77
Fans of hack 'n' slays and an affinity for Japan can't do anything wrong by picking up this title.
50
There could have been so much more to Samurai Warriors Chronicles…but there isn't. Unlike its source material, this game will never make history.
70
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles is, above all, a Musou. And anyone willing to play a Musou must be prepared to deal with the excessive repetition.
5
While the game presents good graphics and overall a great gameplay, I just HAD to drop this game because of it's braindead AI. You see, on this game, you can change between and control multiple characters throughout the chapters, as well as order them across the battlefield, with simples instructions such as move to somewhere and attack someone. In theory this allows for you to tackle different objectives, as they appear within the gameplay, but in practice, you have to constantly be controlling with 3 or 4 characters alone and at the same time, because the AI ****, and if you order your allies to, let's say, prevent some enemy to reach an important place, they will just be doing whatever the **** they choose that its important, and failed the mission you had to complete. Making you finish entire chapters with probably half of the missions failed. I was really enjoying my time until the 5th and 6th chapter, where this problem became more and more flagrant as the missions were more numerous and had constrained time limits, having you to count on your allies doing different objetives at the same time, but the AI is just garbage. The other elements of the game were also not so incredible. The story was very uninteresting, the characters even more so, the soundtrack is pure ass, but the gameplay was so good that I could ignore all of the other problems if it wasn't for the AI ruining everything.
7
As a 3DS launch title, the first Samurai Warriors Chronicles game is solid, but lacking in the visual department.
10
Koei Tecmo games really have a love hate relationship with the critics... Most critics blast them for failing to evolve enough between entries but I feel that as a result each entry- taken on its own merit alone is often better then the review it receives. The reviews might as well break down into: Do you like Dynasty Warriors or not. If you do then this is a good portable entry in the series. I grade on a curve with portable releases of console games, and while not perfect Samurai Warriors is the best experience Musou experience on the console. Yes it is also the only one but, it holds up well. Here's a 10 to balance the critic reviews which are always sour on this series.
Samurai Warriors Chronicles
3DS
Released On:
Mar 27, 2011
Metascore
Mixed or Average
61
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
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Mar 30, 2011
83
Even if you're not a big Dynasty Warriors fan, there's a whole lot to enjoy here, and while the combat can grow a bit stale, the way the touch screen stuff is implemented really speeds up the battles compared to the home console titles.
Jun 5, 2011
70
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles is, above all, a Musou. And anyone willing to play a Musou must be prepared to deal with the excessive repetition.
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Generally Favorable
69% Positive
29 Ratings
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4 Ratings
Jul 4, 2015
10
Koei Tecmo games really have a love hate relationship with the critics... Most critics blast them for failing to evolve enough between entries but I feel that as a result each entry- taken on its own merit alone is often better then the review it receives. The reviews might as well break down into: Do you like Dynasty Warriors or not. If you do then this is a good portable entry in the series. I grade on a curve with portable releases of console games, and while not perfect Samurai Warriors is the best experience Musou experience on the console. Yes it is also the only one but, it holds up well. Here's a 10 to balance the critic reviews which are always sour on this series.
Oct 17, 2011
10
This game is seriously underestimated. In fact, it is probably one of the best 3DS titles so far. The graphics are great. Lots of content and character development. For those interested, the history component seem to be very well researched. And some very good challenges.
Mar 28, 2011
70
Series followers will like the game and the new ideas it brings to make the most of the touch screen. Those who have never liked the Warriors formula, or have gotten tired of it, won't find anything exciting here.
Apr 5, 2011
60
Samurai Warriors Chronicles is a good Mûso. It provides its share of new features, and is also better structured and paced than the previous ones. The fans of the genre will probably like it a lot, but it still not a sufficient effort to charm the others, especially since the 3D isn't much more than a gimmick on such a formula.
Apr 8, 2011
54
Though the campaign is of decent length, the lack of new content really hurts this title.
Apr 4, 2011
50
There's a fun game lurking underneath the surface here, but lazy voiceover decisions, overly-dry, didactic lectures between missions, and wall-punchingly frustrating ally AI keep the bright qualities of the game from shining through.
Mar 27, 2011
30
Probably the least surprising game on the 3DS, but even if you do like Dynasty Warriors games this is still one of the lesser spin-offs.
Aug 11, 2011
10
this is definitely the best launch game on the system, or maybe pilotwings
they're both good so just get both, it will hold you off until the rest of the big games come out
Aug 11, 2011
10
This game is criminally underrated. It's a shame. Here's a link to my user review on IGN: ****/nintendo_3ds_lobby/b25212/204547967/p1/?0
Mar 16, 2024
7
As a 3DS launch title, the first Samurai Warriors Chronicles game is solid, but lacking in the visual department.
May 7, 2025
5
While the game presents good graphics and overall a great gameplay, I just HAD to drop this game because of it's braindead AI. You see, on this game, you can change between and control multiple characters throughout the chapters, as well as order them across the battlefield, with simples instructions such as move to somewhere and attack someone. In theory this allows for you to tackle different objectives, as they appear within the gameplay, but in practice, you have to constantly be controlling with 3 or 4 characters alone and at the same time, because the AI ****, and if you order your allies to, let's say, prevent some enemy to reach an important place, they will just be doing whatever the **** they choose that its important, and failed the mission you had to complete. Making you finish entire chapters with probably half of the missions failed. I was really enjoying my time until the 5th and 6th chapter, where this problem became more and more flagrant as the missions were more numerous and had constrained time limits, having you to count on your allies doing different objetives at the same time, but the AI is just garbage. The other elements of the game were also not so incredible. The story was very uninteresting, the characters even more so, the soundtrack is pure ass, but the gameplay was so good that I could ignore all of the other problems if it wasn't for the AI ruining everything.
Sep 13, 2011
0
This game, like all games in the Musou series, suffers from lack of innovation. I understand that, in the name of historical accuracy, they can't change the story line too much; however, that doesn't mean that the storytelling has to be so horrendous. The combat is tedious, and as always, the enemy soldiers all look like lifeless clones. Now the graphics, apart from many character models, are good but that doesn't validate a high score in and of itself. Each Musou game simply progresses inch by inch, adding small features in each installment which just makes the serious horrendous as a whole, this one being no exception.
SummarySamurai Warriors Chronicles brings multiple branching storylines and a living 3D battlefield to the 3DS.
Rated Tfor Teen
Platforms:
- 3DS
Initial Release Date:Mar 27, 2011
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