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Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack PS5
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Dynasty Warriors: Origins - Visions of Four Heroes PS5
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Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack PS4
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Atelier Escha & Logy Plus PS Vita
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Reviews of Koei Tecmo Games
Capitalism can be cute
The gameplay structure of Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian feels a bit like a recipe, with intertwining elements that each contribute to the sum of its parts. This is fitting, we suppose, because the game is all about brewing concoctions as an alchemist to both aid you in turn-based combat and...
Love island
When Sony settled on the slogan “this is living”, we think it may have had Venus Vacation Prism: Dead or Alive Xtreme in mind. This eye-poppingly presented PS5 dating game may seem like an oddball outing, but Koei Tecmo has been working towards it for eons. Those of you with strong memories may recall Dead or Alive Xtreme on the...
Atelier what I want what I really really want
While the Atelier series has been steadily evolving and tweaking its winning JRPG/craft-'em-up formula across 30 years and 20-plus games, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land perhaps represents the most radical shift yet. But that doesn't mean existing fans should be...
Mini Review Warriors: Abyss (PS5) - A Decent Descent into Hell for Roguelike and Warriors Fans
The Enemy of my Enma
Truthfully, Warriors: Abyss feels like Koei Tecmo tried to cook up its own budget Hades from the leftovers of last night's Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors. That's not to say it fails to sate the appetite, though. Despite being a bit rough around the edges, Abyss is a solid and successfully addictive foray into the...
Mini Review Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (PS5) - Fun Slasher Shows Its Age
All slice, no dice
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is like a time machine back to the halcyon days of PS3, featuring over-the-top violence, ridiculous action, and a globe-trotting campaign. Black sparkles up those graphics for PS5, and while fun, it isn’t quite enough to counter how much this hack-and-slash experience has aged. With the threat of demonic...
Review Dynasty Warriors: Origins (PS5) - Peak Dynasty Warriors Is Back with an Almighty Bang
Wei to go
What a difference seven years makes. In 2018, the dismal Dynasty Warriors 9 effectively put Koei Tecmo's storied hack and slash series on ice, but Dynasty Warriors: Origins is a completely different beast. For the first time in generations, the franchise feels fresh again — a genuine evolution of what's come before. To be clear, Origins...
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Thursday27th Jan 2022
Hands On Atelier Sophie 2 Seems Like a Very Promising JRPG Sequel
The story continues
Atelier’s Mysterious Trilogy was recently re-released on the PlayStation 4 but Gust has obviously decided that it isn’t quite finished with that story. Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream takes place in between the first and second games, and we were recently given access to the opening couple of hours on...
Friday7th Aug 2015
News Summer's Only Just Starting with Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's New Stage, Free on PS4
Feeling hot hot hot
Summer's almost over here in the UK, and we still haven't had the chance to spend an evening at a tropical beach party - for shame. Fortunately, we may not be out of luck just yet, because Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's new stage promises just such an experience. Releasing alongside the cunningly named 'Hot Summer' costume set on...
Thursday6th Aug 2015
Gamescom 2015 This Trailer Has Everything You Need to Know About Nobunaga's Ambition
Ambitious is right
Koei Tecmo is pushing Nobunaga's Ambiton: Sphere of Influence hard at Gamescom 2015, so it's no surprise that the publisher has released a brand new trailer for the strategy title. Showcasing just about everything that you can expect from the feudal escapade, it's shaping up to be a promising game for those of you interested in...
Wednesday5th Aug 2015
Gamescom 2015 Attack on Titan Will Eat You Alive on PS4, PS3, and Vita in 2016
Mmmm, crunchy
Well, it's happening: Attack on Titan is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita in 2016, Koei Tecmo has confirmed. There are currently no details on how the game plays, but we do know that it's being developed by Omega Force - the studio behind the Warriors games. It's not like it's got much else going on, right? In any...
Tuesday4th Aug 2015
News Koei Tecmo's Secret Game Is Apparently to Do with Attack on Titan
The harder they fall
Well colour us surprised; Koei Tecmo's secret title - which is due to be officially revealed tomorrow - is Attack on Titan related, according to information gleaned from the wrapping of the franchise's latest manga volume. For those out of the loop, Attack on Titan is all about humanity's survival against massive, naked humanoid...
Thursday30th Jul 2015
News Koei Tecmo Is Bringing Arslan: The Warriors of Legend West on PS4, PS3
Charging overseas early next year
We've been keeping an eye on Koei Tecmo's new musou crossover for some time now, but we were never too sure whether or not it would end up coming West. But today, the publisher's revealed that Arslan: The Warriors of Legend will be venturing overseas on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in early 2016. First, let's...
Wednesday29th Jul 2015
News Koei Tecmo Is Teasing a Title That Apparently Isn't a Warriors Game
Nah, it's probably Dynasty Warriors 9
Let the speculation begin: Koei Tecmo is teasing a reveal for a game that "is not Warriors" according to a newly opened website. Whatever the unannounced title is, though, it's being developed by Omega Force - the Japanese studio that supposedly never sleeps. The reveal's happening in seven day's time, on the...
Monday27th Jul 2015
News Samurai Warriors 4-II Is Getting a Luxurious Limited Edition on PS4
4-II-itous
If you're looking to bolster your collection of rare video game bits and pieces, you could do worse than snag the limited edition of Samurai Warriors 4-II, which NIS America will be selling exclusively via its online store. The premium package will cost $64.99, and comes with a few nice extras. You get a nice looking collector's box, an...
Wednesday15th Jul 2015
News See If All This Nobunaga's Ambition Gameplay Gets Your Tactical Juices Flowing
One battle at a time
Koei Tecmo's made a big push today to promote upcoming strategy title Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence by releasing not one, not two, but four gameplay videos of the release in action. Each clip shows off various tactics that you can employ as you look to conquer Japan and wage war with its famous historical warriors...
News So, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Is Flaunting a Second Season Pass
Ouch
You could have made an argument that Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's downloadable content had gone too far months ago, but now it's really becoming difficult to defend its business model. Announced today on its official Twitter account, Koei Tecmo's releasing a second season pass for the brawler that'll be available on the 22nd July, and it'll...
Thursday9th Jul 2015
News Samurai Warriors 4-II Conquers a Release Date on PS4, PS3, and Vita
Lightning strikes twice
Before you start, yes, we're well aware that there seems to be a new Warriors game hitting the market every other month, but given the recent quality of Koei's hack and slash franchises, we're not too worried - at least, not yet. The next instalment to be heading West is Samurai Warriors 4-II. Not quite a sequel to the...
News Samurai Warriors 4: Empires Mixes Slashing with Strategy in Its First Trailer
Plus, build your own castle
The latest in Koei's Samurai Warriors series is carving its way into Japanese stores this September, and this time, it's bringing a bit of strategy along with it. Samurai Warriors 4: Empires takes the fourth game's large cast of characters and pits them against each other as their warlords try to conquer feudal Japan,...
Wednesday17th Jun 2015
News Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's New Deception Costumes Come Off as You Battle
Ripped to bits
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's got a new costume set based on the Deception franchise, and, much like the outfits of those that you destroy with brutal traps and contraptions in the latter series, these fresh costumes also rip, break, and fall apart as you take damage. This isn't the first time that the latest Dead or Alive release...
Thursday11th Jun 2015
News Here's a Quick Look at Custom Characters in Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3
Slash it your way
Upcoming handheld hack and slasher Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 lets you create your own character, or indeed, characters, and then throw them onto the field of battle to rage way against legendary Japanese generals. Of course, character creation is nothing new to Warriors titles, but like the Empires spin-off series, the...
Friday5th Jun 2015
News Nobunaga's Ambition's First English Trailer Will Get You in the Conquering Mood
Forceful unification
It's been a heck of a long time since an English trailer's been released for a Nobunaga's Ambition game, but with Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence marching onto PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 later this year, publisher KoeI Tecmo's given the West its first official look at the strategy title. Featuring some rousing...
Tuesday2nd Jun 2015
News Of Course There's Going to Be a Samurai Warriors 4: Empires on PS4, PS3, and Vita
What did you expect?
Well, looks like Koei Tecmo is taking Samurai Warriors 4 to all of the usual stops. Much like just about every other mainline Warriors title, the sengoku period slasher will be getting its own Empires spin-off. It'll be marching into Japanese stores on the 3rd September, which likely means a spring 2016 Western release, if it...
Wednesday27th May 2015
News Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 Skewers a Digital Only Western Release Date on PS Vita
Like lambs to the slaughter
Spin-off hack and slasher Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 has nabbed a release date on Vita, and the good news is that you don't have too long to wait. The portable samurai slaughter simulator will launch on the 24th June in Europe, and we would assume that a North American date will also hover around a similar time frame...
Thursday21st May 2015
News Samurai Warriors 4-II's First English Trailer Introduces a New Hero to the Chaos
The crimson crusader
According to history, Naomasa Li was apparently a bit of a badass. One of Ieyasu Tokugawa's most renowned retainers, he led a unit known as the 'Red Devils' - a nickname brought about by their crimson armour. Although it's thought that his death was mostly due to a wound that he received during one of Japan's most decisive...
Wednesday20th May 2015
News Samurai Warriors 4-2 Invades Western PS4s and Vitas This October
Cherry blossom falls again
If you haven't had your fill of feudal Japanese warriors carving each other to pieces courtesy of the rather brilliant Samurai Warriors 4, then you'll be pleased to know that Samurai Warriors 4-2, a sort of add-on title, is heading West later this year. The hack and slasher will launch on the 2nd October on both...
Tuesday19th May 2015
News Conquer Japan in Nobunaga's Ambition on PS4 and PS3 Later This Year
The Demon King cometh
Fans have been desperate for localisations of Nobunaga's Ambition titles for years now, and those prayers have finally been answered. The series, which sees you strategically conquer feudal Japan, has been a mainstay in its homeland for decades, first appearing back in 1983. Here in the West, we'll be getting Nobunaga's...
Thursday7th May 2015
News Ar nosurge Plus Is Getting a Limited Physical Edition After All, But Only In North America
Be reasonable
Yesterday, Koei Tecmo announced that it was bringing Ar nosurge Plus West, but it would only be available digitally. That's unfortunately still the case in Europe, but North America will actually be treated to a limited physical release courtesy of NIS America. It's quite a neat little package, too, although it doesn't include...
News Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 Could Be Invading Western Vitas
Ronin overseas
Koei Tecmo's localisation spree continues, this time with word that Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 will be marching onto Western Vitas. The title's been rated by the Australian Classification Board, so although we're waiting on official confirmation, it does indeed look like it's happening. Releasing on the Nintendo 3DS and the Vita...
Wednesday6th May 2015
News Koei Tecmo Continues the Vita Love with JRPG Ar nosurge Plus
Digital only, though
Koei Tecmo's been good to Sony's often forgotten handheld. The publisher's brought a steady slew of titles to the Vita over the last few years, and it's going to be continuing the trend with Ar nosurge Plus - a portable, enhanced remake of last year's PlayStation 3 game. We quite liked Ar nosurge on PS3 - read our review...
Thursday2nd Apr 2015
News Toukiden: Kiwami's Animated Trailer Is Well Worth a Look if You're a Wannabe Slayer
Setting the scene
Many often complain about CG trailers that don't show gameplay - ourselves included - but we can forgive promotional material that really manages to convey a certain atmosphere, or sets a scene especially well. Want monster hunting on PlayStation? Look no further than Toukiden: Kiwami Enter Toukiden: Kiwami's animated trailer,...
Wednesday1st Apr 2015
News You Can Pick Up Two Free Mitama in Toukiden: Kiwami Today on PS4 and Vita
Eternal freedom
Just a quick heads up: you can now download two new mitama for Toukiden: Kiwami free of charge on PlayStation 4 and Vita. The two spirits up for grabs are Ichimonji Mari, and the rather comical Oda Nobunyaga - a recurring Koei character who's essentially a feline version of feudal Japanese warlord, Nobunaga Oda. Ichimonji Mari is an...
Tuesday31st Mar 2015
News You'll Finally Be Able to Transfer Your Dead or Alive 5 DLC to Last Round Next Month
Train wreck
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round has faced numerous problems since it launched last month. The full beat-'em-up was nowhere to be found on the PlayStation 4 Store in time for release, for example, while players have been complaining about DLC prices and broken integration for weeks. You can read our Dead or Alive 5: Last Round PS4 review...
Tuesday24th Mar 2015
News The Dead or Alive 5 Girls Have No Trouble Slipping into These Senran Kagura Costumes
Try not to get too excited
What happens when you cross two franchises that seem obsessed with the female form? Well, you get something that resembles the following trailer. Dressing up the majority of Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's female fighters in outfits from the Senran Kagura games, the video's everything that you'd expect, with plenty of...
Friday20th Mar 2015
News Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires' Crashing Issues Have Been Fixed
Wiped out by a fire attack
If you've been having trouble with Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 3, then the contents of the game's newest patch just might make your day. Not even sure what Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is? Check out our informative review We recently reviewed the title in question, and during our usual...
Thursday12th Mar 2015
News Toukiden: Kiwami PS4 Gameplay Hacks and Slashes in Live Demo
Death by a thousand cuts
We're not far off Toukiden: Kiwami's release date now, but if you're still not sure what the game's all about, you may want to take a look at this live gameplay demo. Check out Toukiden: Kiwami's three new weapon types If you skip forward to around the nine minute mark, you can catch plenty of action with one of the...
Monday9th Mar 2015
News Practice Your Slaying in Toukiden: Kiwami's PS4 and Vita Demo Later This Month
Try before you buy
Toukiden: Kiwami's launch date isn't far off now, and for those who aren't completely sure if the hack-and-slash slay-'em-up is for them, you'll be able to take the game for a test run later this month. Publisher Koei Tecmo has confirmed that a playable demo of the release will be available a week before the full title hits store...
Friday6th Mar 2015
News Toukiden: Kiwami Looks Pretty and Peaceful on PS4
And relax
Toukiden: Kiwami's coming to both the Vita and the PlayStation 4, but publisher Koei Tecmo is keen to show off its visual prowess on Sony's newest home console. Review: Toukiden: The Age of Demons Since it's ported from a handheld device, the graphics aren't the best that the machine has seen, but they're still reasonably pretty, with...
Wednesday4th Mar 2015
News Bladestorm PS4 Gameplay Shows off Goblins and Dragons in Nightmare Mode
Fantastical forces
As well as including the base Hundred Years' War scenario, upcoming tactical hack-and-slasher Bladestorm: Nightmare will also boast the fictional Nightmare mode, where monsters and mythical beasts are summoned to the battlefield by a decidedly evil version of Joan of Arc. Sounds quite interesting, doesn't it? Releasing later this...
Thursday26th Feb 2015
Interview We Talk Tactics with the Producer of Dynasty Warriors
Cultural differences, future crossovers, and the Western fanbase
Dynasty Warriors is one of those franchises that has an incredibly loyal Western fanbase, but will likely never replicate the success it enjoys in its native Japan overseas. As such, it's not often that we hear from the people behind the long running hack-and-slash series, but we've...
Wednesday25th Feb 2015
News Dynasty Warriors Will Be Dabbling with a Free-to-Play Model Next Month
Penny for your thoughts
We admittedly didn't see this coming, but when we stop to think about it, we suppose it kind of makes sense. Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, which we recently reviewed, features an absolute ton of customisation elements, from character creation options, to scenario building tools -- and it looks like publisher Koei Tecmo is...
Friday20th Feb 2015
News Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's Having a Lot of Problems on the PS4 Store
Dead on arrival
Oh dear, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round hasn't got off to a good start on the PlayStation 4. While we reckon that the brawler's a lot of fun, as we concluded in our review, Eurogamer.net has received numerous reports that indicate that the game's suffering from some serious issues on the PlayStation Store. For starters,
Thursday19th Feb 2015
News Bladestorm: Nightmare Delays Its March for a Few Weeks on PS4 and PS3
Fall back
Originally due out on the 6th March in Europe, upcoming tactical warfare title Bladestorm: Nightmare has been delayed a few weeks. Now releasing on the 20th March, you'll have to wait just a bit longer to have your say in the Hundred Years War between England and France. Fortunately, a demo is expected to launch early next month, so...
Wednesday18th Feb 2015
News Here's Your First Look At Toukiden: Kiwami's Oni Slaying Action on PS4
Gone clubbing
Toukiden: The Age of Demons was quite a pretty game on Vita, and we're sure that its semi-sequel, Toukiden: Kiwami, will be too. However, with the game also slashing its way onto the PlayStation 4, how much better will it look on Sony's newest system? Fortunately, the answer is pretty good. Sporting better lighting, textures, and...
Tuesday17th Feb 2015
News You Won't See a More Frantic Trailer Than Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's Latest
Everybody chill
We're mere days away from the release of Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, and in one final marketing push, publisher Koei Tecmo has slapped this frantic new trailer online. Featuring over two minutes of almost every playable character kicking the absolute crap out of each other, it's certainly got us in the mood for a fight. The video's...
Thursday12th Feb 2015
News Plan Out Your Perfect Character With Toukiden: Kiwami's New PS4 and Vita Trailers
Slay away
Building upon Toukiden: The Age Of Demons' already solid foundation, Toukiden: Kiwami introduces several new weapon types and battle styles that you can apply to your custom character. Along with heavy clubs and a polearms, you can even equip a rifle if you're feeling particularly lucky, and judging from the video that we've embedded,...
News Toukiden: Kiwami's New Characters Are Here to Help You Slay on PS4 and Vita
Gang, meet the new gang
Toukiden: The Age of Demons had a surprisingly decent selection of allies, and even though they seemed largely generic at first, they started to grow on us as we progressed through the oni-slaying adventure. There'll be several new faces to help you with your duties in Toukiden: Kiwami, though, as the game's newest trailer...
Monday9th Feb 2015
News Take a Look At Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's New Characters and Their Outrageous Combos
That's gotta hurt
Often preferred by fighting fans who haven't quite got the time to learn ridiculously long combos chains, the Dead or Alive series has always been an accessible and enjoyable franchise. Having said that, though, the moves in Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's latest trailers don't look especially easy to pull off. Indeed, Tecmo's...
Tuesday3rd Feb 2015
News Will Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Be a Knockout on PS4 and PS3 Later This Month?
Down and out
We've only just posted a rather steamy video for Senran Kagura Estival Versus, so when we saw Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's launch trailer pop up on our feeds, we thought that it may have been time to crack open an office window or two. Fortunately, we haven't had to leave the safety of our cluttered desks, as the brawler's newest...
Thursday22nd Jan 2015
News How Does Toukiden: Kiwami on PS4 Look Compared to the Vita Version?
Porting prowess
It seems like you can't go five minutes these days without seeing some sort of graphics comparison, and while we understand that it all gets a bit tedious, there's plenty of reason for this particular look at the difference between the PlayStation 4 and Vita versions of Toukiden: Kiwami. As you'd expect, the home console edition...
Wednesday14th Jan 2015
News Here's a Better Look at Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's Newest Fighter
Isn't it past your bedtime?
Described in her very own trailer as a "super secret fighter chick", Honoka is 18-years-old and likes wearing a single glove. In all seriousness, though, she looks like a pretty good addition to the cast, and she sports some powerful-looking combos in the video that we've embedded. Revealed in yesterday's Famitsu, the...
Friday19th Dec 2014
News Raidou Really Means Business in These New Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Trailers
Definitely not dead
The horribly evil Raidou will be making a return in Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, and it looks like he's coming back with a vengeance. Featuring in three different trailers as he brawls with ninjas Ryu Hayabusa, Hayate, and Ayane, it would seem that his cybernetic implants gift him with even more powerful attacks than before...
Monday3rd Nov 2014
News Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires Will Feature English Voice Acting, Marches On With Its First Trailer
Voice of the conqueror
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition [how many more times do we need to write that? - Ed.] was the last Warriors title to feature an English dub, much to the disappointment of many fans who have wanted to hear incredibly cheesy voice acting since. Fortunately, publisher Koei Tecmo has confirmed that English...
Thursday30th Oct 2014
News Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires Marches an Army onto PS4 and PS3 Sooner Than You Think
Tactical
It's getting to the point where we can't blame people for saying that there are too many Warriors titles flooding the market. 2014 itself has had an abundance of the things, and now, just when things appeared to be quiet after the release of the superb Samurai Warriors 4, publisher Koei Tecmo has gone ahead and announced that tactically...
Thursday18th Sep 2014
TGS 2014 Some Dragon Quest Heroes Gameplay Footage Appears!
Bringing colour to PS4
We got our very first look at the Warriors-Dragon Quest mash-up that is Dragon Quest Heroes during Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show conference at the beginning of the month, and now, unsurprisingly, the time has come to feast our eyes on some direct gameplay. The footage is fresh from the aforementioned expo that's going on right...
Tuesday16th Sep 2014
Musou magic
With hordes of Japanese warlords marching ever closer to the PlayStation 4, publisher Koei Tecmo has put together a gameplay trailer for Samurai Warriors 4, which focuses on the musou attacks of the game's new characters. If you're interested in seeing the fresh faces in action, you'll find plenty to like here, but it's the graphical...
Tuesday9th Sep 2014
News Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star Flaunts Its Moves with Seven Gameplay Trailers
Everybody dance now
With role-playing games, it can be difficult to explain just how a release's unique system works with words alone. Ready to lend a helping hand, Koei Tecmo has released a whopping seven videos showcasing some of the weird and wonderful things that you can expect from Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star, which will be released on...
