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Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends

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Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends
72
8.6 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 17 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: KOEI

Developer: Omega Force

Genre(s): Third-Person Action

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: November 9, 2004

Summary

This Playstation 2 exclusive expansion pack introduces new characters, and new chapters to the story of the Samurai Warriors. Players discover more impressive weapons as well as a variety of new items and fighting skills. Along with new content, Samurai Warriors: Extreme Legends also opens up the original game's character growth system for continued character development, so that players can create more powerful warriors. 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 pure Tactical Action gameplay. [KOEI]

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

90

Warcry

Just like all of its predecessors, in that it is all about taking a character, wading into combat, and decimating the enemy ranks.

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85

Weekly Famitsu

8 / 9 / 9 / 8 - 34 gold [Sept 2004]

85

Worth Playing

For now, this is still the most fun you can have hitting random people with random things by the hundreds, while still whetting your appetite for more of the same.

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80

PSM Magazine

Gameplay is still repetitive, but it's a lot of game for the money. [Holiday 2004, p.96]

79

GameZone

With simple controller schemes, this game is very accessible.

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75

eToychest

This game is ideally suited for players looking to relive Samurai Warriors, or who are diving in for the first time. For anyone who got their fill of Samurai Warriors the first time around, there isn't enough here to warrant your attention.

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75

IGN

This game has been made strictly for the fans and it shows with tweaks and alterations in just about every area.

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75

TotalPlayStation

You'd think after almost a half-dozen games, the Warriors franchise would get a little old, but the injection of Japanese flavor and history into an already familiar stew just makes it all the more irresistible.

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72

TotalGames.net

The fact that you can't control the camera beyond a 'bring to rear' command is still very annoying when you've got enemies approaching from all sides.

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72

GameSpot

This budget-priced bonus pack features several additions to the original game, but it also exists as a playable, stand-alone product--albeit one that isn't as interesting on its own as it is when combined with the original.

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70

Siliconera

If you already own and like "Samurai Warriors," Xtreme Legends is something you will love. However, if you're expecting it to be a solid stand alone title, it doesn't have that much to offer.

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70

PSX Nation

Predictably competent.

70

Cheat Code Central

The various modes will keep you busy and detract somewhat from the repetitious nature of the gameplay. But if you really get into it, you won't have time to be bored. You must attain a Zen-like state to be at one with this game.

68

Game Informer

There is nothing that makes this worthy as a standalone release. [Jan 2005, p.68]

60

Official U.S. Playstation Magazine

Once you get past the negligible new features, there IS some fun hack-n-slash gameplay to be had with the four new characters. [Jan 2005, p.118]

60

GMR Magazine

It's almost as if Koei planned this expansion pack long ago just to milk Warriors fans for all they're worth. [Jan 2005, p.102]

60

GameSpy

The big reason for diehard Warriors fans to pick up Samurai XL obviously lies in its four new characters. Yep. Four. That's pretty pathetic compared to the nine added to "Dynasty 3 XL" (and even though "Dynasty 4 XL" featured no new warriors, its fun new gameplay modes compensated nicely).

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

John G. gave it a10:
GREAT game in my opinion. I love Ina she is so cool. this game has generous grafix with some sick game play, if your into hack and slash. I normally dont like these type of games but this one is so fun, an Exellent party game.

Steven S. gave it an8:
Great Game, however with the promise of more powerful charcters and weapons, if you haven't played the orginal or Dynasty Warriors, you will gnash your teeth in frustration, very difficult!!

Lizzy gave it a0:
Lame game.

Roughnight H. gave it a10:
Hack and Slash at it's absolute finest!

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