Samurai Warriors 2 (Xbox 360)

Samurai Warriors is a game which sounds like it should be fun, but manages to take EVERY expectation you might have, and totally throw them away. The first thing that popped up to me was the insanely horrible AI. The enemies run up to you, blood lust in their eyes, trembling fingers to thrust their spears deep into your bowels, AND... nothing. They stand there like sheep waiting for you to turn around and smack em up. Not to mention the levels are often too damn hard to finish the first time around. They let you keep the experience you gained while playing the level because let's face it, without that you'd never level up, and have a ...

Samurai Warriors 2 is another game in the hack-and-slash genre from the developers Koei. It follows the story of the great warriors of the Japanese dynasties and the rulers over the lands at those times. The first Samurai Warriors impressed by bringing an RPG element to a genre that, to be honest, did need a bit of a change and a lift. And so I was expectant of the second instalment to bring something extra that now seems to be lacking in the Dynasty Warriors series. However, I am afraid I cannot say that Samurai Warriors 2 lived up to this. The game feels more like an add than an extra game. Its more of the same, but if you're just getting the game for the hack ...

There are many countries that are steeped in rich history. The British Isles prides itself on its ruins and historic points of references. China has a giant wall that spans miles just because the Hun was too lazy to get off their horses. Like China, the history of Japan was shrowded in mystery until relatively recently. Japan is a thriving country that has roots that are often parallel to the West, but also often completely different. The past has proved a rich mine for one particular Japanese game maker called KOEI who pride themselves on creating hack ‘n’ slash games set in Feudal Japan. These games are known as ‘Dynasty Warriors’, but they also have a sister ...