<s>
Warriors	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
(	O
or	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
long-running	O
Warriors	O
series	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
cast	O
taken	O
from	O
various	O
titles	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
Warriors	O
series	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
single	O
character	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
throughout	O
a	O
stage	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
specific	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Warriors	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
each	O
player	O
may	O
also	O
select	O
four	O
supporting	O
characters	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
chosen	O
character	O
;	O
the	O
supporting	O
characters	O
lend	O
additional	O
abilities	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
triggered	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
R1	O
and	O
selecting	O
a	O
face	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
series	O
as	O
its	O
inspiration	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
is	O
highly	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Spirit	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sanada	I-Application
and	O
gameplay	O
is	O
closer	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
characters	O
have	O
a	O
similar	O
movepool	O
of	O
a	O
normal	O
attack	O
chain	O
of	O
six	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
six	O
charge	O
attacks	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
effort	O
was	O
made	O
so	O
that	O
each	O
character	O
's	O
moveset	O
remains	O
true	O
to	O
their	O
series	O
of	O
origin	O
(	O
Ryu	O
Hayabusa	O
,	O
Ayane	O
,	O
and	O
Kasumi	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
have	O
their	O
movesets	O
entirely	O
redone	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
characters	O
have	O
their	O
normal	O
and	O
hyper	O
attack	O
chain	O
shortened	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
attack	O
system	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
sixth	O
charge	O
attack	O
to	O
compensate	O
;	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
characters	O
have	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
charge	O
attacks	O
altered	O
either	O
visually	O
or	O
in	O
their	O
function	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stages	O
featured	O
are	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
origin	O
for	O
the	O
various	O
characters	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
stages	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
8	I-Application
series	O
games	O
,	O
either	O
taken	O
as-is	O
or	O
themed	O
to	O
another	O
series	O
 '	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
This	O
had	O
also	O
occurred	O
with	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
3	I-Application
series	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Visuals	O
include	O
a	O
Nara-era	O
Japanese	O
garden	O
and	O
medieval	O
European	O
ruins	O
were	O
featured	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Toukiden	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Demons	I-Application
and	O
Atelier	O
titles	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
15	O
total	O
endings	O
in	O
Warriors	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
necessitating	O
multiple	O
play-throughs	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
experience	O
the	O
complete	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
setting	O
of	O
Warriors	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
kingdom	O
relying	O
on	O
a	O
magical	O
spring	O
to	O
sustain	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tamaki	O
's	O
faction	O
consists	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
Toukiden	B-Application
,	O
Opoona	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Atelier	O
series	O
characters	O
,	O
Shiki	O
's	O
faction	O
consists	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
Haruka	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stream	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Nioh	B-Application
series	O
characters	O
,	O
while	O
Setsuna	O
's	O
faction	O
consists	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
,	O
Deception	B-Application
,	O
Nights	B-Application
of	I-Application
Azure	I-Application
,	O
Rio	O
,	O
and	O
Samurai	O
Cats	O
series	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
had	O
started	O
since	O
the	O
previous	O
summer	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
developers	O
felt	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
make	O
something	O
different	O
,	O
using	O
several	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
titles	O
as	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
narrower	O
count	O
of	O
characters	O
than	O
the	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
series	O
to	O
better	O
flesh	O
out	O
the	O
existing	O
characters	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
around	O
30	O
characters	O
spanning	O
10	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
characters	O
who	O
will	O
appear	O
have	O
been	O
finalized	O
,	O
a	O
survey	O
was	O
conducted	O
in	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
for	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
expansions	O
through	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
40,368	O
and	O
17,866	O
physical	O
retail	O
copies	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
