Here is ingame footage of Samurai II: Vengeance which is the sequel to Samurai: Way of the Warrior. iOS games have really come a long way this year. The graphics in Samurai II look amazing and is equal to anything you’d see on the Nintendo DS or PSP. I’m still not too sure about onscreen joysticks but the gameplay looks fluent enough where it just might work without feeling awkward.

I would still love to see an actual physical controller add on for the iPhone and iPod Touch devices to fully take advantage of games like this. There are still some games that are just too difficult to play using full touch controls.

Samurai II: Vengeance will be available in the App Store October 21st.

The long-awaited sequel to Samurai: Way of the Warrior has finally arrived on iPhone and iPad! While the original got rave reviews for its stylized manga graphics and quick, bloody gameplay, Samurai II delivers even more action and an intuitive new control scheme. Samurai: Way of the Warrior was featured in Best Games of 2009 by Apple — Samurai II is a true successor, aided by over a year of focused development. Overall production values and vicious action put Samurai II on par with console 3D brawlers. Screenshots don’t do Samurai II justice — the fluid action has to be seen running at 60 frames per second on the Retina display or popping off the iPad screen. But looks alone won’t carry a game — the developers listened to fan feedback and improved gameplay throughout. With a new virtual d-pad, dynamic camera, environmental puzzles, traps, and vicious new enemies, Samurai II is brand new experience for hack ‘n’ slash gamers on the go. Samurai II sends Daisuke on a quest for revenge across the war-scorched countryside. From a seafaring village to a flying fortress to the legendary Isle of the Dead, the samurai will stop at nothing to hunt down his arch-enemy Orochi. Will he get his Vengeance?