Richard Seagrave
GameSpewSamurai Warriors 4: Empires Review
Published 5/9/2016
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PS3 / PS4 / Vita - 3/11/2016
Samurai Warriors 4: Empires
Sengoku Musou 4: Empires is the third Samurai Warriors Empires title. The gameplay will focus more on strategy as in other Empires expansions, with players issuing commands and taking suggestions to and from their subordinate military officers. Samurai Warriors 4-II serves as the game's base for featured characters, action, and visuals. The overall concept is to present "the ultimate Warriors conquest simulator". In a response to fan feedback, this game will reuse qualities from the first Empires title. Developers from the Nobunaga's Ambition series have worked on the simulation parts of this game. No new playable characters are appearing, but the number of character events are heightened throughout the game.
- Developer
- Omega Force
- Publisher
- Koei Tecmo
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71
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The critic average is 71 across 15 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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Melanie Emile
CGMagazineSamurai Warriors 4: Empires (PS4) Review
Published 4/1/2016
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85
+14 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris "Atom" DeAngelus
Worth PlayingPS4 Review - 'Samurai Warriors 4: Empires'
Published 3/30/2016
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75
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalAndré Eriksson
Cubed3Samurai Warriors 4 Empires (PlayStation 4) Review
Published 3/26/2016
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalJeb Haught
Game RevolutionSamurai Warriors 4 Empires Review
Published 3/19/2016
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50
-21 vs critic avg
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Read originalDrew Leachman
ZTGDSamurai Warriors 4 Empires (PS4) Review
Published 3/17/2016
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalJason Bohn
Hardcore GamerReview: Samurai Warriors 4: Empires
Published 3/14/2016
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: Samurai Warriors 4 Empires (Sony PlayStation 4)
Published 3/14/2016
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90
+19 vs critic avg
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Read originalNathan Carter
Gaming NexusSamurai Warriors 4 Empires Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 3/11/2016
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalJudi Azmand
COGconnectedSamurai Warriors 4: Empires Review – A Strategic Return for the Samurai Warriors 4 Cast
Published 3/11/2016
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72
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