Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate Western Release Dates Announced

Good news for the Western "Musou" fans, Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate now has a official release date for North America and Europe. On September 2nd, American gamers will get the game exclusively on the PlayStation Network for $39.99 and Europe will get the game on Sept. 5th, no price or availability details have been announced as of now.

Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate is a enhanced version of  the 2012 release, Warriors Orochi 3. The enhanced version includes 145 playable characters composed of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors characters - it also includes characters from franchises such as Ninja Gaiden, Soul Calibur and Dead or Alive; improved visuals, a new storyline, and new modes such as One Warrior Against a Thousand, offline and online competitions, and a hybrid mode composed of team and card battles.

Check out the detailed list of the new and improved features below;

• One Warrior against a Thousand - Densely populated battlefields with up to 100 enemies on screen, each with progressive AI add to the exhilarating battle, amplified by new moves including Aerial Special attacks, Triple Rush (a system which allows the player the ability to switch between individual characters or unleash attacks as a party of 3) and True Musou Burst, the powerful finishing move executable by up to 6 characters.

• New and Crossover characters - The legion of warriors is larger than ever with 145 playable characters including the introduction of Tamamo and Yinglong, just 2 of 9 that are new to the series, cameos include Xu Shu from the Dynasty Warriors franchise and Kasumi from Dead or Alive 5 with more to be announced including the Atelier and Samurai Warriors series.

• Captivating Lands and Stages - Lands and battlefields are dramatically rendered drawing from the dark, sinister imagery in the Orochi series totaling 51 distinct stages with cross-over stages melding universes including Atelier, Dynasty Warriors, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and Samurai Warriors, furthermore, Musou Battlefields allow for customization including character models and battle cries.

• The mythology of the Orochi universe expands - A new main storyline brings the heroes together again after the death of the Demon Snake as they are called upon by a mysterious stone to return to the chaotic din of battle. Additionally, new side stories provide a multitude of new scenarios and uncover secrets, the story extends with the ability to battle from a different point of view or even “what if” hypothetical stages that exist in a parallel world.

• Gameplay modes - Adding to both Online and Offline competition, new modes include Duel Mode, a fusion of team battles (up to 3 vs 3) and card battles, Craft Weapons function to alchemy even more powerful weapons, Officer Requesting and Summoning, Formation Skills and Dragon Portals that can be used to escape the battlefields, weaken enemies or recover party members Life Gauge.

• Cross-Play and Cross Save functionality - Co-op, data sharing and saving, and save data is now possible between PS3 system, PS4 system and PS Vita system versions, including save data importing of the original Warriors Orochi 3 on PlayStation 3.