Touken Ranbu Warriors
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Touken Ranbu Warriors
Gameplay
The gameplay is modeled after the hack-and-slash Warriors series, in which the player controls a single character to defeat enemies throughout a
Story
In Touken Ranbu Warriors, the Touken Danshi, without their master Saniwa-to in sight, have been aimlessly drifting through time, until getting attacked by the History Retrograde Army. Approached by the Government of the Time, the Touken Danshi are sent out to stop the History Retrograde Army, who aim to change Japan's history. They
Development
In August 2021, Koei Tecmo announced that Touken Ranbu Warriors was in development. The game is jointly developed by Omega Force and Ruby Party, with Ruby Party handling the story and simulation aspects, and Omega Force handling the combat.[2]
Ruby Party Producer Mei Erkawa mentioned that they have been wanting to expand globally, and with Touken Ranbu Warriors they were given this opportunity. Erikawa mentioned that the market for
The game was released for the Nintendo Switch and Windows on February 17, 2022 in Japan. It was later released on May 24, 2022, in North America and Europe for the Nintendo Switch and Steam.[5]
Manga adaptation
A manga adaptation illustrated by Nashinoki is set to begin serialization on Media Factory's Monthly Comic Gene magazine in March 2024.[6]
Reception
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| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
Nintendo Life | 5/10[9] |
| RPGamer | 2.5/5[10] |
| RPGFan | 91%[14] |
| Shacknews | 6/10[11] |
| The Games Machine (UK) | 8.1/10[12] |
| TouchArcade | 3.5/5[13] |
| Screen Rant | 4/5[15] |
Notes
References
- ^ Romano, Sal (24 September 2021). "Touken Ranbu Warriors for Switch coming west on May 24, 2022". Gematsu. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Romano, Sal (11 August 2021). "Touken Ranbu Musou announced for Switch, PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Madnani, Mikhail (May 17, 2022). "Ruby Party Interview: Mei Erikawa of Koei Tecmo on Touken Ranbu Warriors, the Otome Industry, Buddy Mission BOND, and More". The Mako Reactor. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Fakhoori, Niki (2022-05-25). "Touken Ranbu Warriors Interview with Producers Mei Erikawa and Tomohiko Sho". RPGFan. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ "Touken Ranbu Warriors on Steam".
- ^ Tai, Anita (February 20, 2024). "Touken Ranbu Warriors Game Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "TOUKEN RANBU WARRIORS Critics Review". metacritic. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Andriessen, CJ (2022-05-24). "Review: Touken Ranbu Warriors". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Mielke, James (2022-04-01). "Touken Ranbu Warriors Review (Switch)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Fuller, Alex (2022-06-15). "Touken Ranbu Warriors Review". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Erskine, Donovan (2022-06-01). "Review for Touken Ranbu Warriors". ShackNews. Archived from the original on 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Feronato, Emanuele (2022-05-24). "Touken Ranbu Warriors – Recensione". The Games Machine (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Musgrave, Shaun (2022-05-31). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring 'Touken Ranbu Warriors' and 'Biomotor Unitron', Plus Today's Releases and Sales". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Fakhoori, Niki (2022-09-27). "Touken Ranbu Warriors". RPGFan. RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Keenum, Ryan (2022-06-18). "Touken Ranbu Warriors Review: Fixing Time With Sword Boys". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2023-01-27.