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Samurai Warriors spin-off headed for US Wii

[UPDATE] Koei confirms Samurai Warriors spin-off Sengoku Musou Wave will be headed to US, final name not official.

Swordfighting with the Wii Remote holds a natural appeal, if the sales of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Red Steel on the system are any indication. Now US gamers done with those hits and yearning for additional slicing and dicing have more to look forward to than Cooking Mama. A Koei representative today confirmed for GameSpot that the latest installment in the company's Samurai Warriors line of games will be released in the US.

Introduced at Nintendo's 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo kickoff conference as Sengoku Action and later dubbed Sengoku Musou Wave, the game will have a more Western moniker when it debuts in the US as Samurai Slash. Few details are known, but the game is played from a first-person perspective and lets players use the Wii Remote to take out rushing opponents with projectile and melee attacks.

The game is scheduled for release later this year.

[UPDATE] After the publication of this story, a Koei representative contacted GameSpot to confirm that the game is coming to North America, but stressed that the "Samurai Slash" name has not been made official.

116 Comments

  • AFWorm

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 9:12 pm GMT

    I hope it's better than Red steel!

  • Newsboy

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 8:10 pm GMT

    Whatever they name it I'll be getting a copy.

  • whiplash

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 2:59 pm GMT

    This series has always been about boring button-mashing... I guess on the Wii it'll be a "wave-it-like-you-just-don't-care" game

  • majestikk

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 2:25 pm GMT

    I'll wait to see if it gets good reviews before trying it. I keep on reading about a Star Wars game for the Wii. Using Lightsabers? Damn that would be cool. I can just imagine me waving the "Wiimote" around stylishly, hearing the electronic wave "whooshing" sound the lightsabers make as they are being wielded, all in the privacy of my locked room.

  • LoWpS

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 1:56 pm GMT

    its prob gonna be a disappointment, just like red steel... we need a star wars game. come on, lucasarts!

  • Eclipse_ShinRa

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 1:23 pm GMT

    Going on my wish list. I love Koei, DW and SW, I think there just fun to play.

    I can't wait to try this one out..

  • madgamer2000

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 11:36 am GMT

    for some reason that screen shot reminds me of crossed swords for the old neogeo.

  • vaejas

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 11:23 am GMT

    I've already rigged up two wrist straps like a bow string, now to test!!!
    (Don't try this at home kids, I need a new TV anyway...)

  • mgall80

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 10:34 am GMT

    hope it controls more like Elebits and less like Red Steel. Could be cool.

  • _Zodiac_

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 9:49 am GMT

    Samurai Slash? I wish I could give it the most original game title ever award, but its tied between it and Gun right now in the shear linguistic creativity department.

  • KuroriKenshin

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 9:46 am GMT

    still waiting on that Lightsaber game from Lucasarts

  • Jah_Glow

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 9:30 am GMT

    I'm hoping they've learned from Red Steel's mistakes.

  • Berfomek_666

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 9:09 am GMT

    The sword fight from red steel was'nt all that bad, I mean it really depends on how much you get into the game. This game should be even better so i'm expecting something rather good

  • ChitoKiryoku

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 9:04 am GMT

    I guess this means people have learned from Red Steel and will release something better, or at least I hope so...

    Don't get me wrong, this sounds great and I am probably gonna get it

  • Doesetsu

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 8:34 am GMT

    This game has been available to play in arcades around the world for a long time. It is a large ammount of fun! Looking forward to this!

  • axillia

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 7:45 am GMT

    Hopefully it's not just a hack 'n slash game like all of their other ones.

  • The_Weekend

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 7:31 am GMT

    this is a darn good idea! I can't wait to be Ranmaru and slash away with my HUGE sword

  • Legacyoftain

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 7:30 am GMT

    Sounds very promising I hope it turns out well..

  • Tubatic

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 7:02 am GMT

    The awesomethign about this is that Koei prides itself on maintaining some level fo historical accuracy. OK OK one guy doing a super hurricane magic slash on hundreds of on screen chinese invaders isn't realistic. Granted. But as Koei's first First Person game, and a sword fighting focused game, I'm hoping they take that extra step and put some really tight motion sense logic into the swordplay

  • makemeweak

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 6:55 am GMT

    Sounds interesting - I really hope they pull it off and open up the sword-fighting genre on the Wii a bit more.

  • diablobasher

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 6:41 am GMT

    As long as the swordfighting aspect is better and more fun than Zelda's was im all in. This one looks really good to be fair though, Zelda's swordfighting was just.... Well, not 'bad' as such, just... normal, which isn't what you want for something with as much potential as the wii remote.

  • MrPuzzlez

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 6:38 am GMT

    When are we gonna see Bleach?!

  • peeweeshift

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 6:28 am GMT

    lets hope it has sick fighting engine

  • player_leo

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 6:08 am GMT

    I love Koei games, but I don't know about the whole FPS / Slasher.... I'd like to play Dynasty Warrior with the Wii-mote... That'd be cool

  • u8nogard

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:56 am GMT

    I'm going to see what the results of the development create before I give my two cents. The idea behind it catches my interest, but will the final result really become appealing. Just as 'cesare' states "Sceptical but hopeful".

  • Cloud737

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:54 am GMT

    Heh, sounds like a great idea! Although I love the Sengoku Musou Wave name more than Samurai Slash, but names aren`t important in the end.

  • centuryslayer

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:50 am GMT

    doesn't look to great; I would have prefered if it played more like Die by the sword or something ^__^
    still I'm a huge DW & SW fan so I hope it turns out good

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:48 am GMT

    cool.... hopefully it plays better than red steel...

  • cesare

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:47 am GMT

    Skeptical but hopeful!

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:37 am GMT

    Looks great!

    I'll buy it at launch.

  • smoothizzle

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:35 am GMT

    eew

  • Dr_Corndog

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:32 am GMT

    This is what people have been looking forward to ever since the Wii-mote was unveiled...assuming this game turns out to be any good, at least.

  • SugarDaddie

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:18 am GMT

    The sword fighting better be better than Red steel's! I don't want to see any of that one blade for blocking and one for attack bollocks.
    It needs to be waaaay more realistic than RS was. That game was such a huge let down.

  • Icekxg

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:16 am GMT

    As much as I love Fuedal Japan, this game looks like crap. Can you say Samurai Warriors with constant swinging/no skill with added bonus of PS1 graphics?

  • palomaydarla

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:10 am GMT

    i hope is good... i don't have a wii yet but i'm waiting until the prices lower a little bit....

  • hisup123

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:02 am GMT

    Man this game will be good.

  • SephirothSyZtem

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:01 am GMT

    sounds like another stupid hack and slash

  • dragg0n

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 4:50 am GMT

    Awesome!

  • Wolverine77

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 4:44 am GMT

    chances of success for this game = 35% great 50% horrible 15% mediocre

  • PixyMisao

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 4:13 am GMT

    The Koei series needs all the innovation it can get. Funny how Japanese players always yearn for innovation unless it has anything to do with Dragon Quest, Pokemon, or the Dynasty series.

  • Merl57

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 4:12 am GMT

    this could be awesome

  • Merl57

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 4:12 am GMT

    this good be awesome

  • Poison_Me_Rum

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 4:12 am GMT

    Now all we need to do is wait for all the information, screenshots and movies to come rolling in.

  • KingofTrolls

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 4:09 am GMT

    Red Steel was all hype after i bought it I was kinda disapointed with it. The sword fighting is nothing what i expected.

  • Lord_Regnier

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 3:59 am GMT

    Hope its good

  • Dreski83

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 2:48 am GMT

    As long as Nintendo continues to encourage any developer willing to try something old in a new way, this could lead to great things. Sports, combat, adventure, puzzle solvers, heck even pitfall remade on the Wii can be gold... they just have to keep pushing this new gizmo rather than putting tons of faith on Nintendo classics remade on the Wii.

  • rodimus_prime85

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 2:41 am GMT

    .....All you Bleach/Anime fan_boi's need to wake up and get a GF. Hell, your local hooker might have a january sale... Just get laid.

    Anyway, anything with swords on the Wii is going to get my attention. Especially if it's Samurai sword action. Is it going to be first person though? I think third person would be easier to control... Like Zelda's easier then Red Steel. A game similiar to Dynasty Warrior's with the wii remote would be awesome.

  • ftjx

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 2:30 am GMT

    just took a look on the series on the ps2, looks about right for the Wii......

  • SpareJesus

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 2:21 am GMT

    I still want Bleach for the Wii.

    Just so I can yell; "BAN..KAI."

  • princeofgames90

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 12:44 am GMT

    nice

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