Warriors All-Stars

Musou Stars

Release Date: March 30, 2017

Action, TPP, fantasy, hack'and'slash, beat 'em up, crossover, singleplayer

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An action title developed by Omega Force. This is a crossover production – the game’s heroes come from the most popular series belonging to Tecmo Koei. The player arrives in a fantasy world which is facing the spectre of destruction. In order to ward off the danger, the princess performs a ritual that would summon a true hero from another dimension.

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Published by Tecmo Koei, Warriors All-Stars for PS4, PC and PSV is an impressive action title from Omega Force studio. This is a crossover production – the game’s heroes come from the most popular series of the Japanese publisher.

Plot

Warriors All-Stars takes the player to a fantasy world in which peace and order is guarded by the mysterious energy called “spring.” However, the idyll comes to an end, as together with the death of the king, the force begins to die down, which brings the spectre of doom. Still, not everything is lost yet – the queen tries to save the world by passing an ancient legend along to her daughter. According to her mother’s instructions, the princess needs to perform an age-old ritual thanks to which a true hero from another dimension will visit the world, bring back order, and enthrone a legitimate ruler. However, something goes wrong, and the world is visited by numerous heroes who are scattered around the world and fight for opposing and power-hungry parties.

Mechanics

In Warriors All-Stars released on PS4, PC and PSV, you take control of a few protagonists. The title includes: Sanda Yukimura from the Samurai Warriors series, Zhao Yun from the Dynasty Warriors franchise, Toukiden’s Oka, Sophie and Plachta representing Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mystrious Book, Kasumi from Dead or Alive, Millenia from the Deception series, Hajime Arima from Harukanaru Toki no Daka de, and Ruy Hayabusa from the extremely-popular series Ninja Gaiden. Each hero possesses a unique personality, which can be noticed during the dialogues between events of the plot.

The title follows in footsteps of other games in the Musou franchise – gameplay consists in exploring open locations and defeating a multitude of opponents. Combat takes place in real-time, and the key to success lies in making use of a wide array of attacks and attack combinations – each character has different ones. Moreover, all heroes have individual attacks which can often change the situation on the battlefield. The world features diverse lands inspired by the locations from Tecmo Koei’s series. During gameplay, you visit e.g. Forgotten Nursery known from Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book and Temporal Anomaly from the Age of Grace available in Toukiden: Kiwami.

Technical aspects

Warriors All-Stars utilises the technology used in the previous productions by the studio. The production features high-quality 3D graphics and smooth animation, which is impressive, given the fact that battles often involve hundreds of units.

Other information

Warriors All-Stars was meant to be yet another instalment in the Warriors Orochi franchise. Due to the fact that the creators wanted to focus on differentiating the characters and their individual offensive abilities, they decided to make the game a new brand with a limited number of heroes. Due to those choices, playing each character is a completely different experience.

Last updated on April 26, 2017

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Game is Recomended by 44% of Critics. There are 55 Critic Reviews.

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Game Revolution: 3 / 5 by Cody Perez

Despite the overwhelming difficulty found at the start, it is certainly worth pushing through it to enjoy the unique experience that Warriors All-Stars is. Koei Tecmo has found its own Smash Bros. mash-up game that brings together a brilliant ensemble cast of characters like Ryu, William from Nioh, and Dynasty Warriors' Zhao Yun for classic Musou hack-and-slash gameplay.

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PlayStation LifeStyle: 7.5 / 10 by Ken Barnes

Unlocking the various story branches to trigger the different endings provides a sense of puzzling to proceedings that adds some welcome depth but while the trimmings have been given a new feel and the varied cast of characters provides some new attraction, Warriors All-Stars is unlikely to draw many new players in. That won't matter to those with any interest in the game though, as this is exactly what they will have been hoping for since the game was first announced. In short – and I'm sorry to use this, but it fits the bill – fans of the series will absolutely love it.

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DualShockers: 6.5 / 10 by Azario Lopez

Warriors All Stars is definitely a game for fans of Koei Tecmo and musou games. There are many interesting character interactions that you'll only see in this game and for some fans that will be enough to look past it's shortcomings. I hope Koei Tecmo continues the All Stars series because I know we'll continue to see improvements made to it in other entries. Sadly, even with the awesome battle system, Warriors All Stars just felt average.

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