Koei announces Samurai/Dynasty crossover title Warriors Orochi
Koei today announced that it is expanding its Warriors video game franchise once more with the introduction of Warriors Orochi. In this new title, the universe of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors will collide and unite this coming September 18 on the Xbox 360 as well as on PlayStation 2 (PS2).
The premise of Orochi is that the evil Serpent King Orochi descended from the skies above. He has the power to manipulate time and space so he kidnapped the strongest, wisest and most courageous warriors from Ancient China and Feudal Japan. The remaining ones must then unite to fight the King.
As a preview, we have below a lot of screenshots and a piece of artwork for Warriors Orochi. Before that though, here are some of the game’s features as provided by Koei itself:
- Warriors Orochi boasts an amazing roster of 77 playable characters from both the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors franchises
- Four action-packed “crossover” storylines unveil events where characters from either series are pitted against one another.
- The game’s new “Team Battle System” and “Weapon Fusion” push Tactical Action to a whole new level.
- For the first time in Koei’s Tactical Action games, players can create their own three-person tag team. At any given time, one warrior will be engaged in battle, while the other two are recuperating, restoring their Life Meters and Musou Gauges.
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Koei today announced that it is expanding its Warriors video game franchise once more with the introduction of Warriors Orochi. In this new title, the universe of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors will collide and unite this coming September 18 on the Xbox 360 as well as on PlayStation 2 (PS2).
The premise of Orochi is that the evil Serpent King Orochi descended from the skies above. He has the power to manipulate time and space so he kidnapped the strongest, wisest and most courageous warriors from Ancient China and Feudal Japan. The remaining ones must then unite to fight the King.
As a preview, we have below a lot of screenshots and a piece of artwork for Warriors Orochi. Before that though, here are some of the game’s features as provided by Koei itself:
- Warriors Orochi boasts an amazing roster of 77 playable characters from both the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors franchises
- Four action-packed “crossover” storylines unveil events where characters from either series are pitted against one another.
- The game’s new “Team Battle System” and “Weapon Fusion” push Tactical Action to a whole new level.
- For the first time in Koei’s Tactical Action games, players can create their own three-person tag team. At any given time, one warrior will be engaged in battle, while the other two are recuperating, restoring their Life Meters and Musou Gauges.
- Every character is categorized according to offensive ability, and with new fighting techniques, it’s up to the player to find the most lethal combination of warriors.
- “Weapon Fusion” lets players combine the attributes from different weapons for more devastating results.
