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There are four different stories for each of the four forces: [[Kingdom of Shu|Shu]], [[Kingdom of Wei|Wei]], [[Kingdom of Wu|Wu]] and [[Sengoku period|Samurai]]. There are only 3 characters in each force available in the beginning of the game, as you progress through the different stages and meet certain conditions, more characters will become avaliable for you to use. Combine each characters different strengths together to make the ultimate team and take on Orochi, The Serpent King. |
There are four different stories for each of the four forces: [[Kingdom of Shu|Shu]], [[Kingdom of Wei|Wei]], [[Kingdom of Wu|Wu]] and [[Sengoku period|Samurai]]. There are only 3 characters in each force available in the beginning of the game, as you progress through the different stages and meet certain conditions, more characters will become avaliable for you to use. Combine each characters different strengths together to make the ultimate team and take on Orochi, The Serpent King. |
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===Shu Story=== |
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The armies of Wei and Wu have broken before the might of Orochi's Forces. The Shu army too fell to defeat, and the |
The armies of Wei and Wu have broken before the might of Orochi's Forces. The Shu army too fell to defeat, and the whereabouts of many of Shu's officers remain unknown. One such officer, Zhao Yun, was being held prisoner in [[Ueda Castle]], now under Orochi's control. |
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Driven to despair by the vision of his lord [[Liu Bei]] being struck down, Zhao Yun was given fresh hope by the sudden arrival of the hermit [[Zuo Ci]] bearing unexpected news. |
Driven to despair by the vision of his lord [[Liu Bei]] being struck down, Zhao Yun was given fresh hope by the sudden arrival of the hermit [[Zuo Ci]] bearing unexpected news. |
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The game starts with you as [[Zhao Yun]], [[Xing Cai]], and [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]]. |
The game starts with you as [[Zhao Yun]], [[Xing Cai]], and [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]]. |
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===Wei |
===Wei Story=== |
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The news of the death of [[Cao Cao]], Lord of Wei, was reported, and it was left to his son [[Cao Pi]], to take up leadership of the clan. Hoping to control Wei himself, Orochi sent [[Daji|Da Ji]], his strategist, to take the offer of an alliance to Cao Pi, which he accepted. |
The news of the death of [[Cao Cao]], Lord of Wei, was reported, and it was left to his son [[Cao Pi]], to take up leadership of the clan. Hoping to control Wei himself, Orochi sent [[Daji|Da Ji]], his strategist, to take the offer of an alliance to Cao Pi, which he accepted. |
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The game starts with you as [[Cao Pi]], [[Zhang Liao]], and [[Xu Huang]]. |
The game starts with you as [[Cao Pi]], [[Zhang Liao]], and [[Xu Huang]]. |
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===Wu Story=== |
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Having been defeated by Orochi, the forces of Wu lost many of its officers, including their leader [[Sun Jian]], to Orochi as prisoners of war. Orochi then forces Sun Jian's son [[Sun Ce]] to |
Having been defeated by Orochi, the forces of Wu lost many of its officers, including their leader [[Sun Jian]], to Orochi as prisoners of war. Orochi then forces Sun Jian's son [[Sun Ce]] to suppress the Resistance Army that has sprung up to fight Orochi, in exchange for their release and the safety of his father and friends.. |
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As fate has it, [[Ma Chao]] is leading the Resistance Forces to [[Mount Dingjun|Mt. Ding Jun]], from where they would launch their campaign against Orochi. In order to save the people of Wu, Sun Ce is forced into a battle against his better instincts, a battle to suppress the brave rebels. |
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The game starts with you as [[Sun Ce]], [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], and [[Hattori Hanzō|Hattori Hanzo]]. |
The game starts with you as [[Sun Ce]], [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], and [[Hattori Hanzō|Hattori Hanzo]]. |
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===Samurai Warriors Story=== |
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While the armies of Shu, Wei and Wu fell before the might of Orochi, another demon watched this happen, and decided that it was his role to gather enough brave warriors to defeat Orochi. |
While the armies of Shu, Wei and Wu fell before the might of Orochi, another demon watched this happen, and decided that it was his role to gather enough brave warriors to defeat Orochi. |
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Revision as of 09:53, 25 September 2007
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| Developer(s) | Koei, Omega Force |
| Publisher(s) | Koei, Omega Force |
| Series | Dynasty Warriors / Samurai Warriors |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 |
| Release | JP March 21, 2007 NA September 18, 2007 EU September 21, 2007 NZ September 28, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Hack and slash, Crossover |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Warriors Orochi, known in Japan as Musō Orochi (無双OROCHI, Musō Orochi), is a PlayStation 2 action video game developed by Koei and Omega Force. It is a crossover of two popular video game series, Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors (Specifically Dynasty Warriors 5 and Samurai Warriors 2). The game was released on March 21, 2007 in Japan, September 18 in the United States and September 21 in Europe. Australia is scheduled to have the game on September 27. The game came out for the Xbox 360 in Japan on September 13, and the English came out on the same date as the Playstation 2 version in the United States.
Plot
A legendary, mighty demon known as Orochi the Serpent King without warning, descended from the heavens unto the earth, bringing with him untold confusion. Using his inhuman powers to shatter time and space, he created a strange, new world on a mysterious astral plane populated by the strongest, wisest and bravest warriors from the Three Kingdoms era of China and the Warring States period of Japan. He then proceeded to amuse himself by kidnapping only the strongest, wisest and courageous warriors. Most of these great armies succumbed to his might, but there were those who were ready to continue fighting. And so Orochi waited for a warrior who was worth the challenge...
There are four different stories for each of the four forces: Shu, Wei, Wu and Samurai. There are only 3 characters in each force available in the beginning of the game, as you progress through the different stages and meet certain conditions, more characters will become avaliable for you to use. Combine each characters different strengths together to make the ultimate team and take on Orochi, The Serpent King.
Shu Story
The armies of Wei and Wu have broken before the might of Orochi's Forces. The Shu army too fell to defeat, and the whereabouts of many of Shu's officers remain unknown. One such officer, Zhao Yun, was being held prisoner in Ueda Castle, now under Orochi's control.
Driven to despair by the vision of his lord Liu Bei being struck down, Zhao Yun was given fresh hope by the sudden arrival of the hermit Zuo Ci bearing unexpected news.
The game starts with you as Zhao Yun, Xing Cai, and Shimazu Yoshihiro.
Wei Story
The news of the death of Cao Cao, Lord of Wei, was reported, and it was left to his son Cao Pi, to take up leadership of the clan. Hoping to control Wei himself, Orochi sent Da Ji, his strategist, to take the offer of an alliance to Cao Pi, which he accepted.
Once this was signed, Da Ji employed Cao Pi to suppress any resistance to Orochi, in the name of maintaining law and order. Despite this, Cao Pi followed Da Ji's orders faithfully, never raising the slightest objection.
The game starts with you as Cao Pi, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang.
Wu Story
Having been defeated by Orochi, the forces of Wu lost many of its officers, including their leader Sun Jian, to Orochi as prisoners of war. Orochi then forces Sun Jian's son Sun Ce to suppress the Resistance Army that has sprung up to fight Orochi, in exchange for their release and the safety of his father and friends..
As fate has it, Ma Chao is leading the Resistance Forces to Mt. Ding Jun, from where they would launch their campaign against Orochi. In order to save the people of Wu, Sun Ce is forced into a battle against his better instincts, a battle to suppress the brave rebels.
The game starts with you as Sun Ce, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Hattori Hanzo.
Samurai Warriors Story
While the armies of Shu, Wei and Wu fell before the might of Orochi, another demon watched this happen, and decided that it was his role to gather enough brave warriors to defeat Orochi.
This was the man known as the Demon King, Oda Nobunaga.
The game starts with you as Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Gameplay
New elements
The following are some new gameplay mechanics added exclusively to Warriors Orochi:
- Players can take any three characters from the Dynasty and Samurai Warriors lineup into battle, forming a party. Using the R2 and L2 buttons, players can switch between the characters in their party any time during battle.
- All characters are designated either as a Power-type (red), Speed-type (blue) or Technique-type (yellow). By using the R1 button, various special attacks and abilities can be performed, depending on the character type.
- All characters have specific "personal items" that can be acquired by completing character specific objectives which also unlocks special features.
- A new system called "Weapon Fusion" which can be used if a character has at least 2 weapons, then they can fuse them into a more powerful weapon with mixed stats.
Revised gameplay and other elements
Because Warriors Orochi is a crossover game, it takes the liberty of combining elements from the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors games. The following are gameplay mechanics that have been used in prior Warriors titles, but given changes in Warriors Orochi:
| Gameplay element | Dynasty Warriors 5 | Samurai Warriors 2 | Revised in Warriors Orochi |
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| Character selection screen | Divided between the Three Kingdoms and "Other" | Shows all characters | Follows Dynasty Warriors, but Samurai Warriors characters divided between the first and second Samurai Warriors which they debuted in |
| Art Gallery | Showcases CG and "classic" art, only available in Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires | Same as Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires, except in Samurai Warriors 2 Empires | Showcases CG art and trailers from past Warriors games. Trailers are removed from the US version |
| Chaos difficulty: The hardest difficulty setting | Only unlocked by completing special requirements | Follows Dynasty Warriors | Already available at the beginning of the game |
| Gameplay soundtrack | Rock-based soundtrack | Techno-based soundtrack | Recycles songs from both games, with a few new songs specifically for this game. Lu Bu is given a remixed track for his theme song, combining both Rock and Techno |
| Multiplayer | Player 2 can select a separate character from Player 1 | Follows Dynasty Warriors | Player 2 uses same team as Player 1, abliet palette swapped |
| Maps | Based off battles of Three Kingdoms period | Based off battles of Sengoku period | Recycles maps from both games, with graphical differences such as lava, burnt ground, and demonic-looking castles. There is a new stages specifically for this game, Koshi Castle, where the final battle against Orochi takes place |
| Equipment | Items can be equipped to increase abilities | Skills are equipped instead | Follows Samurai Warriors 2 and uses the system of the first game by limiting the amount of eqippable skills |
| Free camera movement | Nonexistant | Can be done by rotating R3 | Follows Samurai Warriors |
| The R1 button | Activates Bow Attack | Activates character-specific abilities | Activates type-specific abilities |
| Winning Weapon Deadlocks | Undetermined who has the advantage unless player rapidly presses the square button | A bar is shown who as the advantage | Follows Dynasty Warriors |
| Ability to Double Jump be pressing X twice | Nonexistant | Exclusive to the three ninjas Hattori Hanzo, Nene and Fuma Kotaro | Replaced with the Speed Type exclusive ability Air Dash. Hanzo, Kunoichi, Kotaro, and Nene can not double jump |
| Additional attacks beyond the standard six | Evolution Attacks, gained by full Musou Gauge | Gained through experience | Follows Samurai Warriors |
| 4th weapons: The most powerful weapons in the game | Require special requirements in certain stages on hard or Chaos mode | Follows Dynasty Warriors | Can be obtained on any stage, provided the difficulty is set to hard or Chaos mode |
| Pressing R3 | Activates Musou Rage, giving the character near invincibility, doubled stats and automatic True Musou | Pressing R3 does nothing | Zooms the minimap to closeup view. Musou Rage is also removed |
| The ability to summon horses to the players side | Nonexistant | Exclusive to Sanada Yukimura and Maeda Keiji | All characters can summon by pressing select |
| Special mounts | Red Hare, Hex Mark, Shadow Runner, Storm Rider and an elephant | Matsukaze, Persian Mare and Moon Child | Recycles only Red Hare and Matsukaze |
| Bodyguards | One can be hired to help player in stages | Follows Dynasty Warriors | Obsolete due to new party system |
| Character facial expressions | Nonexistant | Changes either between happiness, anger, sadness, and normal | Follows Samurai Warriors, and characters from Dynasty Warriors follow suit |
| Captains guarding entrances to troop gates | Can be killed automatically | Carries a shield temporarilly protecting them before they are killed | Follows Samurai Warriors |
| Various missions that can determine outcome of battle | Tell players what to do to make the battle easier to win | Follows Dynasty Warriors. Additionally, player wins gold if mission is successful | Follows Dynasty Warriors |
Characters
Due to the storyline of Warriors Orochi, majority of the characters have split from their respective factions and have been forced into others. However, the character selection screen still places all the characters in their original positions.
79 characters encompass the roster of Warriors Orochi: 48 from Dynasty Warriors, 29 from Samurai Warriors (Including Imagawa Yoshimoto, Kunoichi and Ishikawa Goemon from Samurai Warriors 1 who were left out in Samurai Warriors 2), and two new characters included exclusively for this game: the titular character and primary villain, Orochi (遠呂智), the mythological beast of Yamato; and Daji (妲己), the villainous concubine of King Zhou of Shang from Fengshen Yanyi. Orochi wields a very large scythe, while Da Ji fights with two floating orbs.
There are many non-playable officers who are also part of the game, all taken from both the Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors games. Additionally, there are exclusive non-playable officers that are under Orochi's forces that have the appearance of demons. These demon officers are all named after various species of snakes due to the fact that Orochi is a serpent demon.
Not all characters from past games are brought back however. Fu Xi and Nu Wa from Dynasty Warriors 3 are not playable. In addition, because Warriors Orochi was released before Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends, Imagawa Yoshimoto's updated character model, Sasaki Kojiro, Shibata Katsuie, Maeda Toshiie, Chosokabe Motochika and Gracia are not playable.