KOEI today announced that their Tactical Action title set in Feudal Japan, Samurai Warriors 2 Empires, has shipped and is available in stores as of today.
Samurai Warriors 2 Empires combines the most exciting aspects of Action, Fighting and Strategy games. At the start of the game Feudal Japan is divided into warring states and it is up to the player to resurrect a nation using equal amounts of strategy and strength! The game’s ultimate goal is to unite Japan’s 25 regions into a single nation under one ruler. Prior to each battle, the player will meet with their war council to discuss military and political affairs; then it’s time for combat.
Samurai Warriors 2 Empires is the first in KOEI’s successful line of “Empires” games to be set in Japan. Accordingly, the game’s deck of 90 policy cards, used to issue military commands and impose political policies, is boosted by 50 new cards inspired by Japanese history, while all-new formation cards are based on historically-authentic samurai attack formations.
Special events in the game chronicle major turning points in Japan’s history including “The Honnōji Incident” where the powerful warlord Oda Nobunaga, met his demise, and “The Battle of Kawanakajima,” considered the largest and most prolonged encounter of the Warring States era.
Key product features include vicious multi-Musou attacks with up to four officers, 5 “Unification” scenarios plus 6 “Regional” scenarios, over 400 playable characters to choose from, a create your own warrior mode, as well as 2-player co-op play.
Developed by KOEI’s award-winning internal team, Omega Force, Samurai Warriors 2 Empires is rated “T” (Teen – Alcohol Reference, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, and Violence) by the ESRB. Samurai Warriors 2 Empires for Xbox 360 is compatible with 720p/1080i/1080p HDTV, and features in game Dolby Digital audio.
