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Warriors Orochi 2 goes gold for Xbox 360 and PS2

by: Randy - posted: 9/9/2008 6:49:00 PM
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Koei's franchise crossover of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors -- forming the game Warriors Orochi 2 -- has gone gold and will be on store shelves September 23rd.  And while the gameplay looks as mind-numbingly dull as ever, at least the one-on-one matches look even more poorly executed.  What, pray tell, am I missing here?  Why won't this franchise (mashed-up or otherwise) die?  What keeps these franchises as perennial zombies on store shelves, year after year?

WARRIORS OROCHI™2 REACHES GOLD STATUS

KOEI'S DYNASTY WARRIORS® and SAMURAI WARRIORS® crossover available at North American retailers beginning the week of September 23, 2008

 

Burlingame, CA -- September 9, 2008 -- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that WARRIORS OROCHI™2, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, has reached gold status. The game will be available at North American retailers beginning the week of September 23, 2008.

  
About WARRIORS OROCHI 2
Shattering time and space, the venomous Serpent King Orochi kidnapped the DYNASTY WARRIORS and SAMURAI WARRIORS in scheme to test his might. The heroes eventually defeated Orochi and his menacing army. While the slain Orochi lies in the netherworld, a mysterious alliance is hatching an otherworldly plan so that the Serpent King may rise again. Now a new group of fighters must join forces with history's greatest warriors in an effort to stop this evil resurrection.


WARRIORS OROCHI 2 takes place after the events of the original game. The game's main "Story" mode features storylines for the kingdoms of Wu, Wei, and Shu, and the SAMURAI WARRIORS, while a new Orochi storyline looks back to the first series of wars to expose some of the Serpent King's secrets.


The game's newly added "Dream" mode features an original storyline different from that of Story Mode.


A new two-player "Versus" mode comes action-packed with four different games including "Tag Team" matches that pit individual fighters in lethal head-to-head combat.

 
The popular "Team Battle System" which lets players create their own three-person fighting unit returns for this sequel. At any given time, one warrior will be engaged in battle, while the other two are recuperating; restoring their Life Meters and Musou Gauges.


WARRIORS OROCHI 2 features an overwhelming lineup of over 90 playable characters from both franchises including SAMURAI WARRIORS®2 XTREME LEGENDS®, plus new characters from Chinese and Japanese history.


Developed by KOEI's internal team, Omega Force, WARRIORS OROCHI 2 is for 1-2 players (Versus play).This game is rated "T" (Teen - Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence) by the ESRB. Press can find assets at gamespress.com.

 

About KOEI Corporation
Based in Burlingame, California, KOEI Corporation established operations in 1988 as the North American subsidiary of KOEI Co., Ltd. of Japan. KOEI is respected worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and simulation games, and is the innovator of the Tactical Action genre. The company's Warriors series of games have generated a combined 18 million units in global sales.

KOEI develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software for video game systems and personal computers. For fiscal 2007, KOEI posted worldwide revenues of $256 million. KOEI maintains operations in Japan, the U.S., the UK, France, Canada, China, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Lithuania. More information about KOEI and its products can be found at www.koei.com. 
 

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