Warriors Orochi 2 release date in September 2008 announced after Warriors Orochi 1 ships 1.5 million

22 May 2008
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Warriors Orochi 2 release date in September 2008 announced after Warriors Orochi 1 ships 1.5 million

KOEI has announced that Warriors Orochi on Xbox 360, PC, PS2 and PSP has shipped a combined 1.5 million units worldwide. The hit hack and slash game is a crossover of two of the company’s biggest franchises, Dynasty Warriors (5) and Samurai Warriors (2).

“This milestone is a significant testament to the global impact not only of this game, but also to the tremendous admiration that fans worldwide share for the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors characters,” said Amos Ip, Senior Vice President at KOEI Corporation. “As we celebrate, I would like to recognize and express our thanks to the video game world’s greatest fans for making this achievement possible.”

KOEI also announced that it is bringing Warriors Orochi 2 to North America. The game will be available for the Xbox 360 and PS2 in September 2008. Developed by Omega Force, Warriors Orochi 2 is for 1-2 players (versus play). Warriors Orochi for Xbox 360 delivers the ultimate Warriors Orochi 2 experience in stunning 720p HDTV and in game Dolby Digital audio. This title is not yet concept approved by Microsoft. Warriors Orochi 2 was released in Japan in April 2008 under the title, “Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin.”

Watch the Japanese trailer for Warriors Orochi 2.

All about Warriors Orochi 2:
Shattering time and space, the venomous Serpent King Orochi kidnapped the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors in scheme to test his might. The heroes eventually defeated Orochi and his menacing army. While the slain Orochi lies in the netherworld, a mysterious alliance is hatching an otherworldly plan so that the Serpent King may rise again. Now a new group of warriors must join forces with history’s finest in an effort to stop this evil resurrection.

The main modes include:

* Warriors Orochi 2 takes place after the events of the original game. The game’s main “Story” mode features storylines for the kingdoms of Wu, Wei, and Shu, and the Samurai Warriors, while a new Orochi storyline looks back to the first series of wars to expose some of the Serpent King’s secrets.

* The game’s newly added “Dream” mode features an original storyline different from that of Story Mode.

* A new two-player “Versus” mode comes action-packed with four different games including “Tag Team” matches that pit individual fighters in lethal head-to-head combat.

* The popular “Team Battle System” which lets players create their own three-person fighting unit returns for this sequel. At any given time, one warrior will be engaged in battle, while the other two are recuperating; restoring their Life Meters and Musou Gauges.

Warriors Orochi 2 features an overwhelming lineup of over 90 playable characters from both franchises including Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends, plus new characters from Chinese and Japanese history. Take a look at some of the new characters in this video.