Samurai Warriors 4: Empires Gets Pre-Order Bonus Reveal

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Koei Tecmo have announced the Europe pre-order bonuses for Samurai Warriors 4: Empires, as well as sharing two gameplay videos from the game in a new press release.

If you pre-order the game from an independent retailer (via Centresoft), you'll get a 'Bonus Item Set' complete with the 'Golden Castle' which is an additional castle option, the 'Osaka Campaign' scenario, and an additional costume for Takakage Kobayakawa.

If you'd like a brand new costume for Lady Hayakawa, you can either purchase a physical copy from GAME or a digital copy from the PlayStation Store. As for the gameplay videos, Koei Tecmo has focused on battle preparation, tactics, and 8-character battle. You can check the videos out below;

Here's what Koei Tecmo had to say about the preparation system in their press release:

Tactics can be either basic (i.e. Troop economy, Blocking enemy Aid, or taking action to increase troop strength prior to engagement), deployed before battle, or executable (i.e. Cavalry Charge, Officer Capture Etc), deployed during battle. Formations affect the way the army is structured and offer relevant bonuses on attack, defence, or speed. A well thought out, balanced strategy is essential when choosing formations, as the enemy could use opposing formations to overrun player troops.

Battles in this title follow the classic Empires-style of “Base Battles.” By claiming enemy bases and turning them into allied bases, players can establish “supply lines” linking together strongholds on the battlefield. In this title, they can also claim “chains” of enemy bases by cutting off enemy supply lines and isolating them. An enemy base positioned in between two allied bases will automatically be claimed for the player’s side! Analysing the enemy battalion placements and efficiently working together with allies can help push the lines up until they can lay siege to the main enemy camp.

While maintaining the exhilaration of the “one vs a thousand” battle-style, these options add a wide variety of strategic elements, from planning a route of attack, to deciding which characters to use, and what commands to give to allied officers.

Samurai Warriors 4: Empires will hit PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita on March 11 in Europe and March 15 in North America.

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