Warriors Orochi 2: 96 heroes, one UMD, August 25

by Randy Nelson { Jul 9th 2009 at 8:00PM }

Koei has announced that the PSP distillation of its latest large-scale infantry combat themed console game will arrive in the US on August 25. Warriors Orochi 2 -- which, like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup of historic Asian warfare, features characters from Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors -- will ring in at $29.99.

The game boasts a whopping 96 playable characters, two of which are new to this handheld incarnation. New game modes are also called for, including one which pits heroes versus heroes (sans armies) for close combat, tag-team scuffles. We're hopeful that Koei will have better luck in its attempts to break the 100 character mark with the inevitable Warriors Orochi 3.

Tags: koei, warriors-orochi-2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

sony boy @ Jul 9th 2009 8:22PM

i don't know which one has been millked worse; the koei hack n' slash games or the guitar hero games.

Tyler @ Jul 10th 2009 3:20PM

Guitar Hero. Because Koei doesn't have a electronic handheld version of Dynasty Warriors, unlike Activision's Guitar Hero Carabiner.

Jacksons @ Jul 9th 2009 8:35PM

I finally tried one of these Koei hack and slash games. Wow. Not for me.

Angel Mass @ Jul 9th 2009 9:32PM

Whats the difference between Warriors Orochi, and Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce?

sony boy @ Jul 9th 2009 10:34PM

strikeforce is probably better.

Turtlebelly @ Jul 9th 2009 11:47PM

Strikeforce is themed off of Dynasty Warriors 6. When I played it, it seemed to be the kind of thing that Phantasy Star: Portable, or MH is. ie: playable, but only enjoyable in multiplayer. It also seemed to be more linear, I dunno, I took it back the day I bought it.

Warriors Orochi 2 will be hack and slash goodness in the vein of older Dynasty Warriors/warriors Orochi/Samurai Warriors koei titles.