NEWS - Friday, April 30, 2004
Samurai Warriors Coming To Xbox
Burlingame, CA - April 29, 2004 - KOEI Corporation, the premier brand for console-based strategy and simulation games today announced that it is publishing SAMURAI WARRIORS for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. The title is slated to ship to North American retailers this Summer. Set in 16th century Japan, the fall of the Ashikaga Shogunate caused a series of major wars between individual warlords vying for power. This era in Japanese history became known as the Sengoku or "warring states" period. SAMURAI WARRIORS reveals the stories from this dramatic era and combines it with the Tactical Action excitement for which KOEI has become known. Gamers can play as the heroic Yukimura Sanada or other legendary warriors including the powerful Nobunaga Oda, and the mysterious ninja, Hanzo Hattori. Their quests will take players to the sprawling Japanese battlefields of Okehazama and Kawanakajima and inside the embattled walls of Osaka Castle. Through 90 stages of epic battles, players will come face-to-face with gun-toting troops, echelons of ninja, and deadly kunoichi (female ninja). SAMURAI WARRIORS features a new Active Mission System, or AMS, that triggers distinct missions during battle. With 500 variations, the series of missions is unique with each play. The new Auto-Formation System, or AFS, dynamically generates castle levels offering a new experience with each play. With the game's RPG-style Character Skills System, players can enhance a character's abilities as they progress through the game. Learn more about the game and the history behind the characters at the game's official minisite: www.samurai-warriors.com.Source: http://www.koei.com/
