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BURLINGAME, Calif. –
Apr. 23, 2021 – KOEI TECMO America and developer Omega Force announced the addition of four new characters into the
SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 universe, jumping the total number of playable combatants to 27. The tactical action game which takes place during the legendary Sengoku period is currently under development for the Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 Computer Entertainment System (playable on PlayStation®5 via Backward Compatibility), the Xbox One consoles (playable on Xbox Series X|S via Backward Compatibility), and Windows PC via Steam®, and is set to launch across North America on July 27, 2021.
Samurai Warriors series. The company began streaming a character trailer:
The new characters include kusarigama expert and head of the Iga ninjas Sandayū Momochi, Ninja Sword master Hattori Hanzō, professional mercenary Magoichi Saika, and the Nobunaga s retainer and samurai Yasuke. In addition, the game will feature adult versions of Nobunaga Oda and the Oda family s retainer Mitsuhide Akechi.
The game will launch on the
Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One in the West and on PC via
Steam worldwide on July 27. The game will launch in Japan for PS4 and Switch on June 24.
KOEI
Tecmo America describes the game:
Samurai Warriors 5 takes place after the end of the Ōnin War, during the Sengoku period, and tells the story of two of the most preeminent military commanders of this period – Nobunaga Oda, and Mitsuhide Akechi. This title includes various eras from this period, including the younger years of Nobunaga, when he was known as “Owari s Great Fool,” and the period of turmo
Samurai Warriors 5 Introduces Four New Characters
Samurai Warriors 5 Introduces Four New Characters
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Koei Tecmo revealed today that they have four new characters coming to
Samurai Warriors 5 to join the cast of characters. As it is with all the games in the franchise, all four of them have a historical reference to whatever period in time is currently being served in the story. The four new characters include the kusarigama expert and head of the Iga Ninjas, Sandayū Momochi, the Ninja Sword master Hattori Hanzō, a professional mercenary who serves whoever pays and has no good/evil alignment known as Magoichi Saika, and last is the great samurai Yasuke who serves as Nobunaga s retainer. All four of them being fine additions to the series that people will have fun playing as.
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With the death of Ieyasu’s father, the lands of the Matsudaira clan were essentially lost to their rivals. At this time, Ieyasu’s position held little prospect for greatness, but the young boy was determined to change his own fate. Years passed and the boy grew into a young man, one with keen vision and ambition. By 1560 he managed to at last free himself from the influence of the rival Imagawa clan that held him as a (respected) hostage.
Ieyasu recognized the potential of an alliance with the powerful general Oda Nobunaga . After the latter’s magnificent victory in the Battle of Okehazama against Imagawa Yoshimoto, young Ieyasu placed himself under Nobunaga’s rule and began shaping his illustrious future one step at a time.