Swordplay on Rails
Samurai Warriors Katana actually has more in common with a light gun shooter than it does a traditional action game. The TGS demo had three scenarios to play through, but the finished product should have over a hundred. Missions will typically pit you against groups of soldiers that are defeated in waves, capped off by a more difficult fight against a boss character. The enemies are essentially racing towards the foreground, and the challenge is in killing them before they're able to take a swing at you, costing you health in the process.
To attack enemies in Samurai Warriors Katana, you'll aim at enemies using the Wii remote, guided by a target reticle on screen. Once you've aimed at an enemy, you can simply press the A button to give them a quick swipe of the sword. You can also physically slash from side to side for a horizontal attack that can hit multiple enemies, or swing the remote in an upwards motion that will often knock a foe back, buying you more time to clear those closest to you. Downward swipes do a bit more damage than your basic attacks, and comboing all these motions together is an efficient way to deal additional damage. The best way to clear a path through an enemy onslaught is to engage the Musou mode that unleashes a dizzying number of blows to every enemy on screen, the number of strikes based on how quickly you can shake the remote.
