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Koei unites Dynasty, Samurai Warriors

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Jun 20, 2007 2:08 pm PT

Orochi Warriors to join two ancient-Asian action strategy series on 360 and PS2 on September 18.

Last month, Koei announced it would be bringing its mind-melting amalgamation of Dynasty Warriors and Namco Bandai's Mobile Suit Gundam to US shores. Adding another car to its synergistic crossover train, the publisher today announced it would be melding its two Warriors franchises into a single epic showdown, dubbed Warriors Orochi.

Koei's in-house studio Omega Force develops the Dynasty Warrior and Samurai Warrior games, so it will naturally be tasked with bringing the two together in Warriors Orochi. Its newest action strategy game will pull 77 playable characters from the other two series, and players will be able to form three-character squads to do battle with. Omega Force will also be adding a new weapon infusion mechanic into the mix, which lets players combine the attributes of various weapons to unleash more powerful attacks.

Themselves spin-offs of Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms games, both Warriors franchises focus on empire management and expansion in medieval Asia. Dynasty Warriors is set in ancient China, while Samurai Warriors is set in feudal Japan. The games also incorporate button-mashing-style gameplay, where players assume the role of legendary generals and play out decisive historical events or battles.

Warriors Orochi has been rated T for Teen and is slated to ship for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 on September 18.

94 Comments

  • izumokurosaki

    Posted Aug 30, 2007 10:51 pm PT

    this game looks good but it would have been better 4 ps3

  • arc_salvo

    Posted Aug 22, 2007 4:15 am PT

    I hope they keep the Japanese dialogue option in this game. The lack of it in all of the recent games (most notably on the X-box 360 versions) is what's kept me from buying any game after Dynasty Warriors 5 for the original X-box, and Samurai Warriors 1, also for the original X-box.

    I wouldn't mind -so- much if the english voice actors they got weren't so bad, but they range from mediocre to outright TERRIBLE, especially the ones in Samurai Warriors 2: Empires.

  • arc_salvo

    Posted Aug 22, 2007 4:15 am PT

    I hope they keep the Japanese dialogue option in this game. The lack of it in all of the recent games (most notably on the X-box 360 versions) is what's kept me from buying any game after Dynasty Warriors 5 for the original X-box, and Samurai Warriors 1, also for the original X-box.

    I wouldn't mind -so- much if the english voice actors they got weren't so bad, but they range from mediocre to outright TERRIBLE, especially the ones in Samurai Warriors 2: Empires.

  • BloodWerewolf

    Posted Aug 21, 2007 9:42 am PT

    Thank You, Koei. The fans have been waiting for something like this.

    Hey, If Capcom can take on SNK, why not Sima Yi vs Shingen Takeda?

  • Dills334

    Posted Aug 12, 2007 11:02 pm PT

    Wow, Can't wait to get my hands on that.

  • cammonag

    Posted Aug 3, 2007 3:14 pm PT

    SWEET , loved the other games

  • Sonic_Tidus

    Posted Jul 27, 2007 9:01 pm PT

    Really must have this
    And please have Japanese voice option or something

  • The_Weekend

    Posted Jul 15, 2007 10:19 am PT

    I completed the Japanese version already ... and i can't wait to replay it again for the US release ... please DO AWAY WITH THE ENGLISH VOICES ... ALL CRAP!

  • kenerhai

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 2:41 pm PT

    sweeeeeeeeet! My Squad: Wei Yan, Musashi Miyamoto, and a create a character. . .if it has one.

  • AceRampage

    Posted Jul 7, 2007 9:18 am PT

    OMG! 2 of the best Button-Mashing Games on the console yet! People are just fascinated with Medieval Asia... =)

  • rosscero

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 5:13 pm PT

    Better than GUNDAM -.-...that's not a great difference...beat-em-up games are so repetitive...

  • tidus55

    Posted Jun 28, 2007 3:36 am PT

    Ive always wanted a game where these to warriors franchise come together in one game.....im really excited about getting this game

  • overachiever92

    Posted Jun 23, 2007 11:48 am PT

    This looks really cool. I've always been split between the two series, for some reason. So split that I couldn't bring myself to buy either. Which Asian beat-em-up should I pick, I wondered. With this installment, I don't even have to worry about it! As long as the execution is sound, I might just have to buy this.

  • ZEELIX

    Posted Jun 22, 2007 7:47 am PT

    77?
    thats f#cking amazing imo.
    2d fighters have waht maybe 50 max.
    besides for those who dont buy sw2 or dw6 its a bargain.

  • darkness5559

    Posted Jun 22, 2007 7:38 am PT

    It won't do well here, but it will sell millions in Japan

  • centuryslayer

    Posted Jun 22, 2007 5:56 am PT

    I honeslty think I'll pass on this one.
    those of you who look for improvements are better of waiting for DW6 or SW3. this is just for those who want to pit the Ro3k forces against the forces of japan. not much else to be had in this game...more characters to be blunt.

  • Serbine

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 5:36 pm PT

    I hope they work really hard to make this more better than the previous ones

  • princeofgames90

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 4:05 pm PT

    ill buy

  • V-Nine

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 2:28 pm PT

    One last hoora for my PS2 .

  • Severe_Gamer

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 2:26 pm PT

    Even if it doesn't come out FOR the PS3 I will be playing it ON the PS3. Woot for upscaling!

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