As you fight through hundreds of enemies, you can collect gems to upgrade to superior weapons and armor
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Murasame Castle Mode, based on The Mysterious Murasame Castle, a game originally designed by Nintendo with input from developer Shigeru Miyamoto and released in Japan on the Famicom Disk System, allows two players to battle cooperatively via broadband Internet access and Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
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Samurai Warriors 3 features a variety of special moves ranging from simple combos to advanced attacks dependent on maintaining multiple power gauges
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Special items and devices crucial to overall success hidden within the game's battlefields
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Large roster of characters, great new perksOct 27, 2010
By Slayereyals Pros: Large roster w/ 35+ characters, several new ones ->Most are unlockable by purchasing w/ rice as currency earned after each stage, bonus given for completing respective story modes CAW returns so you can customize a player w/ own moveset New spirit gauge that allows for continuous combos, full gauge+musou=special musou moves Murasame castle mode w/ online support Standard Split-screen support for 2 characters Maps now have objectives and strategies in battle for rewards
Cons: CAW is limited and you can't max out a created character's stats Online limited only to Murasame castle, cannot play in free mode or story mode so limited maps access Not all characters get a unique story mode (Though most do, all new ones do) "Demons" of Murasame castle are just soldiers w/ different colors and auras
Overall great game, lots of replayability w/ large roster and each character retaining a unique moveset. Murasame mode is a nice addition, but stages are generally very short initially. Some equips are exclusively unlocked in Murasame mode so it's worth playing. All characters equip own weapons but armor, bracers, shoes, and mounts are shared throughout and are upgradable through gems earned in combat from objectives or slaying officers, no more buying upgrades.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Another Great Game... With Questionable CustomizationAug 09, 2011
By Kristina Rosano I greatly enjoyed this game. The English-Japanese voice over option was quite nice. (Partially because I am learning Japanese and partially because one of my favorite Seiyuu, Nobuyuki Hiyama, was the voice of Masamune Date. ''''''''').
Another wonderful thing about this game was that it was available for the Wii. Very few good games are on the Wii nowadays. If I want to play Dynasty Warriors I have to dig out the PS2. And forget about the new games coming out on the Xbox, since I don't have one of those. I am also sore that Warriors Orochi isn't on the Wii... >.<
The controls are well set up, even for the Wii-mote and nun-chuck. The characters are vivid and the graphics are the best I have seen in a long time.
However, there are a few concerns...
First off, this specific title ruined the pre-established relationship between No- and Nobunaga. According to the first game on the PS2, it was a far more sadistic relationship then what is portrayed in this title. I am not sure whether this is because the first game was historically incorrect and the change was for accuracy, or if the change was simply made to lower the ESRB rating through censorship, but Nintendo has a nasty history of the latter. The past two titles in the series also displayed far more PDA in their cut scenes. It does beg the question, does it not?
The main flaw of this game, however, lies not in its main collection of playable characters, but in its custom characters.
The customization system in Samurai Warriors 3 is seriously restrictive. The customization system allows for the color alteration of pre-designed sets for the "Headgear", which is basically the hair and any hats; the "Face"; the "Torso", including the arms; and the "Legs". The male sets include maybe 12 faces, all but 2 of which are rather old. The 10 headgear sets are all helmets except for one ponytail. The 5 Torso sets are bulky for the most part. And the 5 leg sets are designed only to match one of the Torso sets. This makes for a majority of combinations which result in old men in big metal or furry armor. Graceful young male custom characters are difficult to create. The female sets only include 3 of each kind, with the exception of headgear (which numbers at about 6). This again restricts variety severely.
Another downfall for the custom characters is that they cannot max out their stats.
However, these flaws are quite common and should be expected in any custom character system, as no one seems to care much about that feature in the long run except players. And players do not make the game...
All in all, a great game with a few pet peeves of mine. I greatly enjoy this game and hope to god that its sequel and the other members of its series appear on the Wii too.
4 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Samurai Warriors 3 is a blastMar 29, 2011
By ejude This game is a blast. If you like Dynasty Warriors, you gonna love this game as well. You can customize your own character and play in historical mode. Unlock players as you gain rice points and play them on story modes. Awesome move sets specially the one by Kunoichi.
Only thing that this game lacks is graphics and wii remote and nunchaku controller is not really recommend to use on this game. Classic controller is easier to use and makes gameplay easier.
Overall, I strongly recommend this game and I guarantee high satisfaction you will get from this game.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Awesome!!!Feb 16, 2012
By Mr. Yellow I already knew this game would be fun because I've been playing this and the mother series (Dynasty Warriors) since PlayStation 2. My first son always liked to play with me and now my second son is starting to want to play on my PS3 but he has a Wii. I haaaad to get him his own just so I could enjoy my own game cause he just really wants to fight but I want to maxx my characters stats and weapons. He totally loves this game! Thank you
8 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Wonderful but just same-oSep 30, 2010
By Howard751988 this is a wonderful game with the same-o you being a crazy powerful general slaughtering through thousands of men... although it is still quite fun as the slaughtering never gets old... furthermore this is wii exclusive so it is something to look into plus the graphics are pretty decent compared to wii level so ignore all the bad ratings out there and give this game a shot because this game is totally worth trying if you're into games where you slaughter people like crazy and it is not a spam game because it has strategy too... like killing of the generals will make the troops fear so totally worthwhile game
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