<s>
,	O
is	O
a	O
2009	B-Application
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Koei	O
and	O
Omega	O
Force	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Z	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musou	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
Z	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
with	O
more	O
characters	O
and	O
stages	O
on	O
an	O
updated	O
gaming	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2009	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koei	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
Z	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
but	O
those	O
plans	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Musou	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
Z	I-Application
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
the	O
standard	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
Orochi	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
three	O
characters	O
and	O
uses	O
them	O
in	O
one	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
2	O
,	O
characters	O
outside	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
and	O
Sengoku	O
periods	O
are	O
included	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
of	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
2	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
or	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Zang	O
( 三藏法師	O
,	O
Sanzō	O
Hōshi	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
central	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Chinese	O
epic	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Sun	O
Wukong	O
also	O
originated	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
break	O
of	O
traditional	O
portrayals	O
,	O
Sanzang	O
in	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
Z	I-Application
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
female	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Dodomekki	O
and	O
Gyuki	O
,	O
two	O
Orochi	O
army	O
generals	O
that	O
were	O
only	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
VS	O
and	O
Survival	O
mode	O
of	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
2	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
into	O
fully	O
fledged	O
characters	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
updated	O
and	O
improved	O
movesets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
96	O
characters	O
encompass	O
the	O
roster	O
of	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
Z	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
characters	O
mainly	O
get	O
their	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
6	O
costumes	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
characters	O
are	O
getting	O
their	O
alternate	O
costume	O
from	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
or	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
who	O
were	O
cut	O
from	O
these	O
titles	O
or	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
series	O
have	O
new	O
costumes	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
