The Warriors

Moby ID: 19709
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Based on the 1979 Paramount Pictures film of the same name and voiced by most of the original cast, The Warriors follows the career of a Coney Island street gang. Starting months before the events of the film, The Warriors expand and defend their Coney Island turf, while proving that they are heavy enough players to join The Riffs’ network. With a citywide rep, they can get invited to a major gang meeting where the future of New York street crime will be decided.

The game follows the nine lead members of The Warriors (with flashback missions showing how they came to The Warriors): leader Cleon, Swan, Ajax, Cowboy, Cochise, Snow, Fox, Rembrandt, and Vermin. During the game, the player will control each member, usually acting as a war chief and leading a squad of Warriors on a mission. Missions vary from simply wrecking another crew to completing a series of objectives while avoiding arrest or worse.

During missions, players can mug pedestrians, steal car radios, commit smash and grabs, tag walls or bomb other gangs’ burners, and load up on flash. Between each story based mission, The Warriors return to their Coney Island hangout where they can train to improve their stats, go out on patrol, review their accomplishments, replay levels, or enter into a series of quick-play combat matches.

The game plays like a squad-based brawler. Each Warrior has his own fighting style and much of the game environment can be weaponized. Fights are fast and often brutal, but stealth is also an option. Players can perform stealthy finishing moves and distract police or other gang members with thrown bottles. The game’s environments are fully 3D allowing Warriors to escape along the rooftops, hop over fences, or dash into shadowy areas.

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Average score: 82% (based on 38 ratings)

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Average score: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 44 ratings with 2 reviews)

Great Game!!!

The Good
Captured the atmosphere of the original film perfectly. The look- captured the dark, dirty vibe of 70's NYC. Character are a bit blocky, but amazing to see 25 guys fighting onscreen on a ps2, with no framerate drop, so its forgiven. The sound- Awesome SFX and great city ambience...made it feel like the levels were bigger than they actually were. Fights sounded as violent as they looked... The dialogue- Very harsh, loads of profanity, but didn't feel forced or contrived, like some games...delivered by most of the original movie's actors. The music- dark 70's synths and some licenced tracks from the movie/time period. Very cool. The gameplay- Varied and open at times...lots of mini-games and unlockables! Another great AAA title from Rockstar.

The Bad
Some levels were pretty hard to complete. Game felt a bit short.

The Bottom Line
An open world brawler with tons of style. Totally unique. Go to Gamespot.com or gamerankings.com and read the full reviews...most were 90's and mid 80's!!!!

Play this game.

PlayStation 2 · by sven dee (3) · 2007

Massive levels, tons to do

The Good
The Warriors feels a lot like the movie, which is important. The levels are huge and there are a lot of extra goals to accomplish alongside of the regular missions. The characters are well fleshed-out and you get a chance to play as most of them. The gang follows your commands very well, and are more of a help than a lot of other games where you can "control" other people around you. I liked the old-school feel of NYC and the "no guns" policy of the game. There are a lot of weapons you can use, but guns are kept out of it, with a few exceptions.
Nearly everything you can see in a level is accessible in some way. You can climb onto anything, go anywhere, beat up/mug anyone.
The game is very violent and gritty, but it's a lot of fun.

The Bad
The bulk of the levels take place before the events in the movie. Once you finally get to the place where the game catches up to where the movie starts, things slow down a bit. The levels are fewer and farther between and with less to do.
All the levels are still fun, and the game is one I've played a few different times, but the last four-five levels just aren't quite as good as the previous ones.

The Bottom Line
Highly addicting and a lot off fun. I find new things to do every time I play. The extras you can unlock are well worth the time it takes to complete the game. The un-lockable mini-game based on Double Dragon, but using Warriors characters and settings is great.

Xbox · by Ben Landes (4) · 2007

Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Warriors appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Bonus game

After beating the final story mission, an arcade game appears at The Warriors' hideout. "Armies of the Night" is a 1 to 2-player side-scrolling minigame based on Double Dragon. The game begins with Masai and two Riffs walking up to Mercy, punching her in the stomach, and then carrying her away. Swan (and the optional second player) must battle the Armies of the Night (The Hi-Hats, The Baseball Furies, The Lizzies, and more) to get her back.

Credits

During the game's credits you can control Masai and have The Riffs wreck The Rogues. After the credits, the game continues at The Warrior's Coney Island base where you can finish training, replay missions, and go on patrol.

Awards

  • 4Players
    • 2005 – Best Movie Licensed Game of the Year
  • GameSpy
    • 2005 – #10 Xbox Game of the Year
    • 2005 – #8 PS2 Game of the Year
    • 2005 – Best Use of a Movie License of the Year (PS2)
    • 2007 – #7 PSP Game of the Year

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Game added by Cory Trevor.

PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 added by Charly2.0. PSP added by Kabushi.

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Game added October 27, 2005. Last modified March 13, 2024.