Arslan - The Warriors of Legend
Arslan - The Warriors of Legend is a PlayStation 3 role-playing game released in 2015 developed by Koei Tecmo Games. It centers on area exploration, combat and party setup, and character progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.5 / 10
About this game
Arslan - The Warriors of Legend is a PlayStation 3 role-playing game centered on area exploration, combat and party setup, and character progression. Story beats, exploration, and progression resources support a longer campaign, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Characters, world building, environments, and music carry most of the atmosphere, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that dense text, menu layers, repeated battles, loading, or language dependence can slow progress. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 3AI review
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Army charges and weapon combinations give accessible fighting a distinctive rhythm.
Arslan begins with approachable musou fighting, then adds weapon combinations and mass army charges that give its battles a thematic rhythm. Breaking a boss's shield creates phases, although repeated encounters can become formulaic. Free-mode ratings and skill-card synthesis reward replay and provide equipment goals, but the number of modes and variation in objectives are less extensive. Cel-shaded characters work well with the political adventure of a prince reclaiming his country, making the adaptation more attractive to viewers invested in the story. The PS3 review explicitly describes tutorials, timed objectives and card management, supporting a judgment of readable controls and system access rather than an inferred frame-rate claim. It suits story fans who enjoy large armies and light customization. Players seeking sustained variety should consider how much time is spent clearing familiar enemies and repeating stages for ratings.
Strengths
- Army charges and weapon combinations
- Coherent animated style and story
Weaknesses
- Limited modes and objective variation
- Ratings encourage repetitive replay
Who it is for: Adaptation fans who enjoy army spectacle and light equipment customization.
Play notes: PS3 usability is supported by documented systems, not a new frame-rate test; expect rating-based replay.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Cards reward replay, but mode and objective variety remain modest. | Reviewed | 6.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Army charges and weapon combinations give accessible fighting a distinctive rhythm. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Cel-shaded style supports the animated political adventure effectively. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Documented PS3 tutorials and system management are readable without inferring other-platform performance. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Koei Tecmo Games
- Publisher
- Koei Tecmo Games
- Release date
- 2015
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Anime StyleExplorationTurn-based CombatLevel ProgressionSolo-friendlyFantasy3D GraphicsThird PersonWarMain Story 20–50 HoursLong-term ProgressionStory-driven
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerCo-opSingle player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2015
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Sources
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