Samurai Warriors 4 Empires marks the return of the Empires brand in the Samurai Warriors universe after a nine year hiatus. Since the 2007 release of Samurai Warriors 2 Empires for the PlayStation 2, Samurai Warriors has grown to become one of the most successful and acclaimed titles in the Warriors universe.
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Battles Work as a team, and claim enemy bases.Armies are pitched against each other in 'Base Battles.' Individual commands to each of your allies also return.Battle in this title follows the Empires-style of 'Base Battles.' By claiming enemy bases and turning them into allied bases, you can establish 'supply lines' linking together your strongholds on the battlefield. By working together with your allies, and wisely distributing the point of attack, you can push the lines up until you can lay siege to the enemy main camp.
While maintaining the exhilaration of the 'one vs a thousand' battle-style, this adds a wide array of strategic elements, from planning a route of attack, to deciding which characters to use, and what commands to give to your other allied officers. The formations which were so popular in 'SAMURAI WARRIORS 2 Empires' return in this title. By executing the 'Formations' policies proposed by your Military Magistrates, the number of formations available will increase. Certain formations can only be proposed by specific characters.Formations affect all officers in your army. For example, the 'Fish' formation increases the Attack strength of all allies, while the 'Wings' formation increases their Defense.The enemy forces will also use formations.
Each of the three types of formation (Attack, Defense, Speed) has compatibility with the other types, so it is important to use the appropriate formation to give you an advantage over the enemy. Basic TacticsProposed by the Military Magistrates, these have an effect simply by taking them into battle.Examples:'Troop Economy' - Mitigate reductions in allied troop strength.' Block Enemy Aid' - Hinder the arrival of enemy reinforcements.' All Playable' - Allow you to switch control between all allied officers.Executable TacticsProposed by the Strategy Magistrates, these can be executed at any point during battle.Examples:'Cavalry Charge' - Call in the Cavalry, and panic enemy officers.' Officer Capture' - Capture enemy officers upon defeating them. (Captured enemy officers can sometimes be recruited.).
Related media Spinoffs and expansions Koei Tecmo collaborated with the Japanese Racing Association (JRA) to release Derby Musō ( ダービー無双) on May 25, 2014 for the PC. Derby Musō reuses assets from Samurai Warriors 4 to create a horse racing game, like that of the series, with famous Japanese racehorses. Eight characters from Samurai Warriors 4 make up the playable cast, plus (known in-game as just Perry).The game received a revision, titled Samurai Warriors 4-II ( 戦国無双4-II, Sengoku Musō 4-II), which was released in Japan on February 11, 2015, North America on September 29, 2015, and in Europe on October 2, 2015. It is described as neither a continuation nor an Xtreme Legends expansion like previous games; instead, it provides a 'different' focus of the same game. Players choose a character as their protagonist for a selected scenario, which has a different progression depending on the character selected. Dream Castle Mode, first introduced in Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3 is also present in the game.
The game adds one new character, to the character roster. A second expansion, Samurai Warriors 4: Empires ( 戦国無双4 Empires, Sengoku Musō 4 Empires) was released in Japan on September 17, 2015, for the PS3, PS4, and PS Vita, with a release in North America and Europe in 2016. The gameplay focuses more on strategy as in other Empires expansions, with players issuing commands and taking suggestions to and from their subordinate military officers. A new 'Resident Domestic Administration' was added. Featuring more than 100 generic officers, including female officers, it incorporates the marriage system for the first time, which sister series Dynasty Warriors had also implemented in their Empires expansions. The game does not add a new character, but in return, many more new events, such as interactions between characters, were added.
The game is also supported by DLC costumes for all characters (in the original game, the focus of DLC costumes is only on the female characters).On December 3, 2018, Koei announced Sengoku Musō 4 DX ( 戦国無双4 DX) for the PlayStation 4. It includes over 150 DLC previously released for the game, including costumes, weapons, customization parts, and others. A '15th Anniversary' edition is also available, which includes an art book, a soundtrack and music video set, and a postcard set. It is slated for release in Japan on March 14, 2019.Anime An animated TV special titled Samurai Warriors Special: Legend of the Sanada ( 戦国無双SP ~真田の章~, Sengoku Musō SP Sanada no Shō) aired on March 21, 2014, as part of the series' 10th anniversary. Directed by Kōjin Ochi and animated by with screenplay provided by Yuka Yamada. It features the original cast from the game series.
It is based on an early battle in the game, namely, the siege of Ueda castle between the and the, featuring Yukimura Sanada and Nobuyuki Sanada as the main characters, and Tadakatsu Honda, Mitsunari Ishida, Kanetsugu Naoe, Kunoichi, Ina, and Ieyasu Tokugawa in supporting roles. The ending of the special, which features cameos by Kagekatsu Uesugi and Nobunaga Oda, teases a full anime adaptation, simply titled, again directed by Kojin Ochi and animated by TYO Animations, which aired between January 11, 2015, and March 29, 2015, for 12 episodes in total. It goes beyond the siege of Ueda castle and covers the entire timeline of the game starting from the siege of Odawara castle, and ending on the Osaka campaign, though it notably focuses on the Sanada clan.
More characters are thus featured in the anime, including Hidetada Tokugawa and Hideyori Toyotomi, both of whom received new character designs since both have never been playable in any game of the series.References.
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