warlords vying for power. This era in Japanese history became known as the Sengoku or "warring states" period.
SAMURAI WARRIORS reveals the stories from this dramatic era and combines it with the Tactical Action excitement for which KOEI has become known.
Gamers can play as the heroic Yukimura Sanada or other legendary warriors including the powerful Nobunaga Oda, and the mysterious ninja, Hanzo Hattori (a name that Kill Bill fans are familiar with). Their quests will take players to the sprawling Japanese battlefields of Okehazama and Kawanakajima and inside the embattled walls of Osaka Castle. Through 90 stages of epic battles, players will come face-to-face with gun-toting troops, echelons of ninja, and deadly kunoichi (female ninja).
SAMURAI WARRIORS features a new Active Mission System, or AMS, that triggers distinct missions during battle. With 500 variations, the series of missions is unique with each play. The new Auto-Formation System, or AFS, dynamically generates castle levels offering a new experience with each play. With the game's RPG-style Character Skills System, players can enhance a character's abilities as they progress through the game. Furthermore, the game's steeds now have the ability to jump and attack enemy soldiers.
For more information, check out the game's official site.
