Samurai Warriors 3 (戦国無双3, Sengoku Musou 3, in Japan) 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, in Europe on May 28, 2010, in Australia on June 10, 2010, and in North America on September 28, 2010, for the Wii.[1][2]
Like other games in the series, the game reinvents the story based on the Sengoku period of Japan, a period where Japan was ruled by powerful daimyōs and where constant military conflict and much political intrigue happened that lasted from the middle of 16th century to the beginning of 17th century. However, the game has a slightly extended time frame compared to the previous game; while Samurai Warriors 2 is mostly focused on the events leading to the great battle of Sekigahara, this game also covers the events beforehand.
Gameplay
The game features many gameplay improvements over previous games in the series, the most notable being the addition of the Spirit Gauge, a gauge which allows for characters to cancel certain attacks to perform more powerful ones. These occur depending on the level of the gauge. It can also be combined with Musou attacks to perform an "True Musou". Certain combinations of attacks from the Xtreme Legends expansions also make a comeback. Each of the character's weapons are categorized under Normal, Speed, and Power types similar to Dynasty Warriors 6, except that each character still has unique weapons assigned to them.
The option to create/edit characters from the original game returns and is required to access the new "Historical Mode", which can be used to create an original story for edit characters by reenacting parts of historical battles. Both Story Mode and Free Mode return, as does the shop system, which has been redesigned and is now part of "Dojo", a section also dedicated to creating edit characters and color-edit existing characters. An exclusive mode for the Wii version is the "Murasame Castle" based on the Nintendo game Nazo no Murasame Jō, which allows for the control of its lead character Takamaru.
Characters
Seven new characters made their playable debut in the Samurai Warriors franchise, most of them former generic non-player characters in past installments. Most of the characters from previous games also return, all redesigned with several receiving new weapons. Four characters; Goemon Ishikawa, Gracia, Musashi Miyamoto, and Kojiro Sasaki do not return, although Gracia later returns in the Moushouden expansion. Of all of them, seven characters do not have stories, though they are given stories in the Moushouden expansion. Altogether, there are 30 returning characters for a total of 37 characters in the game.
* Denotes characters added through expansion titles ** Denotes Takamaru only found in Samurai Warriors 3/Sengoku Musou 3: Moushouden Bold denotes default characters
The game comes in three different variations; a stand-alone 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.[6]
Music
At the game's press conference on August 5, it was revealed that JPop artist Gackt would be performing two theme songs for the game, "Zan"[7] and "Setsugekka".[8] The song "Zan" was used in the promotional commercials for the game, and is also 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.
Expansions
The game features three expansions/ports that either add new contents or expand on gameplay mechanics of the game.
Sengoku Musou 3: Moushouden/Z
Sengoku Musou 3: Moushouden is the first expansion of the game, released for the Wii in Japan on February 10, 2011. The game introduces two new modes, the "Original Career" mode which allows the opportunity to create original scenarios by completing missions and acquiring gold to increase the player's abilities and strength, as well as the series staple "Challenge" mode that has three challenges of varying objectives. It also adds new weapons, items, two new difficulty levels ("Novice" and "Expert") and stories for characters that did not have them in the original. The game also has online functionality which was not possible in the original. It was also released for the PlayStation 3 on the same day under the title of Sengoku Musou 3 Z. This version has updated graphics compared to the Wii, but removes the Murasame Castle mode and Takamaru. Both of these versions have yet to receive an overseas release.
Sengoku Musou 3: Empires
Sengoku Musou 3: Empires is the second expansion of the game, released for the PlayStation 3 in Japan on August 25, 2011. Like the other Empires expansion, the game is more focused on the political and tactical battle system. The game features a different version of Historical Mode and Free Mode that fits with the Empires structure and retains the edit character feature. Like Moushouden, this game has yet to be released overseas.
Sengoku Musou 3 Z: Special
Sengoku Musou 3 Z: Special is a port for the PlayStation Portable released in Japan on February 16, 2012. As it is based on Sengoku Musou 3 Z, it has all of its features (including the removal of Murasame Castle mode and Takamaru) as well as the ability for four players to compete in the game's Challenge mode. Due to memory limitations however, the graphics have been significantly downgraded. It has yet to receive an overseas release.
Samurai Warriors 3 was met with very mixed to negative reception upon release; GameRankings gave it a score of 59%,[9] while Metacritic gave it 55 out of 100.[10]
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Samurai Warriors 3 戦国無双3 Sengoku Musou 3 in Japan 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 in Europe on May 28 2010 in Australia on June 10 2010 and in North America on September 28 2010 for the Wii 1 2 Samurai Warriors 3PAL territories coverDeveloper s Omega Force Nintendo EAD Murasame Castle mode Publisher s JP Tecmo KoeiNA EU Nintendo Wii SeriesSamurai WarriorsPlatform s Wii PlayStation 3 PlayStation PortableReleaseWiiJP December 3 2009EU May 28 2010AU June 10 2010NA September 28 2010PlayStation 3JP February 10 2011PlayStation PortableJP February 16 2012Genre s Hack and slashMode s Single player MultiplayerShigeru 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 The Mysterious Murasame Castle 3 Nintendo published and distributed the game outside Japan for the Wii 4 5 A sequel Samurai Warriors 4 was announced at a SCEJ press conference in September 2013 Contents 1 Story 2 Gameplay 3 Characters 4 Bundles 5 Music 6 Expansions 6 1 Sengoku Musou 3 Moushouden Z 6 2 Sengoku Musou 3 Empires 6 3 Sengoku Musou 3 Z Special 7 Reception 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksStory EditLike other games in the series the game reinvents the story based on the Sengoku period of Japan a period where Japan was ruled by powerful daimyōs and where constant military conflict and much political intrigue happened that lasted from the middle of 16th century to the beginning of 17th century However the game has a slightly extended time frame compared to the previous game while Samurai Warriors 2 is mostly focused on the events leading to the great battle of Sekigahara this game also covers the events beforehand Gameplay EditThe game features many gameplay improvements over previous games in the series the most notable being the addition of the Spirit Gauge a gauge which allows for characters to cancel certain attacks to perform more powerful ones These occur depending on the level of the gauge It can also be combined with Musou attacks to perform an True Musou Certain combinations of attacks from the Xtreme Legends expansions also make a comeback Each of the character s weapons are categorized under Normal Speed and Power types similar to Dynasty Warriors 6 except that each character still has unique weapons assigned to them The option to create edit characters from the original game returns and is required to access the new Historical Mode which can be used to create an original story for edit characters by reenacting parts of historical battles Both Story Mode and Free Mode return as does the shop system which has been redesigned and is now part of Dojo a section also dedicated to creating edit characters and color edit existing characters An exclusive mode for the Wii version is the Murasame Castle based on the Nintendo game Nazo no Murasame Jō which allows for the control of its lead character Takamaru Characters EditSeven new characters made their playable debut in the Samurai Warriors franchise most of them former generic non player characters in past installments Most of the characters from previous games also return all redesigned with several receiving new weapons Four characters Goemon Ishikawa Gracia Musashi Miyamoto and Kojiro Sasaki do not return although Gracia later returns in the Moushouden expansion Of all of them seven characters do not have stories though they are given stories in the Moushouden expansion Altogether there are 30 returning characters for a total of 37 characters in the game Denotes characters added through expansion titles Denotes Takamaru only found in Samurai Warriors 3 Sengoku Musou 3 MoushoudenBold denotes default characters SW SW2 SW3Hanzō Hattori Gracia Aya Hideyoshi Toyotomi Ginchiyo Tachibana Hanbei TakenakaIna Ieyasu Tokugawa KaiKenshin Uesugi Kanetsugu Naoe Kiyomasa KatoKeiji Maeda Katsuie Shibata Kanbei KurodaKunoichi Kotarō Fuma Masanori Fukushima Magoichi Saika Mitsunari Ishida Motonari MōriMasamune Date Motochika Chōsokabe Muneshige TachibanaMitsuhide Akechi Nagamasa Azai Takamaru Nobunaga Oda Nene Ujiyasu HōjōNō Sakon ShimaOichi Toshiie MaedaOkuni Yoshihiro ShimazuRanmaru MoriShingen TakedaYukimura SanadaTadakatsu HondaYoshimoto ImagawaBundles EditThe game comes in three different variations a stand alone 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 6 Music EditAt the game s press conference on August 5 it was revealed that JPop artist Gackt would be performing two theme songs for the game Zan 7 and Setsugekka 8 The song Zan was used in the promotional commercials for the game and is also 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 Expansions EditThe game features three expansions ports that either add new contents or expand on gameplay mechanics of the game Sengoku Musou 3 Moushouden Z Edit Sengoku Musou 3 Moushouden is the first expansion of the game released for the Wii in Japan on February 10 2011 The game introduces two new modes the Original Career mode which allows the opportunity to create original scenarios by completing missions and acquiring gold to increase the player s abilities and strength as well as the series staple Challenge mode that has three challenges of varying objectives It also adds new weapons items two new difficulty levels Novice and Expert and stories for characters that did not have them in the original The game also has online functionality which was not possible in the original It was also released for the PlayStation 3 on the same day under the title of Sengoku Musou 3 Z This version has updated graphics compared to the Wii but removes the Murasame Castle mode and Takamaru Both of these versions have yet to receive an overseas release Sengoku Musou 3 Empires Edit Sengoku Musou 3 Empires is the second expansion of the game released for the PlayStation 3 in Japan on August 25 2011 Like the other Empires expansion the game is more focused on the political and tactical battle system The game features a different version of Historical Mode and Free Mode that fits with the Empires structure and retains the edit character feature Like Moushouden this game has yet to be released overseas Sengoku Musou 3 Z Special Edit Sengoku Musou 3 Z Special is a port for the PlayStation Portable released in Japan on February 16 2012 As it is based on Sengoku Musou 3 Z it has all of its features including the removal of Murasame Castle mode and Takamaru as well as the ability for four players to compete in the game s Challenge mode Due to memory limitations however the graphics have been significantly downgraded It has yet to receive an overseas release Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings58 73 9 Metacritic55 100 10 Review scoresPublicationScoreDestructoid8 10 11 GameRevolutionD 12 GameSpot4 5 10 13 IGN3 10 14 Nintendo Life 15 Nintendo Power6 10 16 Nintendo World Report4 5 10 17 Official Nintendo Magazine61 18 VideoGamer com5 10 19 Samurai Warriors 3 was met with very mixed to negative reception upon release GameRankings gave it a score of 59 9 while Metacritic gave it 55 out of 100 10 See also EditList of Samurai Warriors charactersReferences Edit RawmeatCowboy October 1 2009 Koei Reconfirms Samurai Warriors 3 for North America in 2010 GoNintendo Retrieved August 9 2014 McInnis Shaun September 23 2009 Samurai Warriors 3 Hands On Impressions GameSpot Retrieved August 9 2014 Gantayat Anoop August 5 2009 Samurai Warriors 3 Detailed IGN Retrieved August 9 2014 Samurai Warriors 3 Set to Go Into Battle Exclusively on Wii Nintendo Archived from the original on March 25 2010 Retrieved August 9 2014 Vuckovic Daniel February 22 2010 Samurai Warriors 3 heading to Australia Vooks Retrieved August 9 2014 Gantayat Anoop September 4 2009 Samurai Warriors Gets Special Classic Controller IGN Retrieved August 9 2014 Samurai Warriors 3 TGS Trailer YouTube September 23 2009 Retrieved November 8 2011 Samurai Warriors 3 JP Promo Video 2 YouTube Retrieved November 8 2011 a b Samurai Warriors 3 for Wii GameRankings Retrieved August 9 2014 a b Samurai Warriors 3 for Wii Reviews Metacritic Retrieved August 9 2014 Sterling Jim October 4 2010 Review Samurai Warriors 3 Destructoid Retrieved August 9 2014 Hunt Geoff November 2 2010 Samurai Warriors 3 Review Game Revolution Retrieved August 9 2014 Fishman Brian September 29 2010 Samurai Warriors 3 Review GameSpot Retrieved August 9 2014 Gallegos Anthony September 28 2010 Samurai Warriors 3 Review IGN Retrieved August 9 2014 Aaron Sean June 4 2010 Samurai Warriors 3 Wii Review NintendoLife Retrieved August 9 2014 Samurai Warriors 3 Nintendo Power 260 87 November 2010 Blundon Matthew December 1 2010 Samurai Warriors 3 Nintendo World Report Retrieved August 9 2014 Bramble Simon June 2010 Samurai Warriors 3 review Official Nintendo Magazine 84 Archived from the original on August 10 2014 Retrieved September 10 2015 Smith Jamin June 11 2010 Samurai Warriors 3 Review VideoGamer com Retrieved August 9 2014 External links EditOfficial North American website Official European website Official Japanese website Japanese Site of 3Z Samurai Warriors 3 at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samurai Warriors 3 amp oldid 1148343882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
