Warriors Orochi 3
| Musou Orochi 2 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Koei, Omega Force |
| Publisher(s) | Koei |
| Series | Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors, Warriors Orochi |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Genre(s) | Hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
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Musou Orochi 2(無双OROCHI 2), is a 2012 hack and slash video game developed by Koei (now Tecmo Koei) and Omega Force for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This is the fourth installment of the Musou Orochi series, being a crossover of the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series, and serves as a sequel to Musou Orochi: Maou Sarin (Warriors Orochi 2). This title has only been made for release in Japan on December 22, 2011. It is not yet known whether this will be released overseas, although there have been hints through the game being released on Xbox 360 which is not popular in Japan.
Characters
It has been confirmed that over 120 characters will be included in this title, where the updated character models from Dynasty Warriors 7: XL and Samurai Warriors 3: XL will be used. It has also been hinted that declonings which occur in Dynasty Warriors Next will also occur in this game for all DW characters. With SW, it is unknown whether cut characters (Musashi Miyamoto, Kojiro Sasaki, Goemon Ishikawa) will return in this title.
Da Ji and Kiyomori Taira have been confirmed to return again, where there will also be new characters specifically for MO2 and possibly, characters from other Warriors series and non musou series who may appear in the game.
The following are confirmed new characters:
- Kaguya, Moon Princess from "Tales of a Bamboo Cutter".
- Shuten Doji, Ruler of the Oni.
- Ne Zha, Taoist deity from "Journey to the West".
Story/Plot
This game begins several years after the events of Warriors Orochi 2, where the struggle of completely destroying Orochi's forces still continues. But, the appearance of the eight headed phantom serpent known as Youja has caused much more chaos than ever before. The reappearance of Kiyomori Taira also adds to this chaos, where many warriors are killed. The serpent appears to be unbeatable, until the moon princess, Kaguya suddenly appears with the power of time travel. Sending the only survivors - Hanbei Takenaka, Ma Chao and Sima Zhao back to the past to undo their mistakes, and save their fallen allies, she can only hope it will be enough to defeat the serpent.
There will be themes of friendship, romance and betrayal included - making the story much more compelling. There will also be the possibility of sending the warriors back to their original times. There is also a bonding system, which can be used to change character attitudes, as well as the story. This bond can be increased by talking to fellow warriors, and holding banquets, using the new 'restaurant' feature. The weapon shop also returns.
Gameplay
The 'three person tag team' system still remains in the game. 2 player split screen co op is also included. However, the following changes have been made:
- A new attack type called "Wonder" which focuses on countering and dealing critical damage.
- Attack types "Power", "Speed" and "Technic" return.
- New co-operational attack "True Combination Attack".
- New "Switch Combo" which launches continuous attack actions.
- 'Musou Battlefield' mode allowing players to customize scenarios and share/upload them online.