Samurai Warriors 5 gives the hack and slash series set in 16th century Japan a much-needed makeover.

I have to confess: I've never played any of the previous entries of Samurai Warriors, nor the Dynasty Warriors franchise it spun off from. As luck would have it, though, Samurai Warriors 5 is a complete overhaul of the franchise from the ground up. If ever there was a franchise that's safe to jump into the 5th installment without previous experience, it's Samurai Warriors.