<s>
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
created	O
by	O
Koei	O
and	O
Omega	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
,	O
an	O
Empires	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
expansion	O
followed	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
two	O
expansions	O
,	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
and	O
Empires	O
also	O
receive	O
a	O
HD-enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
under	O
the	O
name	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
2	I-Application
with	O
Moushouden	O
&	O
Empires	O
:	O
HD	O
Version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
builds	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
by	O
adding	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
range	O
attacks	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
two	O
unique	O
special	O
abilities	O
that	O
differ	O
from	O
character	O
to	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
returning	O
element	O
from	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Survival	O
Mode	O
(	O
Infinite	O
Castle	O
in	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
Officer	O
mode	O
from	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
has	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
reintroduced	O
in	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Empires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
all	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
game	O
(	O
including	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
additions	O
)	O
return	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Goemon	O
Ishikawa	O
,	O
Kunoichi	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Yoshimoto	O
Imagawa	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
new	O
character	O
Nene	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
Kunoichi	B-Application
due	O
to	O
similarities	O
in	O
combat	O
characteristics	O
and	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Empires	O
( 戦国無双2	O
:	O
Empires	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
third	O
Empires	O
expansion	O
by	O
Koei	O
(	O
The	O
first	O
was	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	O
:	O
Empires	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
was	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
5	O
:	O
Empires	O
)	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Very	O
similar	O
to	O
both	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	O
:	O
Empires	O
and	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
5	O
:	O
Empires	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
strategic	O
and	O
tactical	O
Empire	O
Mode	O
that	O
combines	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
several	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
elements	O
from	O
Nobunaga	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ambition	I-Application
and	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
new	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kojirō	O
Sasaki	O
and	O
Katsuie	O
Shibata	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
unplayable	O
special	O
NPCs	O
and	O
bodyguards	O
in	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
are	O
now	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Empires	O
with	O
special	O
movesets	O
derived	O
from	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
( 戦国無双2	O
:	O
猛将伝	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Moushouden	O
)	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
expansion	O
by	O
Koei	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
(	O
and	O
only	O
)	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
expansion	O
since	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	O
:	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
after	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Empires	O
(	O
Other	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
expansions	O
are	O
released	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
achievements	O
with	O
the	O
parent	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshimoto	O
Imagawa	O
from	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
returned	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
Katsuie	O
Shibata	O
and	O
Kojirō	O
Sasaki	O
from	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Empires	O
are	O
also	O
playable	O
and	O
have	O
new	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
resembles	O
Xtreme	O
Mode	O
from	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
5	O
:	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
highest	O
upgrade	O
is	O
fourth	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
players	O
must	O
download	O
the	O
expansion	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Marketplace	O
as	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
stand	O
alone	O
disc	O
available	O
in	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
players	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
bundled	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
(	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
Empires	O
)	O
,	O
thus	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
"	O
Import	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
cutscene	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
Toshiie	O
Maeda	O
's	O
ending	O
)	O
that	O
was	O
censored	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
too	O
violent	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
ranged	O
from	O
very	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
62%	O
and	O
58	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
;	O
56%	O
and	O
52	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
and	O
49%	O
and	O
43	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
positive	O
review	O
came	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
36	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empires	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
mixed	O
reception	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
57%	O
and	O
55	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
55%	O
and	O
53	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
X360	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
53%	O
and	O
50	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
53%	O
and	O
42	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
X360	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
