Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare

Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare may not bring anything new to the table among the castle defence genre, but it does so in a charming feudal Japanese cartoon wrapper. Despite not setting the video gaming world ablaze (unlike the poor fools rushing at your door) anyone looking to blissfully slaughter wave upon wave of enemy cannon fodder soliciting at your castle gate need not look further.

Samurai Defender is a neat tower defence game, with a simple yet addictive concept involving Japanese warriors attacking your castle. There's plenty to upgrade, with hundreds of levels to conquer, giving this game the potential to keep you busy for hours. If you're a fan of the genre, I'd recommend giving this one a try.

Samurai Defenders: Ninja Warfare is a simple but serviceable tower defense game. The gameplay is solid and easy to grasp but the lack of mission variety and level design make this one just as easy to put down. All in all, it was the chibi archers that kept me battling to the end.

Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare is a very fun tower defense game on Nintendo Switch that is worth every penny.

Samurai Defender looks like it should be more than it is, but never gets there, and feels overwhelmingly shallow as a consequence.

Every 10 levels you’ll then face a more formidable foe, and they’ll have unique attacks for you to deal with...