| Arslan: The Warriors of Legend | |
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| Developer | Omega Force |
| Publisher | Koei Tecmo |
| Director | Shigeto Nakadai |
| Series | The Heroic Legend of ArslanDynasty Warriors |
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| Genre | Hack and slash |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend (Japanese:アルスラーン戦記×無双,Hepburn:Arusurān Senki × Musō) is ahack and slashvideo game developed byOmega Force and published byKoei Tecmo. It is acrossover betweenHiromu Arakawa's manga adaptation ofThe Heroic Legend of Arslan andKoei Tecmo'sDynasty Warriors series.
Thevideo game was first announced in the June 2015 issue ofKodansha'sBessatsu Shōnen Magazine.[1] The video game was later revealed to be developed byOmega Force and published byKoei Tecmo, with Shigeto Nakadai serving as director. It was originally scheduled to release in Japan on thePlayStation 3 andPlayStation 4 on September 17, 2015, but was later delayed to October 1, 2015.[2][3] Internationally, the video game was released on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, as well as theXbox One andMicrosoft Windows platforms on February 9, 2016 in North America and February 12, 2016 in Europe.[4]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | PC: 57/100[5] PS4: 69/100[6] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Famitsu | 32/40[7] |
| GameSpot | 7/10[8] |
| Hardcore Gamer | 4/5[9] |
| Push Square |   [10] |
| The Games Machine (Italy) | 6.3/10[11] |
| USgamer | 4/5[12] |
| Digitally Downloaded |  [13] |
Matt Sainsbury ofDigitally Downloaded praised the video game's story, characters, and gameplay, rating it four and a half stars.[13] Mark Steighner ofHardcore Gamer also offered praise for similar reasons to Sainsbury, as well as adding praise for the art style. However, he criticized the video game for being too easy at times.[9] Miguel Concepcion ofGameSpot praised the video game for its adaptation of the original source and strong cast of characters, while also criticizing the video game for its lack of an English dialogue.[8] Like previous reviewers, Mike Williams ofUSgamer praised the voice acting and music, while also criticizing the cast of characters for being too small.[12] Majkol Zaru Robuschi ofThe Games Machine Italy also praised the story and characters, while also criticizing the video game for running poorly at times.[11] Robert Ramsey ofPush Square had similar feelings to other critics, summarizing his thoughts on the video game as "Outside of the plot, things are enjoyable but unspectacular, and by and large, the title feels like the basis for a better sequel".[10]
In Japan, the game sold 10,337 and 10,034 copies on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, respectively, within its first week of release.[14]