Latest Reviews of Tecmo Koei Games
Cauldron of Dreams
The Atelier games are a somewhat niche Japanese RPG series so it might surprise some to know that it's actually been around for 25 years, with 23 games in the main series and a heck of a lot of enhanced ports and side games. To celebrate this impressive achievement, developer Gust has decided to go back and continue the story of...
Review Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (PlayStation 3)
Back to basics
This author has been lucky enough to see the Atelier franchise slowly evolve over the past five years. With each PlayStation 3 title, new mechanics have been introduced, scrapping those that didn't previously work and improving on those that did. Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea is the biggest improvement yet, though, as it...
Review Samurai Warriors 4 (PlayStation Vita)
More than a slice
Warriors titles have enjoyed a good run on Sony's underappreciated handheld, with ports of recent releases proving to be decent alternatives to their home console counterparts. At times, portable play suits the hack and slashers better, as you can jump in and out of battle at a moment's notice. The only consistent problem is that...
Review Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate (PlayStation Vita)
The handheld ultimatum
These days, publisher Koei Tecmo is all but forced to shove its Warriors games onto handheld consoles. With portable devices ruling the Japanese market, it makes perfectly logical sense, and what kind of musou fan would turn down the opportunity to wreck thousands of enemies on a small screen from the comfort of a seat on the...
Review Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate (PlayStation 4)
A good sssstarting point
Warriors titles may be having a decent critical run of late, but even that doesn't help the fact that this year has already had its fair share of titles from Koei Tecmo's slash-'em-up franchises. We've had Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition and Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn, and now we've got Warriors...
Review Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland (PlayStation Vita)
Mix it up
Shop keepers are an important part of almost every RPG, but they very rarely get the attention that they deserve. They focus a bunch of effort into putting together a nice collection of weapons and potions, and do they even get a spot in the final cutscene? Were they even asked? In Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland, you’re...
Review Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition (PlayStation 4)
Generation X-treme
"What's the deal with Dynasty Warriors?" is a question that's echoed every now and then across the gaming sphere. To say that it's a divisive property is an understatement – this is a franchise that's in possession of a rabidly loyal core fanbase, while each new instalment receives wildly varying review scores that range from...
Review Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition (PlayStation Vita)
Han-held
Sporting a name that's almost as ridiculous as its core gameplay, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition consists of both Dynasty Warriors 8, which released on the PlayStation 3 last summer, and the Xtreme Legends expansion, which can also be purchased separately as a standalone title on Sony's ageing console. The latter...
Review Deception IV: Blood Ties (PlayStation Vita)
Showing some skin
Did you ever watch Home Alone and ask yourself whether it’d be more entertaining with giant, bloody traps and massive buildings? Deception IV: Blood Ties is just like that, only instead of the main character being a lucky little albino kid whose parents hate him, you play as Satan’s daughter, a young woman who has a horrible...
Review Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z (PlayStation 3)
Dead and Alive
Ryu Hayabusa – gaming icon and goody two-shoes – is a little bit too awesome, don’t you think? He’s worked his way through some of the hardest games on the market, hardly breaking a sweat. He’s faced all sorts of fiendish enemies and has come through mostly unscathed. But not anymore – Yaiba Kamikaze, a psychopath ninja,...
Latest Tecmo Koei Articles
News Toukiden: Kiwami's PS4 and Vita Cross-Play Looks Pretty Neat
Cross combo
Cross-play is a decent little feature, when you think about it. Allowing players using different consoles to play with each other, it's a good, simple way to expand the base amount of users. Toukiden: Kiwami's latest trailer shows cross-play in action between the PlayStation 4 and Vita versions of the upcoming release. Obviously if you...
News Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Slithers onto PS4, PS3, and Vita in September
Snake eater
This year has already been a memorable one for fans of Koei's Warriors games. Dynasty Warriors has made its debut on Sony's new console, while Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn has blasted onto store shelves this very day. And as if Samurai Warriors 4 slashing its way onto all of the J
News Tecmo Koei Will Become Koei Tecmo from 1st July in Europe
If you say so
You know it's been a bit of a slow news day when you find yourself writing stories about a Japanese publisher that's reversing its name in Europe, but here we are. After what seems like an eternity of penning 'Tecmo Koei' in every Dynasty Warriors review and news article, we're going to have to break free from the habit starting from...
News It's Looking Like Ar No Surge Will Be Announced for a Western Release
The great JRPG revival
It seems that for fans of Japanese role playing games, "ask and you shall receive" is becoming a reality more than a pipe dream. With Final Fantasy Type-0 finally being brought out after years of fan riots, another overlooked RPG could be on its way. Tecmo Koei Europe has teased on its Twitter account that the announcement of...
News PS4 Hack and Slasher Samurai Warriors 4 Unleashes a Cinematic Trailer and Western Release Dates
Feudal familiarity
Last month, publisher Tecmo Koei announced that Samurai Warriors 4 would be marching West this Autumn, and that it'd arrive not only on the PlayStation 3, but the PlayStation 4 and Vita as well. And today, the company has stuck a spear in a more precise release date, as the sequel is now slated for the 24th October in Europe, and...
News Want More Musou on PS4? Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Is Invading This Autumn
Another enters the fray
Well doesn't 2014 just get better and better for Warriors fans? Following on from yesterday's announcement that Samurai Warriors 4 is marching onto Western PlayStation 4s in Autumn, it turns out that it'll be joined by Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate, which also carries a vague Autumn release date. For those unfamiliar with the...
News Pre-Ordering Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn Lets You Pilot the Beargguy
Rawr
Much to our delight, pre-ordering upcoming hack and slasher Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn at retailer GAME will give you access to the one and only Beargguy mobile suit, which was also a pre-order bonus included with the game when it launched in its native Japan. Altering the classic appearance of the already comical Acguy from the original...
News Samurai Warriors 4 Will Unleash its True Musou on PS4 This Autumn in the West
Also smashing onto PS3 and Vita
In an announcement that's certain to have musou fans struggling to catch their breath, publisher Tecmo Koei has revealed today that Samurai Warriors 4 will be marching West this Autumn. Even better, the hack and slash title will be bursting onto all of Sony's platforms — most notably the PlayStation 4. The game will...
News Atelier Rorona Plus Launches on PS3 and Vita Next Month
More than a pretty face
Tecmo Koei's Atelier series is set to return with the final re-release of the PlayStation 3's Arland trilogy. Following the PlayStation Vita editions of Atelier Totori and Atelier Meruru – which were similar to their PlayStation 3 counterparts bar a few minor differences – the first part of the saga has now received a...
News Choose a Sony Faction with This Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Comparison Video
May the best man win
With Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends out now in North America and almost here in Europe, we have to ask: which faction will you be siding with? We aren't talking about legendary armies, of course, but the three flagship Sony formats. For the first time in the franchise's history, the game will be available to play on all of...
News See Dynasty Warriors 8: Complete Edition in Action on PS4 with This Newest Trailer
Content conquest
With Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition stomping onto the PlayStation 4 in the very near future, it would seem that now's the perfect time to unleash a new trailer showcasing the title on Sony's next-gen system. Aside from easily looking like the franchise's prettiest release yet, the latest instalment in the hack...
News Your Dynasty Warriors 8 PS3 Save Is Now Free to Invade PS4
Begin the march
In preparation for the launch of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition [That never gets any easier to type - Ed] on the PlayStation 4, the promised patch for Dynasty Warriors 8 on PS3, which will allow you to upload your save file for future use with the upcoming next-gen release, has been let loose today. To set your...
News Indulge Your Evil Side in This Deception IV Interactive Quiz
That's got to hurt
Cruelty is the name of the game in menacing PlayStation 3 and Vita release Deception IV: Blood Ties. Rather than get her hands dirty, Laegrinna prefers to sit back and enjoy the view as her victims fall to their demise. And using a series of intricate traps, you'll be in charge of the methods by which her foes die. However, if...
News Wilbell's Magical Services Don't Come Cheap in Atelier Escha & Logy
She be a gold digger
With less than a week to go, RPG fans are looking forward to concocting explosive action in Atelier Eshcha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky. The second instalment in the 'Twilight' trilogy sees the return of some familiar faces from Atelier Ayesha, with the ragtag adventuring line-up including names such as Nio and Linca...
Guide Slaying for Beginners in Toukiden: The Age of Demons on PS Vita
Slay school
Greetings wannabe Slayers, and welcome to what will hopefully be a helpful beginner's guide to Tecmo Koei's Oni slaughtering simulator. As we stated in our review, Toukiden: The Age of Demons may not be quite as demanding as titles of a similar nature like Capcom's Monster Hunter series, but there are still quite a few mechanics to wrap...
News Behold Dynasty Warriors 8: Complete Edition's New Characters in Action on PS4
High five
Alongside its seemingly silky smooth performance and enhanced texture work on the PlayStation 4, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition sports five new characters, and each of them can be seen smashing the daylights out of lowly peons in the videos that we've embedded below. Fans who have been keeping up with the Japanese...
News Dynasty Warriors: Gundam is being Reborn on Western PS3s This Summer
Mobile Suit Fundam
Just when you thought that the Dynasty Warriors news couldn't get any better this year after publisher Tecmo Koei announced that Dynasty Warriors: Xtreme Legends Complete Edtion was heading West in April, the Japanese company goes ahead and throws a vague Summer release date at us for Shin Gundam Musou — or, as it'll be known in...
News Slay Some Free Soul Sacrifice-Style DLC with the Latest Toukiden Update
Keep on slayin'
If you've been enjoying the simple delight of slaughtering hundreds of Oni since Toukiden: The Age of Demons released earlier this month, you'll be happy to know that publisher Tecmo Koei has more content for you to skewer in the works. Starting today, you'll be able to download the title's latest 1.01 update, a small patch that...
News Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition Ties Tongues on PS4 in April
Push square to xtreme
Launching earlier today, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends' official site holds a bounty of new information regarding both the PlayStation 3 standalone expansion, and Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition - which is marching onto the PS Vita and the PS4. All three releases will be made available on April 4th in...
Who Would Win Wednesdays Ryu Hayabusa vs. Yoshimitsu
Round two
Welcome dear Push Square readers to another 'Who Would Win Wednesdays' – a weekly feature where we pit two PlayStation personalities against each other for your amusement. We'll give you a brief introduction to each combatant's abilities and character, and then leave you to decide on a winner in our poll. Last week's contest saw Batman...
First Impressions Toukiden Looks to Forge a Strong Handheld Slay-'Em-Up
Face your demons
From the developers of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors comes Toukiden: The Age of Demons, a monster-slaying, loot-grinding, Eastern-styled action RPG that seems tailored to portable play. Publisher Tecmo Koei's dedication to Sony's troubled handheld console is admirable – but does its newest creation shine like a beacon of...
News Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Gets Stylish in Costume Trailer
Bask in blood
Ahead of Ninja Gaiden spin-off Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z's release next month, Tecmo Koei is getting our blood pumping by teasing a selection of changeable outfits available if your primary attire gets a little too blood drenched. The Kabuki and School Girl kits are unlockable in the game, while the Camouflage, Nuigulumar, and Beck's...
News Samurai Warriors 4's Second Japanese Trailer Marches New Characters into View
Hack and dash
With over 50 characters set to make up its stylish-looking roster, it's safe to say that Tecmo Koei's somewhat secondary hack and slash series is catching up on Dynasty Warriors' gigantic line up of personalities. Newcomer Kagekatsu Uesugi looks to be a particular highlight in this video, wielding two huge blades and showing off some...
News This Toukiden: The Age of Demons Trailer Will Get You Sharpening Your Blade
Hell of a time
This Toukiden: The Age of Demons CG trailer managed to sneak by us when it was originally released last week, but it's so good that we had no choice but to summon its demonic presence back to the front page. Featuring a custom player character and his loyal monster-slaying allies, they work together to take down a monstrous oni. It...
News Looks May Deceive, But This PS3 and Vita Game Sure Doesn't
Bloody Mary
After eight long years, the dust has been blown off the Deception franchise. Such is the span of time since the previous entry, that many – including ourselves – were left puzzled by the announcement of Deception IV: Blood Ties. However, you may have heard of niche PlayStation 2 title Trapt, which is the only game in the series to...
News Toukiden: Kiwami's PS4 and Vita Cross-Play Looks Pretty Neat
Cross combo
Cross-play is a decent little feature, when you think about it. Allowing players using different consoles to play with each other, it's a good, simple way to expand the base amount of users. Toukiden: Kiwami's latest trailer shows cross-play in action between the PlayStation 4 and Vita versions of the upcoming release. Obviously if you...
News Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Slithers onto PS4, PS3, and Vita in September
Snake eater
This year has already been a memorable one for fans of Koei's Warriors games. Dynasty Warriors has made its debut on Sony's new console, while Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn has blasted onto store shelves this very day. And as if Samurai Warriors 4 slashing its way onto all of the J
News Tecmo Koei Will Become Koei Tecmo from 1st July in Europe
If you say so
You know it's been a bit of a slow news day when you find yourself writing stories about a Japanese publisher that's reversing its name in Europe, but here we are. After what seems like an eternity of penning 'Tecmo Koei' in every Dynasty Warriors review and news article, we're going to have to break free from the habit starting from...
News It's Looking Like Ar No Surge Will Be Announced for a Western Release
The great JRPG revival
It seems that for fans of Japanese role playing games, "ask and you shall receive" is becoming a reality more than a pipe dream. With Final Fantasy Type-0 finally being brought out after years of fan riots, another overlooked RPG could be on its way. Tecmo Koei Europe has teased on its Twitter account that the announcement of...
News PS4 Hack and Slasher Samurai Warriors 4 Unleashes a Cinematic Trailer and Western Release Dates
Feudal familiarity
Last month, publisher Tecmo Koei announced that Samurai Warriors 4 would be marching West this Autumn, and that it'd arrive not only on the PlayStation 3, but the PlayStation 4 and Vita as well. And today, the company has stuck a spear in a more precise release date, as the sequel is now slated for the 24th October in Europe, and...
News Want More Musou on PS4? Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Is Invading This Autumn
Another enters the fray
Well doesn't 2014 just get better and better for Warriors fans? Following on from yesterday's announcement that Samurai Warriors 4 is marching onto Western PlayStation 4s in Autumn, it turns out that it'll be joined by Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate, which also carries a vague Autumn release date. For those unfamiliar with the...
News Pre-Ordering Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn Lets You Pilot the Beargguy
Rawr
Much to our delight, pre-ordering upcoming hack and slasher Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn at retailer GAME will give you access to the one and only Beargguy mobile suit, which was also a pre-order bonus included with the game when it launched in its native Japan. Altering the classic appearance of the already comical Acguy from the original...
News Samurai Warriors 4 Will Unleash its True Musou on PS4 This Autumn in the West
Also smashing onto PS3 and Vita
In an announcement that's certain to have musou fans struggling to catch their breath, publisher Tecmo Koei has revealed today that Samurai Warriors 4 will be marching West this Autumn. Even better, the hack and slash title will be bursting onto all of Sony's platforms — most notably the PlayStation 4. The game will...
News Atelier Rorona Plus Launches on PS3 and Vita Next Month
More than a pretty face
Tecmo Koei's Atelier series is set to return with the final re-release of the PlayStation 3's Arland trilogy. Following the PlayStation Vita editions of Atelier Totori and Atelier Meruru – which were similar to their PlayStation 3 counterparts bar a few minor differences – the first part of the saga has now received a...
News Choose a Sony Faction with This Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Comparison Video
May the best man win
With Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends out now in North America and almost here in Europe, we have to ask: which faction will you be siding with? We aren't talking about legendary armies, of course, but the three flagship Sony formats. For the first time in the franchise's history, the game will be available to play on all of...
News See Dynasty Warriors 8: Complete Edition in Action on PS4 with This Newest Trailer
Content conquest
With Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition stomping onto the PlayStation 4 in the very near future, it would seem that now's the perfect time to unleash a new trailer showcasing the title on Sony's next-gen system. Aside from easily looking like the franchise's prettiest release yet, the latest instalment in the hack...
News Your Dynasty Warriors 8 PS3 Save Is Now Free to Invade PS4
Begin the march
In preparation for the launch of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition [That never gets any easier to type - Ed] on the PlayStation 4, the promised patch for Dynasty Warriors 8 on PS3, which will allow you to upload your save file for future use with the upcoming next-gen release, has been let loose today. To set your...
News Indulge Your Evil Side in This Deception IV Interactive Quiz
That's got to hurt
Cruelty is the name of the game in menacing PlayStation 3 and Vita release Deception IV: Blood Ties. Rather than get her hands dirty, Laegrinna prefers to sit back and enjoy the view as her victims fall to their demise. And using a series of intricate traps, you'll be in charge of the methods by which her foes die. However, if...
News Wilbell's Magical Services Don't Come Cheap in Atelier Escha & Logy
She be a gold digger
With less than a week to go, RPG fans are looking forward to concocting explosive action in Atelier Eshcha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky. The second instalment in the 'Twilight' trilogy sees the return of some familiar faces from Atelier Ayesha, with the ragtag adventuring line-up including names such as Nio and Linca...
Guide Slaying for Beginners in Toukiden: The Age of Demons on PS Vita
Slay school
Greetings wannabe Slayers, and welcome to what will hopefully be a helpful beginner's guide to Tecmo Koei's Oni slaughtering simulator. As we stated in our review, Toukiden: The Age of Demons may not be quite as demanding as titles of a similar nature like Capcom's Monster Hunter series, but there are still quite a few mechanics to wrap...
News Behold Dynasty Warriors 8: Complete Edition's New Characters in Action on PS4
High five
Alongside its seemingly silky smooth performance and enhanced texture work on the PlayStation 4, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition sports five new characters, and each of them can be seen smashing the daylights out of lowly peons in the videos that we've embedded below. Fans who have been keeping up with the Japanese...
News Dynasty Warriors: Gundam is being Reborn on Western PS3s This Summer
Mobile Suit Fundam
Just when you thought that the Dynasty Warriors news couldn't get any better this year after publisher Tecmo Koei announced that Dynasty Warriors: Xtreme Legends Complete Edtion was heading West in April, the Japanese company goes ahead and throws a vague Summer release date at us for Shin Gundam Musou — or, as it'll be known in...
News Slay Some Free Soul Sacrifice-Style DLC with the Latest Toukiden Update
Keep on slayin'
If you've been enjoying the simple delight of slaughtering hundreds of Oni since Toukiden: The Age of Demons released earlier this month, you'll be happy to know that publisher Tecmo Koei has more content for you to skewer in the works. Starting today, you'll be able to download the title's latest 1.01 update, a small patch that...
News Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition Ties Tongues on PS4 in April
Push square to xtreme
Launching earlier today, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends' official site holds a bounty of new information regarding both the PlayStation 3 standalone expansion, and Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition - which is marching onto the PS Vita and the PS4. All three releases will be made available on April 4th in...
Who Would Win Wednesdays Ryu Hayabusa vs. Yoshimitsu
Round two
Welcome dear Push Square readers to another 'Who Would Win Wednesdays' – a weekly feature where we pit two PlayStation personalities against each other for your amusement. We'll give you a brief introduction to each combatant's abilities and character, and then leave you to decide on a winner in our poll. Last week's contest saw Batman...
First Impressions Toukiden Looks to Forge a Strong Handheld Slay-'Em-Up
Face your demons
From the developers of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors comes Toukiden: The Age of Demons, a monster-slaying, loot-grinding, Eastern-styled action RPG that seems tailored to portable play. Publisher Tecmo Koei's dedication to Sony's troubled handheld console is admirable – but does its newest creation shine like a beacon of...
News Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Gets Stylish in Costume Trailer
Bask in blood
Ahead of Ninja Gaiden spin-off Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z's release next month, Tecmo Koei is getting our blood pumping by teasing a selection of changeable outfits available if your primary attire gets a little too blood drenched. The Kabuki and School Girl kits are unlockable in the game, while the Camouflage, Nuigulumar, and Beck's...
News Samurai Warriors 4's Second Japanese Trailer Marches New Characters into View
Hack and dash
With over 50 characters set to make up its stylish-looking roster, it's safe to say that Tecmo Koei's somewhat secondary hack and slash series is catching up on Dynasty Warriors' gigantic line up of personalities. Newcomer Kagekatsu Uesugi looks to be a particular highlight in this video, wielding two huge blades and showing off some...
News This Toukiden: The Age of Demons Trailer Will Get You Sharpening Your Blade
Hell of a time
This Toukiden: The Age of Demons CG trailer managed to sneak by us when it was originally released last week, but it's so good that we had no choice but to summon its demonic presence back to the front page. Featuring a custom player character and his loyal monster-slaying allies, they work together to take down a monstrous oni. It...
News Looks May Deceive, But This PS3 and Vita Game Sure Doesn't
Bloody Mary
After eight long years, the dust has been blown off the Deception franchise. Such is the span of time since the previous entry, that many – including ourselves – were left puzzled by the announcement of Deception IV: Blood Ties. However, you may have heard of niche PlayStation 2 title Trapt, which is the only game in the series to...