Story Mode is made up of five campaigns, consisting of the four from the original and a new "Orochi" campaign, a Prequel that focuses on the Demon King's onslaught on the warriors of Three Kingdoms and Sengoku Period from his perspective. Combined with the 79 from the previous game, it adds up to 94 characters. The game adds fifteen new characters to the roster, including the five new additions from Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends and two reworked bonus characters from Dynasty Warriors 3. Two new abilities involving the team configuration are added: Support, a defensive move that sacrifices an inactive character's Musou Gauge to shield the active character from attacks, and Triple Attack, which utilizes the three characters' Musou to deal a combination Musou Attack. It otherwise uses the exact same engine as the original, though there are a couple of gameplay additions. In response, a trio of Mystics descend from the Mystic Realm to guide the warriors in their rematch against Orochi.Ĭonsidered a Mission-Pack Sequel to the original in Japan, known as Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin ("Unmatched Orochi: Rebirth of the Demon King"), the game was marketed as a sequel in the West. Warriors Orochi 2 (2008, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable)Īfter Orochi's defeat, the warriors' attempt to rebuild their lives is interrupted when his followers immediately begin to resurrect their master, recruiting more allies from various time periods.Chronologically speaking, the story begins In Medias Res we never actually see the worlds colliding and Orochi's initial invasion, instead starting from when the various resistance groups begin to stage guerilla warfare. It should be noted that while characters are grouped by the factions they belonged in the original games, character alignment is very fluid in-story, and warriors both Chinese and Japanese cross over into each other's factions. Six sidequests are unlocked as you progress through the main story, while the last one is unlocked by fulfilling a hidden requirement. Each campaign consists of eight main missions and seven Sidequests (labeled as "-X"). The Story Mode is divided into four campaigns three are focused on one of the Three Kingdoms, while the remaining one is reserved for the Samurai faction. Speed characters are Fragile Speedster whose unique ability is an air dash called "Aerial Thrust". Technique characters are a Critical Hit Class who can sidestep while blocking and perform critical hits on airborne targets. Power characters are Mighty Glacier who can expend their Musou Gauge to perform a Special Art, which comes with a limited invulnerability.
Each character is classified into one of the three types: Power, Technique, and Speed, which utilizes the R1 button input to deal a Type Action ability. The characters are based on their appearances from Dynasty Warriors 5 and Samurai Warriors 2 (barring Goemon Ishikawa, Kunoichi, and Yoshimoto Imagawa, who don't appear in SW2 and as a result use their models from the first Samurai game).
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The game features a total of 79 characters, consisting of 48 characters from the Dynasty side and 29 characters from the Samurai side, plus two new additions.
Finally, each character has a unique personal item that can be used to enhance their abilities, though getting them in the first place is a notoriously difficult affair. There is also a "Weapon Fusion" system, enabling players to craft better weapons from existing ones. In addition to traditional level up, characters can be upgraded individually by using the spare experience points (known as the "Proficiency" system). A "True Musou Attack" will be triggered if players switch to another character while the previous one has initiated Musou Attack, causing the next one to perform a stronger version of the attack. In a first for a Warriors game, it utilizes a three-man team, allowing players to switch character in-game as they see fit, although you will still get a KO if your current character is defeated. Orochi uses his demonic army to uproot them from their homes, scattering them to the four winds some warriors are forced to serve him, while others form resistance groups to fight for another day. Having been freed by the fox demoness Da Ji, Orochi creates a world inside the void where he unites the warriors of the Three Kingdoms and Sengoku Period. Warriors Orochi (2007, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PC).