
Samurai Warriors 4 Empires marks the return of the ‘ Empires’ brand in the Samurai Warriors universe after a nine year gap Since the 2007 release of Samurai Warriors 2 Empires for the Play Station 2 Samurai Warriors has grown to become one of the most successful & acclaimed titles in the Warriors universe This revamped version of the fan-favourite installment features much enhanced battle gameplay & an expanded intuitive governing system & explores the effects of building in-depth relationships & alliances Empires provides an alternative look on the events depicted in Samurai Warriors 4 using the historical landscape as a setting for an exciting strategy-focused game Players have the opportunity to create their own character & set up a game that starts them off in the lower ranks of the army & allows them to gradually progress to rule the entire land through their conquests User-created custom characters have always been at the center of the " Empires" titles but over 100 well-known officers (not traditionally playable characters) have also been given their own unique appearance & statistics In an additional first for the series over 100 female characters have also been given individual appearances & statistics Naturally all of these characters can & will appear in the dramatic interpersonal cut-scenes adding new variety & excitement to the gameplay