Samurai Warriors

THE BAD:
Colors, music, character relationships

SUMMARY:
On a superficial level this game might seem to be a clone of Dynasty Warriors 4 set in Japan instead of China. That would be a injustice to a good game that stands alone from Dynasty Warriors 4. One difference is the combat system. For example horses no longer exist to take your officer from one point of the battlefield to another or give a mild boost affect. Their role is much bigger than that. They can leap,stomp,and hit enemies. Also they have a hit point bar. There is no weapon level exp any more. Instead you start of with a basic level weapon and then getting higher level weapons by finding them in treasure chest and defeating enemy officers. The level of the weapon depends on how well you finish a battle and settings of the game difficulty. Also the weapons carry random abilities like elemental...

THE BAD:
Could do with more characters, stages & bios. Definitely needs own character musou bars in co-op mode.

SUMMARY:
This game is totally wicked! (and addictive) There's heaps of characters with their own fighting styles. Gameplay is just fantastic and there's lots of ways to challenge yourself with 4 difficulty settings, various missions, 'ultimate weapons', 'valuable items and 6 game modes.
This game has been the best thing to come out of Xbox since Halo/Halo2 and Sudeki. Also grab a friend, ripping through campaigns together or sparring against each other claiming victory as the best warrior.
Samurai Warriors is made by Koei, who does the Dynasty Warriors series & I'd have to say, this game is better than DW4.
Can't wait for Samurai Warriors 2 with triple the fun.