Samurai Warriors 3
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is the third installment in the Samurai Warriors
series, created by Tecmo Koei
and Omega Force. The game was released in Japan on December 3, 2009, Europe on May 28, 2010, Australia on June 10, 2010, and in North America on September 27, 2010 for the Wii
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Shigeru Miyamoto
from Nintendo
attended the game's Press Conference on August 5, 2009, to present a new mode in the game based on the Famicom Disk System game Nazo no Murasame Jō. Nintendo will be publishing and distributing the game outside of Japan for the Wii.
Musashi Miyamoto and Kojirō Sasaki have been removed from the roster as playable characters in Samurai Warriors 3.
will be performing two theme songs for the game, "Zan" and "Setsugekka". The song "Zan" is used in the promotional commercials for the game, and is also be featured in the game's ending. The single, titled "Setsugekka (The End of Silence)/Zan
", which contains both songs, was released on December 9, 2009.
Samurai Warriors 3: Empires was 'announced' on May 31, 2011 through a leaked image of an in-store poster. Tecmo Koei have since acknowledged the existence of the game. It was released in August 25, 2011 in Japan for the PlayStation 3.
Samurai Warriors
is the first title in the series of video games created by Koei's Omega Force team based loosely around the Sengoku period of Japanese history and it is a spinoff of the Dynasty Warriors series...
series, created by Tecmo Koei
Tecmo Koei
Tecmo Koei Holdings Co., Ltd. , is a holding company created in 2009 by the merger of Japanese video game developers and publishers Koei and Tecmo....
and Omega Force. The game was released in Japan on December 3, 2009, Europe on May 28, 2010, Australia on June 10, 2010, and in North America on September 27, 2010 for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
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Shigeru Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto
is a Japanese video game designer and producer. Miyamoto was born and raised in Kyoto Prefecture; the natural surroundings of Kyoto inspired much of Miyamoto's later work....
from Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
attended the game's Press Conference on August 5, 2009, to present a new mode in the game based on the Famicom Disk System game Nazo no Murasame Jō. Nintendo will be publishing and distributing the game outside of Japan for the Wii.
New characters
Seven new characters made their playable debut in the Samurai Warriors franchise, most of them former generic non-player characters in past installments.- KaihimeKaihime, speculated to have been born in 1572, was the daughter of Narita Ujinaga, retainer of the Late Hōjō clan in the Kantō region. She is known as the legendary woman who helped her father's resistance at Oshi Castle against Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army during the Siege of Odawara...
– Daughter of Hojo clan retainer Ujinara Narita. Her weapon is a Skeleton Whip - Kiyomasa Kato – loyal retainer of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and later joins Ieyasu Tokugawa at the Battle of SekigaharaBattle of SekigaharaThe , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...
. His weapon is a dragon scythe of the Toyotomi House. - Kanbei Kuroda – chief strategist of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, feared by many for his demonic look. His weapon is an orb that can be separated into four orbs if the attacks are timed correctly.
- Ujiyasu Hojo – lord of the Hojo clan. His weapon is a cane that has a sword hidden inside, which can also fire bullets.
- Muneshige Tachibana – husband of Ginchiyo Tachibana. His weapon is a western-style sword and shieldFencingFencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
. - Hanbei Takenaka – strategist of the Saito clan, later joins Hideyoshi Toyotomi. His weapon is a compassCompassA compass is a navigational instrument that shows directions in a frame of reference that is stationary relative to the surface of the earth. The frame of reference defines the four cardinal directions – north, south, east, and west. Intermediate directions are also defined...
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. - Motonari Mori – lord of the Mōri clan. His weapons are his countless emissaries and a crossbowCrossbowA crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts or quarrels. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which derived from the word ballista, a torsion engine resembling a crossbow in appearance.Historically, crossbows played a...
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at the same time. - Takamaru – A samurai sent into Murasame Castle, having first appeared in Nazo no Murasamejo. He was added as a special character, his addition to the roster does not count towards the seven new characters. His moveset is similar to the generic sword moveset. Samurai Warriors 3 marks the first playable appearance of Takamaru in over 23 years.
Returning characters from SW
All 37 characters (excluding Takamaru) have new models, with 30 having a unique story mode. (*) Indicates characters who do not have a story mode in Samurai Warriors 3, however they do have unique stories in Samurai Warriors 3 XL. (**) Indicates characters who are included in Samurai Warriors 3 XL.Musashi Miyamoto and Kojirō Sasaki have been removed from the roster as playable characters in Samurai Warriors 3.
Unique NPCs
Similar to the first two games, Samurai Warriors 3 included two characters that have a unique appearance, yet are still non-playable characters. However, with the release of Samurai Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends, both have been made playable.- Masanori Fukushima – loyal retainer of Hideyoshi Toyotomi , and later joins Ieyasu Tokugawa at the Battle of Sekigahara.
- Aya Gozen – Co-commander of the Uesugi clan, alongside her brother Kenshin Uesugi.
Bundles
The game comes in three different variations; a standalone copy of the game, a Classic Controller Pro set, and a treasure box edition. The treasure box edition includes the controller as well as a mini figure, an original soundtrack CD and a book with strategies and artwork. The controller included in the latter two bundles is a special edition black Classic Controller Pro with the game's logo and Japanese inkbrush marks in gold.Music
At the game's Press Conference on August 5, it was revealed that JPop artist GacktGackt
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor and author. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer....
will be performing two theme songs for the game, "Zan" and "Setsugekka". The song "Zan" is used in the promotional commercials for the game, and is also be featured in the game's ending. The single, titled "Setsugekka (The End of Silence)/Zan
Setsugekka (The End of Silence)/Zan
is Japanese recording artist Gackt's thirty-sixth single. It was released on December 9, 2009 by his record label DEARS. Both A-sides are theme songs for the video game Samurai Warriors 3.-Music video:...
", which contains both songs, was released on December 9, 2009.
Extended Versions
Samurai Warriors 3 Z, an extended version of Samurai Warriors 3, was released for the PlayStation 3 in Japan in February 2011. The game runs at 60FPS and includes new content. Additional content includes ten new story modes and three new playable characters, with Masanori Fukushima and Aya Gozen becoming playable and Gracia returning. The Murasame Castle mode was removed from the game and replaced with a new challenge mode. Much of the new content will also be included within an expansion for the Wii version of the game, Samurai Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends. Unfortunately, it has been confirmed that neither versions of the expansion will receive an overseas release. Instead, an iteration of the game titled "Samurai Warriors: Chronicles" was released for the Nintendo 3DS in North America and Europe.Samurai Warriors 3: Empires was 'announced' on May 31, 2011 through a leaked image of an in-store poster. Tecmo Koei have since acknowledged the existence of the game. It was released in August 25, 2011 in Japan for the PlayStation 3.