<s>
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2008	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Koei	O
and	O
Omega	O
Force	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
,	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>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2008	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
alongside	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
releases	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
with	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
Orochi	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
new	O
land	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
warriors	O
from	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
Era	O
of	O
China	O
and	O
the	O
Warring	O
States	O
period	O
of	O
Japan	O
found	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
told	O
in	O
several	O
subplots	O
that	O
connect	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
adds	O
one	O
more	O
subplot	O
titled	O
"	O
Orochi	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
of	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
told	O
from	O
the	O
Orochi	O
Army	O
's	O
perspective	O
,	O
showing	O
his	O
rise	O
of	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
story	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
of	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
showing	O
how	O
Da	O
Ji	O
frees	O
Orochi	O
from	O
the	O
mystic	O
world	O
and	O
him	O
twisting	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
era	O
of	O
China	O
and	O
the	O
Warring	O
States	O
period	O
of	O
Japan	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
new	O
dimensional	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
boasts	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
79	O
playable	O
characters	O
spanning	O
both	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
returning	O
,	O
92	O
characters	O
encompass	O
the	O
roster	O
of	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
existing	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Warriors	O
games	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
make	O
their	O
debut	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Fu	O
Xi	O
and	O
Nu	O
Wa	O
are	O
playable	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
updated	O
character	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
because	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
released	O
after	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
,	O
Yoshimoto	O
Imagawa	O
's	O
updated	O
character	O
model	O
,	O
Kojiro	O
Sasaki	O
,	O
Katsuie	O
Shibata	O
,	O
Toshiie	O
Maeda	O
,	O
Motochika	O
Chōsokabe	O
and	O
Gracia	O
are	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sun	O
Wukong	O
( 孫悟空	O
,	O
Son	O
Gokū	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
"	O
Monkey	O
King	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
from	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Great	O
Classical	O
Novels	O
of	O
Chinese	O
literature	O
(	O
which	O
includes	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Story	O
,	O
Free	O
and	O
Gallery	O
Modes	O
from	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
other	O
new	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Weapon	O
Upgrades	O
and	O
Fusions	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
,	O
upgrading	O
and	O
modifying	O
weapons	O
has	O
been	O
given	O
a	O
new	O
twist	O
by	O
fulfilling	O
the	O
requirement	O
for	O
a	O
much	O
better	O
skill	O
imbued	O
on	O
a	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versus	O
mode	O
"	O
A	O
feature	O
from	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
pits	O
two	O
players	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
four	O
separate	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
pits	O
two	O
players	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
traditional	O
fighting	O
game	O
(	O
which	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
is	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
were	O
brought	O
over	O
from	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
5	O
:	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
all	O
,	O
stages	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
return	O
in	O
the	O
stories	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
Dream	O
Mode	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
character	O
palette	O
swaps	O
,	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
different	O
costumes	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
has	O
three	O
costumes	O
;	O
the	O
same	O
2	O
palette	O
swap	O
costumes	O
as	O
in	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
return	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
costume	O
that	O
is	O
either	O
their	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	O
costume	O
or	O
their	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
costume	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exceptions	O
of	O
Oichi	O
and	O
Masamune	O
Date	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
that	O
debuted	O
after	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	O
or	O
the	O
original	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
have	O
new	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	O
Strikeforce	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
the	O
Musou	O
Awakening	O
forms	O
of	O
Zhao	O
Yun	O
,	O
Xiahou	O
Dun	O
and	O
Sun	O
Shang	O
Xiang	O
as	O
usable	O
costumes	O
,	O
unlocked	O
by	O
completing	O
the	O
story	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
,	O
European	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
releases	O
have	O
additional	O
features	O
exclusively	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
features	O
include	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
voices	O
,	O
an	O
installation	O
to	O
the	O
Memory	O
Stick	O
Duo	O
to	O
decrease	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Benkei	O
and	O
San	O
Zang	O
,	O
and	O
contents	O
from	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Musou	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
Z	I-Application
which	O
KOEI	O
announced	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warriors	B-Application
Orochi	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
very	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
58.75	O
%	O
and	O
56	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
54.17	O
%	O
and	O
52	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
;	O
and	O
44.64	O
%	O
and	O
44	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2008	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
946,131	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
9	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
