Koei unites Dynasty, Samurai Warriors

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 GMT

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

  • arc_salvo

    Posted Aug 22, 2007 4:15 am GMT

    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 GMT

    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 GMT

    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 GMT

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

  • cammonag

    Posted Aug 3, 2007 3:14 pm GMT

    SWEET , loved the other games

  • Sonic_Tidus

    Posted Jul 27, 2007 9:01 pm GMT

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

  • The_Weekend

    Posted Jul 15, 2007 10:19 am GMT

    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 GMT

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

  • AceRampage

    Posted Jul 7, 2007 9:18 am GMT

    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 GMT

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

  • tidus55

    Posted Jun 28, 2007 3:36 am GMT

    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 GMT

    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 GMT

    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 GMT

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

  • centuryslayer

    Posted Jun 22, 2007 5:56 am GMT

    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 GMT

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

  • princeofgames90

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 4:05 pm GMT

    ill buy

  • V-Nine

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 2:28 pm GMT

    One last hoora for my PS2 .

  • Severe_Gamer

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 2:26 pm GMT

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

  • Proman84

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 2:13 pm GMT

    PS3 anyone?

  • willripyouanew1

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 10:59 am GMT

    It wont fly, I bet my bottom $

  • ericblue21

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 10:00 am GMT

    What a great news!! sounds really exciting. Can't wait for it to come out..

  • Sonovius

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 8:36 am GMT

    Ummm all of Koei's games are based on fiction. People arguing historical accuracy with magic spears is lol.

  • Prime05

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 8:29 am GMT

    Who cares about historical accuracy!?! It's a friggin game! Historically you couldn't find roasted turkeys throughout a battlefield to cure sword, pike, and arrow wounds. Historically you could not unleash a musou attack on a crowd of soldiers surrounding your a$$ trying to kill you. Historically nobody has killed 1000 people with a mace in half an hour. Let it go already! It's a hack n' slash video game.

  • A5H19

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 7:56 am GMT

    This would historically make no sense. You guys do know that the events in Dynasty Warriors actually did take place a really long time ago, right?

  • HardCor1981

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 6:36 am GMT

    Booo! Why no PS3 release? Oh well, if I buy this game at least it will be cheaper than if it came out for PS3. There's always a silver lining.

  • kaelishida

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 6:04 am GMT

    to TTDog: i agree with you man. it's like they totally just want to catch the next-gen wave and make a quick buck

  • TTDog

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 4:47 am GMT

    "mrbean667: Wow. Hope it will harness the power of the 360 and PS3, unlike SW2."

    Can't see any mention of the PS3 in the article.
    This sounds too much like a duff PS2 game getting a quick port and polish to 360 and we saw how sucessful that was with Spiderman 3.

  • langrisser2005

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 1:50 am GMT

    Only 77 characters? That's not enough for a Koei Warrior game
    Cool though.

  • guitarfreak2005

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 1:40 am GMT

    I don't have an X360, and my PS2 is broken. Haha... *cries*
    Anyway, my friend has an X360, and I hope the graphics and framerate are going to be better, and hopefully, the great "fog" and "magical appearences" will be gone. And the AI. the AI too.

  • Jestarius

    Posted Jun 21, 2007 12:03 am GMT

    I'm just glad it's on the 360, since I don't have a PS2....

  • Liger89

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 10:12 pm GMT

    Sweet

  • mr_killer_man

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 9:27 pm GMT

    Lost gamefly account and can't rent games easily now. Life sucks!

  • theAmaco

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 9:12 pm GMT

    Yukimura and Zhao Yun, Lu Bu and Tadakatsu Honda. I'm speechless with awe and anticipation. Screw historical accuracy at the moment, this is a-w-e-s-o-m-e

  • blindsided82

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 8:51 pm GMT

    Actually, by doing this they could do somewhat historically accurate. China did try invading Japan at one point. Sure, some of the generals present would not be very accurate to history, but the point of them two clashing is historical.

  • blindsided82

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 8:47 pm GMT

    All Im hoping for is that they up the graphical ante for the 360 this time.

  • xUzumaki_Naruto

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 8:30 pm GMT

    This should be great!!!

  • legs1986

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 8:29 pm GMT

    I'll have to rent it before I buy it; but definitely interested in this one

  • TheVinster

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 8:27 pm GMT

    Love the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors franchises, I'm quite hyped for this game. But here's to hoping they put a little more effort into this unique combination than they did for their previous installments. As far as what I hope to see: improved A.I., better graphics, more variety in the characters and musou attacks.

  • racerx737

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 7:58 pm GMT

    @ Lazygamer01 that's probably the exact reason why they're bringing the two series together. anyway this will be awesome and Im probably gonna get it, the only question is when, there are soooo many other amazing games coming out this fall.

  • SpartanTnT

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 7:51 pm GMT

    Awesome

  • saturndust

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 7:08 pm GMT

    lol Winter is right...

  • Darkwell80

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 7:05 pm GMT

    Quote: Lazygamer01 "ALL THESE GAMES ARE THE FRIGGIN SAME!!! WHY DO THEY EVEN BOTHER!?!?!"

    I can say that all traditional sports games are the same, but people by them every year anyway. Koei games offer different content, using similar meachanics for each game. You don't get much variance in traditional sports games, but they get much praise anyway. It's a good idea to combine both series, as long as new content is added.

  • lWinterl

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 6:51 pm GMT

    This doesn't seem historically acurate... .

  • amourkiss

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 6:38 pm GMT

    good

  • Lazygamer01

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 6:27 pm GMT

    ALL THESE GAMES ARE THE FRIGGIN SAME!!! WHY DO THEY EVEN BOTHER!?!?!

  • rokkuman09

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 6:21 pm GMT

    Whats this? Yet another rehash Koei game? No way I never say this coming *cough*.

  • PacoLocoX

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 6:05 pm GMT

    i wish they would have released this earlier. playing this and dynasty gundam might be too much of the same but i LOVE THE IDEA OF BIG HONDA vs. LUBU

  • asmodeus_z

    Posted Jun 20, 2007 6:04 pm GMT

    There's alot of potential to the merger - however my wishlist is the re-launch of Koei's classic game like Uncharted Water, Nobunaga Ambition, etc

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