10 tips and tricks to help you hit with Samurai Warriors 5

Samurai Warriors 5 makes its way to Xbox One consoles today (playable on Xbox Series X | S via backward compatibility). But since the series hasn't been seen on any Xbox system since Samurai Warriors 2 in 2006, we wanted to provide beginners with a quick guide to dominating the world of Musou games. Here are 10 tips to get you started ...

The basics

The easiest way to deal with hundreds of oncoming enemies is to hit them all at once with one giant movement. When you start playing and encounter a horde running in your direction, press the attack button at least three times before unleashing the largest charge attack (referred to as Power Attack in the game). This normal-normal-normal combo serves to hit many enemies at once, helping to clear a path to the next group of soldiers.

Two are needed

Nobunaga and Mitsuhide are the two main characters featured in Samurai Warriors 5, and therefore should be everyone's first priority when it comes to training and upgrading characters. The faster you can reach higher ranks for Nobunaga and Mitsuhide, the easier your life will be when it comes to fighting some of the toughest battles in the game.

Stunning fashion

Stunned enemies are left vulnerable to larger combo attacks, and this is especially important when fighting enemy warlords who are ready and waiting to respond with counterattacks. Depending on the weapon used, most fighters can stun opponents with a combo of 2 regular attacks followed by a powerful attack. Once stunned, continue with more powerful attacks to take down the warlord without fear of countermeasures.

Why can not we Be Friends?

In Citadel mode, you can use different troops to defend yourself from invading enemies. As the characters fight together, their friendship level will increase. When their friendship level reaches the maximum, you will be able to see special scenes not present in the normal story mode (Musou).

The ultimate skills to pay the bills

If you want to play like a pro, master the art known as Ultimate Skills. Four types of Ultimate Skills can be equipped at any time, from Retrieval (reloads the Musou gauge) to the Avalanche that sends a giant spear into the ground in a giant shockwave to stun all nearby enemies. Master these latest skills to get better combos and destroy enemy units in the most flashy and dazzling way possible.

Time to get Hype (r)

Hyper Attacks allow you to gather your enemies in one place and then follow with a standard attack and devastating Power attack. This allows you to experience the exhilaration of defeating a large number of enemies at the same time, while continuing your combo at the same time. Your character will also receive a strength boost from the combo counter increase.

I've got the power

By equipping a weapon your character is skilled with, some power attacks will turn into a single power attack. Since this is a very strong attack, characters who learn their unique Power attack first will be much easier to use.

Gold rush

There are some enemies that can be defeated more easily by specific Ultimate Skills. By using the right Ultimate Skill against the right enemy, you can defeat them in one fell swoop, the time until you can use your next Ultimate Skill decreases and the amount of Gold they drop increases!

It's time to train

You can effectively strengthen your characters using the rewards you receive from battles, such as Stock EXP and Stock Weapon Mastery. As soon as you gain access to a new character, you should go to the Dojo and start strengthening him!

Elements of surprise

Try to focus on acquiring skills for your characters that increase their Musou bar. This will allow you to freely use your powerful Musou frenzy attack and allow your character's weapon to activate its elemental effects, making you much more of a threat on the battlefield!

As part of a limited-time free bonus, players purchase Samurai Warriors 5 will be able to download the Samurai Warriors Costume Set, including new outfits for Nobunaga Oda and Misuhide Akechi. To redeem, the limited time bonus must be downloaded by August 9th.