Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends

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Published on Oct. 20, 2004

Release Date - February 2005

SRP - £24.99

Format: PlayStation^® 2

Publisher: KOEI

Developer: Omega Force

Building upon the release of the summer hit Samurai Warriors PS2, KOEI Ltd, the European subsidiary of Japanese publisher and developer KOEI Co., Ltd are pleased to announce that Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends will ship to European territories in Feb 2005

Samurai Warriors - The Story

The game stories are set in Feudal Japan - a time when ambitious warlords looked to expand their own interests and power. It was also a time when determined individuals such as the famous Nobunaga strived to mould the feudal territories to create a unified land. Alliances were made and broken; armies were formed drafting local peasants and employing loyal Samurai; battles commenced for the creation of a united Japan.

Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends

Take on the role of four new legendary warriors, each in a unique story with branches and multiple endings. By your own hand you will forge a new destiny for Japan!

Extending on the original Samurai Warriors title, Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends is both a game in its own right and also an expansion pack of the original game. The game allows the player to continue from the original version by adding four new legendary warriors with unique new stories and multiple endings. New battle scenarios from the era are added as are new weapons, skills and items. When Samurai Warriors is "re-mixed" with Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends, new characterisations are added to the stories of other characters and characterisations from Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends will appear in the original storylines

Features include:

Four new playable characters -'Loyal Samurai' - Tadakatsu Honda , 'Warrior-Princess' Ina, 'Unifier of Japan'- Hideyoshi Hashiba and 'Warlord' - Yoshimoto Imagawa-

Lead a campaign on the new battlefield of Komaki-Nagakute!

New VS mode stages, new Survival mode course and new difficulty levels.

Added 6th weapon level and upgrade system

New items and skills

Redesigned 2p Musou attack

Modified Character Growth System and Character potentials, improved balance and A.I, new levels of difficulty and much more!

Bonus visual Encyclopaedia

Memory card saved data from Samurai Warriors is compatible with Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends

About KOEI Ltd.

KOEI Ltd, is a subsidiary of the Japanese company KOEI Co.,Ltd, that established office in Hertfordshire, UK in 2003. KOEI maintains operations in Japan, The US, UK, Canada, China, Korea and Taiwan. KOEI employs over six hundred people worldwide and has sales exceeding $200 million. The company constantly seeks the fine balance between entertainment, technology, art and education and provides games that seek to mesmerise gamers globally.

"PlayStation" and the "PS" family logo are registered trademarks of Sony computer Entertainment Europe.

For further information on Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends or any other KOEI title please contact:

Steve Marks - steve@koei.co.uk

Or visit the website - www.koei.co.uk