Dynasty Warriors
| Dynasty Warriors | |
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| Genres | Hack and slash, fighting (first game) |
| Developers | Omega Force |
| Publishers |
Koei (1997–2009) Koei Tecmo (2009–present) |
| Platform of origin | PlayStation |
| First release |
Dynasty Warriors February 28, 1997 |
| Latest release |
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend October 1, 2015 |
| Spin-offs |
Samurai Warriors Warriors Orochi Dynasty Tactics Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage Warriors: Legends of Troy One Piece: Pirate Warriors Hyrule Warriors Dragon Quest Heroes Arslan: The Warriors of Legend Fire Emblem Warriors |
Dynasty Warriors (真・三國無双 Shin Sangokumusō?, literally translated as "True ・ Three Kingdoms Unrivalled") is a series of tactical action video games created by Omega Force and Koei. The award-winning series is a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, based loosely around the Chinese historical text Records of the Three Kingdoms, from which it derives its name in Japanese.
The first game titled Dynasty Warriors, Sangokumusō in Japan, is a fighting game and different from the rest of the series. All English titles are a number ahead of their Japanese counterparts due to the English localization of naming Shin Sangokumusō, a spin-off of the previously mentioned Sangokumusō game, as Dynasty Warriors 2.
It is Koei's most successful franchise. Including its many spin-offs, 18 million copies of the Dynasty Warriors series have sold worldwide by 2011.
The first Dynasty Warriors (Sangokumusō) is a traditional one-on-one fighting game, released in 1997 for the PlayStation. Its gameplay style is reminiscent of Virtua Fighter and Soul Blade.
The next game was released in Japan as Shin Sangokumusou. This game was released in other countries as Dynasty Warriors 2, leading to the discrepancy in title numbers. From this game onwards, the player chooses a playable character and plays a number of levels representing particular battles in the Three Kingdoms period, eventually defeating all other rival kingdoms and uniting China under a common ruler. In this game mode, known as "Musou Mode", the generals are usually chosen from one of the three kingdoms (Wu, Shu or Wei; however, from Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends onwards, independent generals were given full stories as well). Dynasty Warriors 3 has two secret characters, Nü Wa and Fu Xi, that are not playable in Musou Mode.
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