<s>
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
and	O
Omega	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
attended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Press	O
Conference	O
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
to	O
present	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
game	O
The	B-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
published	O
and	O
distributed	O
the	O
game	O
outside	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
SCEJ	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
slightly	O
extended	O
time	O
frame	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
;	O
while	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
mostly	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
great	O
battle	O
of	O
Sekigahara	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
also	O
covers	O
the	O
events	O
beforehand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
weapons	O
are	O
categorized	O
under	O
Normal	O
,	O
Speed	O
,	O
and	O
Power	O
types	O
similar	O
to	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
except	O
that	O
each	O
character	O
still	O
has	O
unique	O
weapons	O
assigned	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
option	O
to	O
create/edit	O
characters	O
from	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
returns	O
and	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Historical	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
for	O
edit	O
characters	O
by	O
reenacting	O
parts	O
of	O
historical	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
exclusive	O
mode	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Murasame	O
Castle	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
Nazo	B-Application
no	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Jō	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
its	O
lead	O
character	O
Takamaru	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
new	O
characters	O
made	O
their	O
playable	O
debut	O
in	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
former	O
generic	O
non-player	O
characters	O
in	O
past	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Moushouden/ZSengoku	O
Musou	O
3	O
:	O
Moushouden	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
3	I-Application
Z	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
has	O
updated	O
graphics	O
compared	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
removes	O
the	O
Murasame	O
Castle	O
mode	O
and	O
Takamaru	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
EmpiresSengoku	O
Musou	O
3	O
:	O
Empires	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
3	I-Application
Z	O
:	O
SpecialSengoku	O
Musou	O
3	O
Z	O
:	O
Special	O
 '	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
3	I-Application
Z	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
Murasame	O
Castle	O
mode	O
and	O
Takamaru	B-Application
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Challenge	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
