<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Japanese	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Omega	O
Force	O
and	O
Koei	O
(	O
now	O
is	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Koei	O
's	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
series	O
,	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
Chinese	B-Application
novel	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
romanticised	O
retelling	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
in	O
English	O
and	O
Sangokumusō	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
separate	O
genre	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
became	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
original	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
game	O
belongs	O
to	O
a	O
separate	O
genre	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
series	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
does	O
not	O
consider	O
it	O
a	O
formal	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
evidenced	O
by	O
Koei-Tecmo	O
'	O
s	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
two	O
decades	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
(	O
Sangokumusō	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
one-on-one	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
style	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Soul	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Shin	B-Device
Sangokumusou	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
as	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
discrepancy	O
in	O
title	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Musou	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
generals	O
are	O
usually	O
chosen	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
kingdoms	O
(	O
Wu	O
,	O
Shu	O
or	O
Wei	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
from	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
onwards	O
,	O
independent	O
generals	O
were	O
given	O
full	O
stories	O
as	O
well	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
two	O
secret	O
characters	O
,	O
Nü	O
Wa	O
and	O
Fu	O
Xi	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
playable	O
in	O
Musou	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
6	I-Application
have	O
individual	O
Musou	O
Modes	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
Musou	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
all	O
characters	O
from	O
a	O
particular	O
kingdom	O
would	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
not	O
from	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
,	O
their	O
Musou	O
story	O
modes	O
are	O
purely	O
fictional	O
since	O
in	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
,	O
most	O
or	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
eliminated	O
until	O
only	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
were	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
a	O
relatively	O
more	O
realistic	O
Musou	O
Mode	O
is	O
introduced	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
an	O
"	O
if	O
"	O
route	O
is	O
added	O
for	O
each	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
sought	O
to	O
introduce	O
an	O
"	O
open	O
world	O
"	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
games	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
games	O
would	O
continue	O
the	O
tradition	O
by	O
having	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
expansion	O
,	O
save	O
for	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
characters	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
through	O
the	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
starting	O
with	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
another	O
expansion	O
line	O
,	O
titled	O
Empires	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Empires	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
combine	O
the	O
action	B-Application
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
series	O
with	O
strategical	O
and	O
tactical	O
elements	O
from	O
Koei	O
's	O
earlier	O
series	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Again	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
games	O
would	O
continue	O
having	O
the	O
Empires	O
expansion	O
,	O
including	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
an	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Koei	O
created	O
the	O
first	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
title	O
for	O
portable	O
game	O
handhelds	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Koei	O
released	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
DS	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
's	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
based	O
on	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strikeforce	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Sangokumusō	I-Application
:	O
Multi	O
Raid	O
2	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
Next	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Sangokumusō	I-Application
VS	O
( 真・三國無双	O
VS	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
portable	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
Shin	B-Application
Sangokumusō	I-Application
( 真・三國無双	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
titles	O
specifically	O
made	O
for	O
handhelds	O
,	O
select	O
main	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
titles	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
handhelds	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
soon	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Empires	O
expansion	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Sangokumusou	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
expansion	O
but	O
without	O
including	O
the	O
three	O
new	O
characters	O
added	O
for	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
expansion	O
for	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Empires	O
expansion	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
notably	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Hyper	O
in	O
2005	O
is	O
marked	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
DW	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	O
was	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
had	O
harder	O
AI	O
,	O
more	O
enemies	O
on	O
screen	O
and	O
smoother	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Protocol
Warriors	I-Protocol
BB	I-Protocol
(	O
renamed	O
Dynasty	B-Protocol
Warriors	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
in	O
2007	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
Aeria	O
Games	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
servers	O
for	O
Dynasty	B-Protocol
Warriors	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
in	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
to	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Hyper	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
5	I-Application
Special	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
port	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
7	I-Application
with	O
Extreme	O
Legends	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
-	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
-	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
game	O
series	O
,	O
although	O
referenced	O
to	O
factual	O
people	O
,	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
changing	O
the	O
traditional	O
ways	O
of	O
how	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
historical	O
characters	O
were	O
depicted	O
in	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
or	O
in	O
historical	O
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
96	O
characters	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
playable	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
not	O
counting	O
spin-offs	O
)	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
only	O
94	O
currently	O
make	O
mainstay	O
appearances	O
as	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
onward	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
weapons	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
power-ups	O
and	O
ability	O
enhancements	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
higher-level	O
weapons	O
that	O
extend	O
their	O
attack	O
chain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
,	O
Koei	O
released	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
strategy	O
and	O
tactics	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Probably	O
the	O
third	O
most	O
recognized	O
franchise	O
of	O
Koei	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
Sengoku	O
Musou	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
roster	O
consists	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
that	O
era	O
,	O
while	O
having	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
5	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
numerous	O
other	O
spin-off	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
also	O
has	O
the	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
and	O
Empires	O
expansions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
beginning	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Godseekers	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Japanese	O
release	O
date	O
in	O
2016	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Mahjong	I-Application
(	O
Jan	O
Sangoku	O
Musou	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
completely	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
characters	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
mahjong	B-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
having	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
(	O
Gundam	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
combining	O
the	O
popular	O
Gundam	O
franchise	O
with	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
more	O
sequels	O
:	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
2	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
(	O
Musou	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
crosses	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fictional	O
crossover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
called	O
Musou	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
:	O
Mao	O
Sairin	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
which	O
reuses	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
adding	O
new	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
Musou	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
Z	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
thus	O
far	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
brought	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
different	O
engine	O
and	O
gameplay	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
noticeably	O
titled	O
Musou	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
several	O
ports	O
and	O
updates	O
that	O
would	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Ultimate	O
update	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
game	O
titled	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Musou	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
was	O
released	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bladestorm	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hundred	I-Application
Years	I-Application
 '	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
a	O
historical	O
real-time	O
tactics	O
spinoff	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ken	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
(	O
Hokuto	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ken	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
Shin	O
Hokuto	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
which	O
other	O
than	O
featuring	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
with	O
revamped	O
gameplay	O
,	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warriors	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Troy	I-Application
(	O
Troy	O
Musou	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Warriors	O
series	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
M	O
rating	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	B-Application
Piece	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
One	B-Device
Piece	I-Device
Kaizoku	O
Musou	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
series	O
One	B-Device
Piece	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	O
,	O
One	B-Application
Piece	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
canon	O
,	O
One	B-Application
Piece	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
and	O
One	B-Application
Piece	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PC	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
Zelda	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
owned	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
featuring	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
story	O
content	O
,	O
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Legends	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
future	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
also	O
releasing	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
from	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arslan	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
(	O
Arslan	O
Senki	O
x	O
Musou	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	O
Heroic	O
Legend	O
of	O
Arslan	O
fantasy	O
novel	O
series	O
by	O
Yoshiki	O
Tanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arslan	O
was	O
released	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berserk	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Hawk	I-Application
(	O
Berserk	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Berserk	B-Application
manga	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
will	O
not	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
and	O
a	O
PC	O
version	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
on	O
the	O
western	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warriors	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
series	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
various	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
,	O
Toukiden	B-Application
and	O
Atelier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
;	O
an	O
English	O
release	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Godseekers	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
game	O
with	O
new	O
and	O
old	O
characters	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Musou	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
Warriors	O
franchise	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
of	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
Strikers	I-Application
(	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
Scramble	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Strikers	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
Atlus	O
's	O
2016	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
takes	O
place	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Calamity	I-Application
(	O
Zelda	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
:	O
Calamity	O
Apocalypse	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
an	O
alternate-universe	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
2017	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
Warriors	I-Device
:	I-Device
Three	I-Device
Hopes	I-Device
,	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
alternate	O
story	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
2019	O
game	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
and	O
is	O
likewise	O
split	O
amongst	O
three	O
different	O
routes	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
scenarios	O
,	O
and	O
outcomes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
,	O
Hisashi	O
Koinuma	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
spin-off	O
using	O
characters	O
and	O
settings	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
from	O
Lucasfilm	O
after	O
they	O
managed	O
to	O
be	O
successful	O
with	O
Nioh	B-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koinuma	O
chose	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Science	O
fiction	O
Warriors	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
done	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
owns	O
the	O
game	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
difficult	O
collaboration	O
to	O
achieve	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
future	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
EA	O
have	O
lost	O
the	O
exclusivity	O
rights	O
in	O
developing	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
their	O
other	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Koinuma	O
reiterated	O
that	O
both	O
Super	O
Mario	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
a	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
format	O
as	O
projects	O
he	O
personally	O
wanted	O
to	O
undertake	O
before	O
considering	O
retirement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
Akihiro	O
and	O
the	O
Hong	O
Kong-based	O
company	O
HMV	O
Digital	O
China	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
20th	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
International	O
Film	O
and	O
TV	O
Market	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
making	O
a	O
live-action	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
HMV	O
Digital	O
China	O
's	O
executive	O
chairman	O
Stephen	O
Shiu	O
Jr.	O
revealed	O
on	O
his	O
weibo	B-Application
that	O
the	O
film	O
will	O
start	O
shooting	O
on	O
11	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
approached	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
four	O
years	O
ago	O
and	O
secured	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
franchise	O
into	O
a	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shooting	O
for	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
wrapped	O
up	O
on	O
28	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
are	O
recreations	O
of	O
notable	O
battles	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
Han	O
Dynasty	O
and	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
periods	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
usually	O
depicted	O
in	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
game	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
traditional	O
Chinese	O
instrumentals	O
,	O
hard	O
rock	O
and	O
heavy	O
metal	O
.	O
</s>
