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Review Samurai Warriors 4 (PlayStation Vita)
More than a slice
Warriors titles have enjoyed a good run on Sony's underappreciated handheld, with ports of recent releases proving to be decent alternatives to their home console counterparts. At times, portable play suits the hack and slashers better, as you can jump in and out of battle at a moment's notice. The only consistent problem is that...
News You'll Be Able to Play Dead or Alive 5 for Free on PS4
Complimentary combat
Dead or Alive 5 is a bit like one of those adult hotlines: expensive but strangely enjoyable. With more downloadable costumes than an Ann Summers storeroom, Koei Tecmo has announced that a free version of PlayStation 4 port Dead or Alive 5: Last Round will release on Sony’s next-gen system. Much like the PlayStation 3’s...
Review Samurai Warriors 4 (PlayStation 4)
Ronin around at the speed of sound
The Samurai Warriors franchise has always played second fiddle to sister series Dynasty Warriors, especially over here in the West. Where the latter is now up to its eighth main instalment, without counting any spin-offs, Samurai Warriors has only just reached its fourth incarnation. To the inexperienced, there...
Review Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star (PlayStation 3)
Lost in Space
In a world where songs can kill and chatting with semi-naked girls in bathtubs is part of a sacred ceremony, a religious war has split two factions in half. Propaganda and aggression have kept these two groups separate for long enough that neither realises one simple truth: that there are real people on both sides. Ar Nosurge: Ode to...
Review Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate (PlayStation Vita)
The handheld ultimatum
These days, publisher Koei Tecmo is all but forced to shove its Warriors games onto handheld consoles. With portable devices ruling the Japanese market, it makes perfectly logical sense, and what kind of musou fan would turn down the opportunity to wreck thousands of enemies on a small screen from the comfort of a seat on the...
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...
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...
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...
News Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round Punches West in Spring 2015, All PS3 DLC Can Be Transferred
Continue?
Publisher Koei Tecmo confirmed this morning that Dead or Alive 5: Last Round will be getting a Western release next year. The fighter features all previous DLC characters, and a slew of over 300 [What?! - Ed.] costumes to dress up your favourite marital artists with. The company also reckons that this is definitely the last Dead or Alive...
News Control The Tides of Battle With Bladestorm: The Hundred Year War & Nightmare on PS4
You and what army
We've heard fans voice their complaints on the forums that there aren't enough real time strategy games on the PlayStation 4, and it seems Koei Tecmo was thinking the same thing with the announcement of Bladestorm: The Hundred Year War and Nightmare. Coming before the end of 2014 in Japan, it's the sequel to the franchise that...
News Get Your First Look at Dead of Alive 5: Last Round on PS4 Right Here, Right Now
Let's rock
It was only yesterday we reported that Dead or Alive 5: Last Round was making the jump to Sony's next-gen console, and now we've got the official trailer to prove it. Admittedly, it's only a short video, but if you're interested, chances are that you've already played one of the game's many incarnations on the PlayStation 3. Even so, the...
News Dragon Quest Meets Dynasty Warriors in PS4's Dragon Quest Heroes
Musou for life
It seems like an eternity since we had a Dragon Quest game on a PlayStation platform, but that's all changing next year — in Japan, at least. Announced at Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show conference earlier today, Dragon Quest Heroes is a collaboration between Square Enix and Omega Force — the developer behind the Warriors games. In...
News Samurai Warriors 4 Hacks and Slashes Its Way onto PS4 in October
Resistance is feudal
A couple of titles might have decided to step down from what is shaping up to be an action packed October, but Samurai Warriors 4 is not that kind of game. Indeed, the PlayStation 4 slash-'em-up will be making a feudal fanfare in North America on 21st October, and in Europe on 24th October. This momentous occasion marks the...
News Dynasty Warriors 8: Complete Edition Carves Out a Huge Patch on PS4 and Vita
Keep pushing square
Just when you thought that you'd had your fill of putting thousands of grunts to death, Koei Tecmo has gone ahead and released Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition's long awaited 1.01 update on the PlayStation 4 and Vita, along with a patch for the PS3 standalone Xtreme Legends expansion. It's quite a hefty...
News Samurai Warriors 4 on PS4 Looks Like It'll Take the Crown For Best Looking Warriors Game Yet
Flash, bang, whallop
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition on PlayStation 4 may have set the bar for how good a Warriors game can look, but we reckon it won't be able to hold on to that title when October rolls around. Samurai Warriors 4 has been given a Japanese trailer that showcases what the slash-'em-up
DLC Review Is Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn's £24.99 Complete Bundle DLC Worth the Cost?
Heavy metal
Let's start with the obvious: when you've just coughed up around £30 for a game only to find that there's a £24.99 DLC bundle ready and waiting on the PlayStation Store from day one, it's hard not to feel a little robbed. Sure, it's stuff that adds to the core game, but you probably haven't even had the chance to shoot down your first...
News Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star Will Be Top of the Pops This September
This guy must be "Heavy Metal"
Koei Tecmo Europe was evil last week with its obvious tease of an upcoming announcement. Thankfully, we didn't have to wait long to find out that we were right on the mark and that Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star will be seeing a physical and digital release for the PlayStation 3 in Europe on 26th September. While no...
Review Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn (PlayStation 3)
"Amuro, I'm doing something extremely wicked"
With the indie gaming boom and so many big publishers trying their hands at projects that are somewhat different from the norm, it can be surprisingly refreshing to play something as single-minded as Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn. There are no immediate details to ponder – you just climb into a...
News Tecmo Koei Will Become Koei Tecmo from 1st July in Europe
If you say so
You know it's been a bit of a slow news day when you find yourself writing stories about a Japanese publisher that's reversing its name in Europe, but here we are. After what seems like an eternity of penning 'Tecmo Koei' in every Dynasty Warriors review and news article, we're going to have to break free from the habit starting from...
News Race at Night, Make Horses Mate in Champion Jockey
What more could you want?
Move-controlled gallop simulator Champion Jockey isn't just about glorious sunshine and seeing where you're going: it's about night races with no headlights and horses having sex. That's right: not only can you take your steed out on the grass when the sun is up, you'll be able to race when you should both be hitting the...
News Here's That Fist Of The North Star Game We Were On About
Remember we told you about a Fist Of The North Star game yesterday? Well here it is: complete with spikey hair and irritatingly buff bodies
The game's due to hit Japan in 2010. Koei described the game as follows:"Channeling their energy into a single deadly blow, players can strike their victims and cause them to violently explode on screen...
News TGS 09: Dynasty Warriors Online Announced For The Playstation 3
Stop press: Dynasty Warriors Online is making the jump to the Playstation 3
We know you're excited. To be honest there are no real details as of yet, aside from this awesome little Flash teaser website. We can infer a lot from the game's title however; it's Dynasty Warriors Online. So if you like Dynasty Warriors and the Internet, well, hallelujah.
News Gitaroo Man Lives & Other Cult PSP Awesomeness Hits The Playstation Portable
Do you own a PSP? Chances are you have some investment in Playstation if you're visiting this site, so we're going to assume yes
Are you in Japan? Our website stats tracker suggests you're not (just 0.73% of our visitors come from the land of the rising sun). We guess we're just going to have to be content with being jealous than informative then...
