Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada

Not to be confused with Sanada Maru (Taiga drama) or Sanada Maru.
Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada
Game cover featuring Yukimura Sanada and Masayuki Sanada
Developer(s)Omega Force
Publisher(s)Koei Tecmo
SeriesSamurai Warriors
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Nintendo Switch
Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation 3,
PlayStation Vita
  • JP: November 23, 2016
PlayStation 4
  • JP: November 23, 2016
  • NA: May 23, 2017
  • EU: May 26, 2017[1]
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: May 23, 2017
Nintendo Switch
Genre(s)Hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player

Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada,[1] known in Japan as Sengoku Musou ~Sanada Maru~ (戦国無双 ～真田丸～), is a hack and slash game by Koei Tecmo through their development subsidiary, Omega Force. It is a spin-off of Samurai Warriors 4, part of the Samurai Warriors series, which in turn is a spin-off of the long-running Dynasty Warriors series, both of which are also hack and slash games. It was released on November 23, 2016 in Japan to coincide with the airing of the climax episode of the ongoing NHK TV taiga drama Sanada Maru.[3] It was released in North America and Europe in 2017.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada releases on PS4 in Europe on 26th May". PlayStation Blog. February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "DW8: Empires, Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada, And Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Headed To Switch". Siliconera. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  3. ^ "Samurai Warriors: Sanada Maru To Release In Japan On November 23, 2016". Siliconera. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Koei Tecmo to Release Toukiden 2, Atelier Firis, Nights of Azure 2, Samurai Warriors: Sanada Maru Games in the West". Anime News Network. September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.