<s>
Dynasty	B-Protocol
Warriors	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
massively-multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
belongs	O
to	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
's	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
larger	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
meta	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Great	O
Classical	O
Novel	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Protocol
Warriors	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
character	O
and	O
choose	O
a	O
weapon	O
from	O
existing	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
character	O
is	O
created	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
enters	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
defeating	O
opposing	O
armies	O
for	O
experience	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Protocol
Warriors	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
console	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
as	O
Shin	B-Application
Sangoku	I-Application
Musou	I-Application
BB	O
(	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Broadband	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
early	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2009	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
teased	O
through	O
a	O
small	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
site	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
.	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
instead	O
brought	O
exclusive	O
only	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
changed	O
from	O
Dynasty	B-Protocol
Warriors	I-Protocol
BB	I-Protocol
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Dynasty	B-Protocol
Warriors	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
on	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
massive	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Protocol
Warriors	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
changing	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Sangoku	I-Application
Musou	I-Application
Online	O
to	O
Shin	B-Application
Sangoku	I-Application
Musou	I-Application
Online	O
Z	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
adds	O
the	O
new	O
feature	O
of	O
"	O
Weapon	O
Swapping	O
"	O
similar	O
to	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
and	O
soldiers	O
have	O
been	O
remodeled	O
with	O
their	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
7	O
appearances	O
(	O
Except	O
for	O
some	O
characters	O
like	O
Zuo	O
Ci	O
who	O
have	O
their	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
8	O
appearance	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
