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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 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 As it is with all the games in the franchise, all four of them have a historical reference to whatever period in time is currently being served in the story.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.