Samurai Warriors 2

"Like just about every other sequel in Koei's Warriors franchises, Samurai Warriors 2 offers an overly familiar and ultimately mundane hack-and-slash experience."

"With co-operative play, a good number of unlockable characters, Survival Mode, and tons of weapons and skills to improve your warriors, those who like the hack-and-slash formula will find a game that can keep them occupied for a good amount of time. The core gameplay is in serious need of an overhaul, though. We've seen this too many times before and are ready for something new."

"There are some nice updates to the basic formula. Now, you can zip in and out of castles seamlessly instead of waiting for them to load up. Combo trees advance according to characters themselves rather than their weapons. Those weapons, along with the 14 different playable icons of Japanese history, can be upgraded with skills and enhancements bought in the game's shop, and the level cap for all characters has hit 40, which isn't terribly hard to get to if you play through all the different modes."