Samurai Warriors 4

Samurai Warriors 4 delivers endless hours of fun in a visually appealing silky-smooth package.

Boasting a superb story mode, a delightful cast, and countless improvements to the Warriors formula, musou fanatics shouldn't even blink before buying.

Fans of the series should not miss out on this game, and newcomers wanting to try out a Warriors game will find an easy and fun way to get into them with Samurai Warriors 4.

Though Samurai Warriors 4 isn’t the most polished game out there, it is a hell of a lot of fun.

Samurai Warriors 4 continues Omega Force's long streak of high-quality Warriors titles. It isn't as exceptionally good as Hyrule Warriors and veers a bit too heavily into button-mashing for its own good, but it remains a fun game to play.

Arguably the best finger-abuser money can buy. An essential purchase for musou fans. [Christmas 2014, p72]

Samurai Warrior 4 is yet another solid entry in the long-running beat-em-up franchise. It offers a few new gameplay tweaks and a different narrative structure, but is largely the same old brawler you've seen countless times.

If it wasn’t clear from my introduction, then it should be now. Samurai Warriors 4 is Omega Force taking the series forward by recalculating its understanding of the franchise and adapting it to be better at what it does best – supplying none stop badassery, frantic, fast action with improved mechanics to the core gameplay and plenty of content to explore, which in turn shifts the title for best entry in any Warriors game to date into this warlord’s castle.

Samurai Warriors 4 on the PlayStation 4 screams next-gen as this franchise finally makes its way to the 21st century.

There’s a decent serving of 55 characters. The action has been sped up considerably with the new Hyper moves.

Though it still carries the same old Musou blueprint, and so there’s little to draw in those who dislike its particular brand of hack n’ slash action, there are enough changes to attract any self-respecting fan of the series.

Samurai Warriors 4 is a faster, greatly expanded addition to the series. Each character feels fresher, and there's a ton of stuff to do. I just wish the online play would actually be something acceptable for the modern day.

Samurai Warriors 4 is a typical musou game, with tons of enemies and crazy on screen action. Both Tecmo Koei and Omega Force have done a good job with the game graphics, but a couple of strange game design details could be hard to understand for the musou hardcore fans.

Musou fans have a great choice here, since it offers a dynamic game with a deep gameplay. Those who might not even know what a 'musou' is have also an accessible game we're sure they are going to have fun with.

Samurai Warriors 4 suffers from the same pratfalls as the rest of the Warriors series on occasion, but the strong offering of content and robust Chronicle mode will keep you interested for quite a while.

What we have here is a good reflection of the Japanese Sengoku age, something which only Tecmo could do. A lengthy story mode, full of targets on screen, as well as a conquest mode make it a game that you will play for many hours.

Another great example of how to execute a deep and enjoyable hack´n slash experience...at least for the fans of the genre.

It offers you a decent amount of content with the open Chronicle mode taking all the glory. Aside from that don’t expect the Samurais to stray too far from the proven formula.

I never falls too far from chaotic fun. [Issue#155, p.122]

With Samurai Warriors 4, Omega Force's other established Musou series finally steps out of the shadow cast by their more revered Dynasty Warriors catalogue.

Samurai Warriors 4 is a descent beat them all for the PS4, and if you like Muso games, this is one of the best.

Players who can withstand repetition and enjoy ridiculous 1000+ hit combos will likely appreciate the experience Samurai Warriors 4 provides.

If you can put up with the grind, Samurai Warriors 4 is well worth your time.

Samurai Warriors 4 delivers probably the best Musou experience on PlayStation 4 so far, without pop-ups nor frame rate issues, but still suffers from a very repetitive gameplay.

Samurai Warriors 4 becomes the best title in the franchise thanks to its playable news. The PS4 version eliminates popping, while the Vita version is well balanced.

Samurai Warriors 4 takes a little advantage of its port on PS4. It's still kind of old-school, but the game is at last better on a technical point of view. We're still waiting for the episode that will rebuilt from ground zero.

Samurai Warriors 4 is likeable but not loveable. There’s an illusion of depth here, but overall this just makes it more frustrating when you realise it’s as deep as a puddle.

Samurai Warriors 4 is a step in the right direction for Koei Tecmo, even though it is still deeply rooted in the tradition of the musou franchises, famous for button mashing gameplay and stereotyped characters.

Although it has dated visuals, it comes through on a gameplay front - for fans at least. The battles feel epic due to the number of drones on the screen. In the end, that’s what these titles are all about - epic battles that keep these titles going.