Arslan: The Warriors of Legend
Developer(s)Omega Force
Publisher(s)Koei Tecmo
Director(s)Shigeto Nakadai
SeriesThe Heroic Legend of Arslan Dynasty Warriors
Platform(s)
Release
  • JP: October 1, 2015
  • NA: February 9, 2016
  • EU: February 12, 2016
Genre(s)Hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Arslan: The Warriors of Legend (Japanese: アルスラーン戦記×無双, Hepburn: Arusurān Senki × Musō) is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo. It is a crossover between Hiromu Arakawa's manga adaptation of The Heroic Legend of Arslan and Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors series.

Production and release

The video game was first announced in the June 2015 issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine.[1] The video game was later revealed to be developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo, with Shigeto Nakadai serving as director. It was originally scheduled to release in Japan on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on September 17, 2015, but was later delayed to October 1, 2015.[2][3] Internationally, the video game was released on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, as well as the Xbox One and Microsoft Windows platforms on February 9, 2016 in North America and February 12, 2016 in Europe.[4]

Reception

Matt Sainsbury of Digitally Downloaded praised the video game's story, characters, and gameplay, rating it four and a half stars.[13] Mark Steighner of Hardcore Gamer also offered praise for similar reasons to Sainsbury, as well as adding praise for the art style. However, he criticized the video game for being too easy at times.[9] Miguel Concepcion of GameSpot praised the video game for its adaptation of the original source and strong cast of characters, while also criticizing the video game for its lack of an English dialogue.[8] Like previous reviewers, Mike Williams of USgamer praised the voice acting and music, while also criticizing the cast of characters for being too small.[12] Majkol Zaru Robuschi of The Games Machine Italy also praised the story and characters, while also criticizing the video game for running poorly at times.[11] Robert Ramsey of Push Square had similar feelings to other critics, summarizing his thoughts on the video game as "Outside of the plot, things are enjoyable but unspectacular, and by and large, the title feels like the basis for a better sequel".[10]

References

  1. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 7, 2015). "Heroic Legend of Arslan Manga Gets Musou Game for PS4, PS3". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 1, 2015). "Arslan Senki x Musou Game's 1st Promo Video Reveals Gameplay Footage". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "［TGS 2015］「アルスラーン戦記×無双」プロデューサーの中臺重人氏にインタビュー。発売を目前に控える現在の心境やこれまでの歩みを聞いた". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). September 19, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Ressler, Karen (January 14, 2016). "Arslan: The Warriors of Legend's English-Subtitled Trailer, PC Release Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Arslan: The Warriors of Legend for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Arslan: The Warriors of Legend for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1399". Gematsu. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b Concepcion, Miguel (February 23, 2016). "Arslan: The Warrior of Legend Review". GameSpot. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Steighner, Mark (February 9, 2016). "Review: Arslan: The Warriors of Legend". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Ramsey, Robert (February 9, 2016). "Arslan: The Warriors of Legend Review (PS4)". Push Square. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Robuschi, Majkol (February 12, 2016). "Arslan: The Warriors of Legend - Recensione". The Games Machine (in Italian). Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Williams, Mike (February 9, 2016). "Arslan: The Warriors of Legend PS4 Review: Taking Back the Throne". USgamer. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  13. ^ a b Sainsbury, Matt (February 10, 2016). "Review: Arslan: The Warriors of Legend (Sony PlayStation 4)". Digitally Downloaded. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

External links

Omega Force
The Heroic Legend of Arslan by Yoshiki Tanaka
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